Well, f***… Wouldn’t you know. I’m the man that killed WO. - hugi
> On 4. maí 2016, at 17:24, Ramsey Gurley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hugi, you’re famous now :D > > http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-officially-discontinues-webobjects-2016-5 > > > On May 3, 2016, at 4:20 PM, David LeBer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah, I was surprised by that too. >> >> Apple rarely gives definitive statements on anything, let alone a long dead >> and forgotten product ;) >> >> -- >> D >> >> On May 3, 2016 at 7:11:05 PM, Chuck Hill ([email protected]) wrote: >> >>> I am surprised that Hugi got a clear statement from Apple. That must have >>> taken some persistence! “Frank, this damn Hugi guy keeps bugging us every >>> year, get rid of him!” >>> >>> :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2016-05-03, 4:04 PM, >>> "[email protected] on behalf of >>> Pascal Robert" <[email protected] >>> on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > >>> >> Le 3 mai 2016 à 12:47, Flavio Donadio <[email protected]> a écrit : >>> >> >>> >> Hugi, >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> That’s bad news, but it’s exactly what we expected, in a certain way. >>> >> The silence and lack of updates for such a long time were telling us the >>> >> truth, although we wouldn’t accept it — there had to be a final word, >>> >> straight from the horse’s mouth! I guess we have it now. >>> >> >>> >> So, they say WO is dead. We say “long live, WO!" >>> >> >>> >> We should move on to the next step: nagging Apple to release WO/EOF as >>> >> open source software! ;-) >>> > >>> >This topic comes around every year. Multiple people asked this to Apple >>> >over the last 7 years. It won’t happen. Final. >>> > >>> >> >>> >> Cheers, >>> >> Flavio >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> On 03/05/2016, at 12:19, Hugi Thordarson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi all. >>> >>> >>> >>> We probably all know that WO's been practically dead to Apple for a >>> >>> long time, but unfortunately Apple has refused to state so officially >>> >>> (at least I don't recall there being an official statement). >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyhow… In the past years I've regularly sent letters to Tim Cook, >>> >>> asking about the state of WO (being the naggy guy I am) and recently, I >>> >>> was contacted by Apple executive relations regarding my questions. The >>> >>> guy I spoke to called a couple of times, at first, he had absolutely no >>> >>> idea what WO was but the second time he called, he had obtained >>> >>> information and had a clear statement: "WebObjects is a discontinued >>> >>> product and will never be upgraded". >>> >>> >>> >>> I know this information is extremely redundant, but I still wanted to >>> >>> tell you since it was something of a relief. Felt a little like the >>> >>> police calling you to let you know that they'd found the remains of >>> >>> your friend that's been missing for 15 years and finally declared him >>> >>> dead. >>> >>> >>> >>> But of course, this changes nothing; WO is still better than ever. We >>> >>> just need to continue to distance Wonder from WO and move forward. >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> - hugi >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. 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