Did someone say that My Heritage "wanted" Legacy. Or did Legacy want to get out of the business. I did not see anything to support either. Perhaps My Heritage wants the data that we have, It is the only thing of Value that I can think of. You will notice how Ancestry added 150 Million records to its service with the absorption of FAG.
Ian On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 8:39 PM, <johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au> wrote: > I do not know about computer programming but I think it would have been > better for all if Millennia had bitten the bullet a long time ago to update > its technology to handle Unicode etc. I imagine the longer it has been left > while adding more “bells and whistles”, the harder it has become to rewrite > Legacy on new technology. > > Nations like US and Australia are very multicultural and increasingly so. > To me, Unicode should be a core feature of any family history software. > Meanwhile bells and whistles like graphs or plotting of migration or > nationality are very inaccurate and gimmicky for people with ancestors from > parts of the world where borders have frequently changed. The same person > can have a “nationality” different to their ethnicity or language. They may > have lived in the same location for their whole life but lived in several > countries due to border changes etc. If you really want to know about your > ancestors and their lives, you need research the history of the specific > town/s they lived in. Many of the names will require Unicode. Even then, > care must be taken because sometimes many different towns can have the same > name. Therefore Google Maps can lead you astray- another reason why > plotting locations can be very inaccurate or gimmicky. > > MyHeritage has Unicode and users from all over the world. It is hard to > imagine why they would want Legacy unless they intend to rewrite it with > Unicode or scrap it altogether. Since there is no intention to include > Unicode in Legacy 10, maybe the latter is their intention. But who knows- > reality is often stranger than fiction. > > If MyHeritage rewrites or changes Legacy, I only hopes it keeps its > various screen views- uncluttered, aesthetically pleasing, easy to follow > and navigate, easy to explain things to people who not family historians or > genealogists etc. > > John > > *From:* Chris Hill <chris.hill.11he...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 05, 2017 4:54 AM > *To:* 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Millennia Sale to MyHeritage > > > According to Microsoft’s support, the tools are not capable of converting > an application automatically. So they will still have to work through it > and make to work as required. > > > > Better to start again with a new program, VB or C#. > > > > Regards > > > > Chris > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On > Behalf Of *Sherry > *Sent:* 04 August 2017 16:01 > *To:* Brian Kelly <exma...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Millennia Sale to MyHeritage > > > > They've been saying that for years! I'd think there are tools to help with > the conversion..... > > > S. > > > > On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 6:59 AM, Brian Kelly <exma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > But, as the reply to the question explained, conversion will mean a > complete rewrite from the ground up. > > That is a big effort and unless MyHeritage is willing to invest the money > to do that by hiring a team of programmers it will not happen. > > Brian Kelly > > On 04-Aug-17 9:54 AM, Hot.Rod.Wife wrote: > > You'd think that would be high on the list for an Israeli > company...Sherry > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Brian Kelly <exma...@gmail.com> > Date: 8/4/17 6:49 AM (GMT-08:00) > To: Legacy Test <legacyt...@legacyusers.com>, Legacy User Group < > LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Millennia Sale to MyHeritage > > Well it looks like there will be interesting times ahead for Millennia > and the software with the merger/acquisition of Millennia by MyHeritage. > > Too bad that one of the answers about Legacy 10 is that it will not > support Unicode. I guess that means that it will still be a Visual Basic > application. > > I am beginning to think it will never be migrated to the .net framework > and Unicode. > > Brian Kelly > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > http://www.avg.com > > > > > > ------------------------------ > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- ICMac Sales: Hobby consultant (1986r.) Office hours: 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM most days Macaulay Genealogy Family Matters Ian Macaulay of Carp, Ontario
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