Hi All, just to follow up with one point that mike forgot... Andrew, Not everyone is on the Beta, if there is even such a thing... So posting on the said forums is not possible for everyone...
With all the Adobe CF8 noise in almost every other country but Australia, i think this is TOTALLY VALID question for a ColdFusion list... And now, on a tangent about betas.. It is like fight club.. the first two rules say it all. Cheers, Lucas. On 5/9/07, Mike Kear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It's hardly a secret any more Andrew. Ben and Tim and others are > busy tramping the world telling anyone who'll listen that there's a > new version coming out and "sneak previewing" new features almost > every day. > > Tim Buntel said at WebDU that CF8 would be released "around Mid Year > we hope". If he meant it to be a secret that wasnt the right place > to say that. > > Tim's not wet behind the ears. He wanted us to know that's when the > product was expected out. > > Knowing what I know about product development cycles, I would guess > that Tim knew then exactly what date the product was going to be > released but didnt want to say just then. I can think of a few > reasons why he wouldnt want to announce the date, even though it had > been settled on long ago: > > [1] to generate curiosity and have us discussing it > [2] to keep potential spoilers in teh dark to make their > counter-attack planning more difficult > [3] to allow for the possibility of problems that might delay the > launch date - e.g. bugs appearing, delivery snafus in documentation, > packaging etc > [4] to maintain sales of MX7 for as long as possible. As soon as a > new version of any software is annnounced, sales of the older version > must drop off markedly as people wait for the new one before buying. > > But expect to see the new CF8 "mid year". > > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > > > On 5/9/07, Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe posting that on the beta forum would have been better... > > > > Strange it hasn't even reached RC yet, so August or later might be the > time. > > > > > > > > On 5/9/07, Dale Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone got any ideas on a CF8 timeline? > > > > > > > > > > > > I need a couple of the features and considering waiting or using 3rd > party > > bits to plug the gaps in the middle, it will depend on the timeframe and > I > > know we probably wont know an exact date, but an idea (Month) would be > good. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Dale Fraser > > > > > > > > > > > > http://dale.fraser.id.au/blog > > > > > > > > > www.aegeon.com.au > > > Phone: +613 8676 4223 > > > Mobile: 0404 998 273 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > -- Lucas http://www.thebitbucket.net/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
