Re: Clarification update versus upgrade (was RE: New JFW Update Coming This Afternoon)
- From: Quanin <quanin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 16:56:34 -0500
That logic in mind, Freedom Scientific has for ages used the word 'patch'
incorrectly. They had refered to it several times as a fix to the current
program which is downloaded much like the March updated.
James
At 03:28 PM 12/03/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>But in consumer/average person on the street terms, patch equals a little
>program you run to apply bug fixes or improvements.
>
>Bruce
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>On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Quanin wrote:
>
> > In coding/programming terms, 'patch' = 'bug fix'.
> >
> > James
> >
> > At 01:35 PM 12/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> > >yeah, but I wouldn't call this a patch.
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Quanin" <quanin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:32 PM
> > >Subject: Clarification update versus upgrade (was RE: New JFW Update
> Coming
> > >This Afternoon)
> > >
> > >
> > >Here's a bit of a distinguisher that, I think, helps to differentiate
> > >betwen 'upgrade' and 'update', with regards JFW. The installation released
> > >yesterday is simply an update, or patch, to version 5.0. It will work
> using
> > >the authorisation you have currently for that version, you need not buy
> > >another JFW program, or worry about the status of your SMA. Think of it as
> > >simply a version of the program released that fixes bugs in the current
> > >version. There are not enough fixes to warrant a complete new version of
> > >JFW, or enough new features for such. This leads to my second point. An
> > >'upgrade' is just that. You would be expected to, for instance, purchase a
> > >new copy of JFW, or have the copy you install count against your SMA.
> > >Generally, when versions of this nature are released, it's more than
> just a
> > >minor fix to stability, or a few script updates, but it's usually
> > >implementation of a few new features at the same time, such as place
> > >markers when the first 5.0 version came out. I hope this sort of explains
> > >things with regard this issue. If not, feel free to talk to me off-list.
> > >
> > >James
> > >
> > >
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