I own at least two tools that do some things a whole lot better than Legacy. They don't do much with adoptions or single parents or unmarried women although they are useful to all of these. Will Legacy eventually incorporate their functionality? I doubt it! Do I want Legacy to incorporate their functionality? No, although it would be interesting to see how Ken and company do it.
Individually, they cost a little less than Legacy Deluxe. But, neither is available in a free version. In fact, I have never heard or read of a complaint regarding the lack of a freeware version.
These tools I'm referring to, are tools that my wife and I have used in conjunction with Legacy and every other computer application we've ever used. Such versatility. Such flexibility. Such adaptabiity.
The Black & Decker 12-cup coffee maker and the Betty Crocker toaster ...
At 2003/01/18 01:41 PM, you wrote:
Extremely well said, Louise and I wholeheartedly second it. Lill Ann Louise Par wrote:Anne, You said: > Sure we could go to a program who deals with these things better > tyhan Legacy does, but is that really in Legacy's best interest? > > Anne You (and others) talk like there are programs that do "these things" better than Legacy. I would really like to know which programs handles these things better than Legacy does. There have been numerous put downs of Legacy because it doesn't handle MANY things the way they think "these things" should be handled. Such as: 1. Adoptions 2. Single Adoptions 3. Same Sex Marriages 4. Child of Same Sex Couples (which is impossible) 5. Marriage (period) 6. Multiple Marriages 7. Step Children 8. Unmarried Mothers 9. Unmarried Fathers 10. Unmarried Couples 11. Never Married 12. Child Before Marriage 13. " After Marriage 14. " Before Divorce 15. " After Divorce The list could go ON-and-ON. I would REALLY like to know what programs handle "these things" better than Legacy. I, personally, don't think they could be handled too much better than Legacy handles them. These are all things that happen in life, some being the norm (so-to-speak) and some that is considered out of the norm, and some rarely happen. YET, they all, have happened and do happen in our lives and the lives of the ones we research. Some of us want to record just Genealogical Data. Some want to record Family History. But, I think most of us want to research and record Genealogical Data AND Family History. BUT.........we cannot expect Legacy (or any other program) to be able to handle all "those things" because the situations in all of "those things" are so varied that it would be IMPOSSIBLE to meet the needs of each one. This is the reason we have various NOTES sections, like Birth Notes, Death Notes, General Notes and etc. We, as researchers, must be willing to put the information in the Note fields that would tell the accurate story of our ancestors and our present life for the future generations. We cannot expect Legacy to be able to show all "those things" in the operation of the program. This is only my OPINION. I hope I have not offended anyone with this. LouiseLegacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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