On 1 Nov 2007 at 14:11, John Howell wrote:
> >David W. Fenton wrote:
> >>
> >>Quote:
> >>
> >> Netscape 6.0 is finally going into its first public beta. There
> >> never was a version 5.0. The last major release, version 4.0, was
> >> released almost three years ago. Three years is
David W. Fenton wrote:
Quote:
Netscape 6.0 is finally going into its first public beta. There
never was a version 5.0. The last major release, version 4.0, was
released almost three years ago. Three years is an awfully long
time in the Internet world. During this time, Netsc
On 1 Nov 2007 at 13:47, John Howell wrote:
> At 7:59 AM +0100 11/1/07, Jari Williamsson wrote:
> >David W. Fenton wrote:
> >>Consider the case of Netscape, which chucked its entire codebase
> >>and started from scratch.
> >
> >Which is kind of my point. A rewrite, using mainly the same kind of
>
On 1 Nov 2007 at 4:44, dhbailey wrote:
> It's quite possible to be successful at it -- it costs money, certainly,
> but it's something auto makers do all the time. They keep on bringing
> out annual "upgrades" to existing models until a whole new model is
> finally ready to present to the publ
At 7:59 AM +0100 11/1/07, Jari Williamsson wrote:
David W. Fenton wrote:
Consider the case of Netscape, which chucked its entire codebase
and started from scratch.
Which is kind of my point. A rewrite, using mainly the same kind of
thinking, using mainly the same kind of tools, will not solve
David W. Fenton wrote:
Consider the case of Netscape, which chucked its entire
codebase and started from scratch.
Which is kind of my point. A rewrite, using mainly the same kind of
thinking, using mainly the same kind of tools, will not solve anything.
Best regards,
Jari Williamsson
David W. Fenton wrote:
On 1 Nov 2007 at 2:22, Kurt Gnos wrote:
Fix its old bugs, but better reprogram it from scratch, using new
technologies
This is a really terrible suggestion. If you think the bugs in Finale
are bad now, wait 'til you see the new programmed-from-scratch
Finale. Consider
On 1 Nov 2007 at 2:22, Kurt Gnos wrote:
> Fix its old bugs, but better reprogram it from scratch, using new
> technologies
This is a really terrible suggestion. If you think the bugs in Finale
are bad now, wait 'til you see the new programmed-from-scratch
Finale. Consider the case of Netscape,
Jari,
when I read your message, I didn't agree. I doubt whether music notation, a
rather complex and not always logical process, can be handled in a simple
way.
But then I think I have been using Finale for almost 20 years. Even if they
were progresses, and big ones, you are right - the "core" of
