Lucas, I know that, and it goes without saying. But Dale knows what I mean from a phone conversation we had.
On 5/9/07, Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 <http://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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > -- Senior Coldfusion Developer Aegeon Pty. Ltd. www.aegeon.com.au Phone: +613 8676 4223 Mobile: 0404 998 273 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
