[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie]]

2008-10-21 Thread Mikal Anderson
Just in from Phil. I have asked him to post an update to the list. Original Message Subject:Re: [Fwd: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie] Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:08:08 +1100 From: Phil Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mikal Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> R

Witango-Talk: My Comments of last night

2008-10-21 Thread Tom Ferguson
My comments last night were harsh, I understand. But I'm sticking by them. I just wanted to clarify that none of those comments were directed at any member of this list. I've gotten more help than most from the list members. I'm just pissed that Tango seems to be dying. Tom Ferguson ___

Re: Witango-Talk: Comments

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Garcia
did *use* tango -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology VP Application Development - eventpix.com 13653 West Park Dr Magalia, Ca 95954 ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/ On Oct 21, 2008, at 4:34 PM,

Re: Witango-Talk: Comments

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Garcia
Apple did you tango for a bit for part of their system, many moons ago, don't remember which now. Many moons ago, before jobs second coming. -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology VP Application Development - eventpix.com 13653 West Park Dr Magalia, Ca 95954 ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fa

Re: Witango-Talk: Comments

2008-10-21 Thread Driscoll, Kevin
Its really a Shane that a large company like Ummm apple could see the promise of a product like this We support our company using witango and I am not a programmer by any means but I have done very rapid applications and reporting that has made me come to love the product And I know that I don'

Re: Witango-Talk: Comments

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Garcia
I remember you on the tango talk list when I was a fledgling. And Jess also. -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology VP Application Development - eventpix.com 13653 West Park Dr Magalia, Ca 95954 ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bighe

Witango-Talk: Comments

2008-10-21 Thread Stephen Smith
For those of you that don't know me, I may possibly be the person with the longest history with Witango/Tango that is still currently reading the list. If I don't have the most seniority here, I am in the top 2 or 3. I started as the first official Tango Technical Support person in Novemb

Re: Witango-Talk: community

2008-10-21 Thread Ben Johansen
I recommend registering on this forum. Like they say on the plane just before takeoff, "In the unlikely event of a water landing your seat cushion can be used as a floatation device". so to re-quote "In the unlikely event of this list coming to an end you can use this forum as your communic

Witango-Talk: [ Off ] Looking for suggestions for new project

2008-10-21 Thread Dan Stein
We are beginning work on a project that will be PHP Javascript and MysQL with some FMP front end We will be merging several components to make this a full featured portal I am looking for suggestions for some of this modules from people who have used them as well as some idea what integra

Re: Witango-Talk: Phil's Communication Blind Spot

2008-10-21 Thread Ben Johansen
Australia's Summer is starting now, they could be on vacation. but, the lack of any communication is very confusing. I mean, all With has to do is say "hey we are still here and still dealing with licensing" and that would stop the people from starting these threads. as Stefan said, Commun

Re: Witango-Talk: community

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Garcia
Should work now if you want to try. -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology VP Application Development - eventpix.com 13653 West Park Dr Magalia, Ca 95954 ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/ On Oct 2

Re: Witango-Talk: Phil's Communication Blind Spot

2008-10-21 Thread Mikal Anderson
Hi Jesse, list: Over the last two weeks I have emailed Phil directly and called him. Usually he just picks up the phone. This time however he had his answering machine on. No response yet. For what it is worth, Mikal Anderson PDX On 10/21/2008 10:53 AM, Jesse Parker wrote: My 2 cen

Re: Witango-Talk: community

2008-10-21 Thread Scott Cadillac
I think the shoe is on the other foot now. Scott, On Oct-21-2008, at 3:50 PM, Robert Garcia wrote: Sorry, this thing was sitting dormant for several months. Fixing. If you haven't used vbulletin before, its a beautiful thing once it is all setup. -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Tec

Re: Witango-Talk: community

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Garcia
Sorry, this thing was sitting dormant for several months. Fixing. If you haven't used vbulletin before, its a beautiful thing once it is all setup. -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology VP Application Development - eventpix.com 13653 West Park Dr Magalia, Ca 95954 ph: 530.645.4040

RE: Witango-Talk: community

2008-10-21 Thread WebDude
I registered. I am still waiting... Still in moderation queue to be added to the forum webdude -Original Message- From: Robert Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:22 AM To: witango-talk@witango.com Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: community I guess registrat

Re: Witango-Talk: Phil's Communication Blind Spot

2008-10-21 Thread Jesse Parker
My 2 cents: It does what it does. It costs what it costs. Free versions are available that are probably adequate for a wide customer base. Phil says eventually he will open source - realize this will cost money and make no profit. What features are lacking? What changes are urgently required?

Re: Witango-Talk: community

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Garcia
Should be fixed now. -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology VP Application Development - eventpix.com 13653 West Park Dr Magalia, Ca 95954 ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/ On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:2

Re: Witango-Talk: Phil's Communication Blind Spot

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Garcia
Ok, I understand your point. But I still see so many questions and issues that would be resolved with better documentation. Also, I wasn't requesting documentation per my preference. I was requesting documentation that Phil and Sophie had said they agreed needed to be done and would be fort

Re: Witango-Talk: Phil's Communication Blind Spot

2008-10-21 Thread Stefan Gonick
Robert, I understand that your documentation and support needs were never fulfilled. However, that was never actually a problem for me. The existing documentation was sufficient for my needs, and the support of the list and Robert Shubert were also sufficient. I think that this was probably tru

Re: Witango-Talk: community

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Garcia
I guess registration is disabled, I will have that resolved today. Keep trying. -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology VP Application Development - eventpix.com 13653 West Park Dr Magalia, Ca 95954 ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bi

Witango-Talk: community

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Garcia
I would hate to see the community die. A while ago, a few of us started to build a community that was not list based, but in a searchable forum with a wiki and such. It never went anywhere, because we couldn't agree on if it was a negative thing to witango the company. That seems all moot n

Re: Witango-Talk: Phil's Communication Blind Spot

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Garcia
And did they resolve the documentation issues start providing good support? No. That is the issue, and that is why I left to PHP. They made it clear to me that developers like me were not important to them at all. -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology VP Application Development -

Re: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie

2008-10-21 Thread Graham Dale
They may have just set things up so that people who tend to be SO offensive get bounced. I know *I* would! 8) On [Oct 21 -2008 ], at 9:53 AM, Dan Stein wrote: something to keep in mind but I do really doubt that Tom's comments will cause them to shut down the list. and my emails to soph

Witango-Talk: Phil's Communication Blind Spot

2008-10-21 Thread Stefan Gonick
Hi All, I generally agree with Mark Weiss, but I would stop quite short of calling it "abuse." Rather, I think that Phil has always had a big blind spot around the great importance of communication with the list of developers. You all probably remember when Robert Garcia announced that he was d

Re: Witango-Talk: Ongoing hosting

2008-10-21 Thread John McGowan
It was posted to the list a while back. (2008-02-11) Search the archives and you should be able to find the post. Here is a snippet of the most important bits... New Pricing > --- > Witango Studio v6 US$199 > > Witango Studio upgrade - US$99 > > Witango Server Lite - Free > Witango Server

Re: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie

2008-10-21 Thread Dan Stein
something to keep in mind but I do really doubt that Tom's comments will cause them to shut down the list. and my emails to sophie and Phil did not bounce so I expect they are still around. -- Dan Stein FileMaker 7 Certified Developer FileMaker 9 Certified Developer Digital Software Solution

RE: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie

2008-10-21 Thread WebDude
If you guys want, I have several forums online. I could easily set up one for Witango. If this list goes away, it might be a way for us to still communicate. Up to you... WebDude -Original Message- From: Dan Stein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:23 AM To: wita

Re: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie

2008-10-21 Thread Dan Stein
I think this is true. I suspect that Adobe may let this language pass on also over time and tighten integration with PHP. I notice Web Assist has announced they will no longer be making products for ASP or Cold Fusion which might be a sign. -- -- Dan Stein FileMaker 7 Certified Developer Fil

Re: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie

2008-10-21 Thread Dan Stein
Mark, Well said. It has been a mystery for years now why communication or lack of it continues. In the meantime I am still using and making money from 5.5 and on windows it works fine. I will wait to see if 6 arrives and the open source promise is there. I have hopes that someday the I

Re: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie (end of the List)

2008-10-21 Thread Dan Stein
Scott, Lets hope Tom email does not result in the list being shut down. Maybe Tom wants to remove himself from the list seems, he has nothing more to contribute. I would say for sure he has violated the ethical parameters of the list. Anyway i have just set my email rule to automatically d

Re: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie

2008-10-21 Thread Beverly Voth
Absolutely NOT! The "commands" are similar, as I explained. <@IF EXPR=""> ... (witango) (coldfusion) if ( ) { ; } (PHP) <@INCLUDE FILE=""> include(''); <@ASSIGN NAME="something" VALUE="abc123"> $something = 'abc123'; <@VAR something> #so

Re: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie (end of the List)

2008-10-21 Thread Scott Cadillac
Isn't it sad, how all of Mark's insightful remarks can be swept away in one fell swoop like that? Well I think it's safe to say that we can expect the List to be shut down soon. It should be, after reaching a point such as this. So before I no longer have the ability to reach you all, I

RE: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie

2008-10-21 Thread Rich
Rick, Are you saying that a if you change the extension on a taf to cfm it will run in cold fusion? rich Richard V. Jasinski President The Ogden Group of Rochester, Inc 585-321-1060 ex 24 www.ogdengroup.com -Original Message- From: Rick Sanders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday,

RE: Witango-Talk: Ongoing hosting

2008-10-21 Thread Rich
And what is that pricing? Rich Richard V. Jasinski President The Ogden Group of Rochester, Inc 585-321-1060 ex 24 www.ogdengroup.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John McGowan Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 4:17 PM To: witang

RE: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie

2008-10-21 Thread Tom Ferguson
Bravo? These low-life skanks have played on each and every one of us for their own commercial gain and have taken the best commercial product in this particular niche and run it into the ground. I have no sympathy at all for these ass-clowns. May Phil and Sophie rot in hell. Fuck 'em, and anyon

Re: Witango-Talk: Open Letter to Phil and Sophie

2008-10-21 Thread Mikal Anderson
Wonderfully expressed, Mark. Thanks x 10,000. Mikal Anderson Developer from Tango Days On 10/20/2008 11:57 PM, Mark "Hawk" Weiss wrote: Nothing we say will smoke them out, or change their course. One thing I have learned is that many people respond to pressure and challenges by using the to