Fine. If the second digit in your version number is to be understood as a protocol incompatible change, this is not normally the case and it needs to be clearly stated. It currently is not. What's happening currently, is that people are thinking that version 1.3 is simply "the next update" and that they can download it without issues. When they find that version 1.3 doesn't talk to version 1.2 programs, they're getting upset. Why? Because that's unexpected. I simply think it needs to be clear to people that Growl 1.3 is not protocol compatible with Growl 1.2. Normally, a major version number change conveys this. If you don't want a major version number change, that's fine, but then it needs to be made clear in some other way.
(I'll go farther to point out one simple example. Go to "growl.info" and look at the reasons under "Why use Growl?" The first one says, "When you start up a Growl-enabled application, it will just work." This is clearly and demonstrably wrong. Skype is a growl enabled application. It doesn't work with Growl 1.3 currently. We all understand why. That's not the point. The point is dealing with people's expectations. As a programmer, your programs [usually] interact with people. That entails a responsibility to deal with people's expectations. I've been in the industry for over 30 years and I've learned that handling people's expectations is the hardest part of the work.) /raj On Nov 12, 1:03 pm, Chris Forsythe <[email protected]> wrote: > We didn't name it 2.0 because it's not where we want Growl to be when called > 2.0. There's UI work we're still considering. 1.4 will make translating Growl > much simpler for starters, and things like that. There's lots of UI and > backend work overall that is coming down the road. :) > > -- > Chris Forsythe > > > > > > > > On Friday, November 11, 2011 at 1:24 AM, raj wrote: > > Thanks for the clarification. I was coming to that same conclusion, > > but it's good to hear something definitive. This is, of course, only > > one of many reasons why Growl 1.3 should have been named Growl 2.0. : > > ( > > > Thanks for the clear and concise response. > > > /raj > > > On Nov 10, 11:05 pm, Christopher Forsythe <[email protected] > > (http://growl.info)> wrote: > > > growlnotify for 1.2 can't talk to 1.3, and vice versa. > > > > You could use a gntp library (there's plenty, pick a langauge) to send a > > > notification to Growl > > > 1.3.http://growl.info/documentation/developer/bindings.phphasmore > > > information > > > on that. > > > > Chris > > > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 7:44 PM, raj <[email protected] > > > (http://mischievous.us)> wrote: > > > > I have an older Mac which can't run Growl 1.3.1 but has an > > > > installation of Growl 1.2. Can the "growlnotify" associated with > > > > Growl 1.2 actually send messages to a Growl 1.3 system? When I try > > > > it, I get: > > > > > 2011-11-09 17:43:35.905 growlnotify[44968:903] Exception: > > > > NSPortTimeoutException > > > > Segmentation fault > > > > > If the 1.2 version of growlnotify is capable of sending message which > > > > can be correctly received by Growl 1.3, I'd like instructions on how > > > > to do it. > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > /raj > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "Growl Discuss" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected] > > > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Growl Discuss" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en.
