[LOGic] New Version

Thu Jul 9 06:30:29 EDT 2009

Actually, the very good free programs out there are also be a problem. 
It's drastically reduced the number of available customers willing to 
lay out over 100ドル for a logging program.
As for modernization... The program has more features than any logging 
program I am aware of. (Perhaps a band map for spots would be nice... 
it's the only significant missing feature I can think of.) If anything 
it has too many features which make it high maintenance.
The product has reached maturity... there is no reason for frequent 
updates. At some point it might be better to move to a nominal annual 
maintenance charge like Writelog does... to get access to the small 
fixes and updates that we are presently getting for free. The 
alternative is that the program will eventually be abandoned unless 
Dennis wins the Lottery. Even then, he might be too busy spending the 
money ;-)
My guess is if Dennis does release a version 9 it may be the last major 
release. The job is done.
Mel.
Robert Carroll wrote:
> Hi, Jennifer-
>> I hope you are right as it is the best program around in many respects but
> could stand some modernization. I particularly like being able to hear
> spots while doing other things, and I am not aware of any other program
> which does that these days, though there were a few a number of years back.
> Dennis has had irons in many different fires and may just not be able to
> afford to spend a lot of time on a small market product when most of his
> income comes from more commercially oriented ventures. One person told me
> maybe a year ago that Dennis was at least considering selling the rights to
> Logic to someone else. Who knows if that is the case or if the report was
> just hot air. But I know the person who passed that on had good insight
> into the situation. But there have also been reports for a couple of years
> now that a new version was imminent--but no new version or announcement of
> one has appeared. That doesn't mean there won't be one-and it probably
> doesn't mean that. But it is a concern, at least to me, because of the
> unusually long time since the last release. Windows 7 is due in October.
> Maybe Dennis is at work to release a new version compatible with that
> program. I know at least one developer of another logging program who
> pulled the plug at XP, saying the tools for development of fully compatible
> Vista versions of his program were just too expensive to buy given the fact
> that his product was free. You might be able to make it work with Vista,
> but you were on your own. I imagine the Windows 7 tools are very expensive,
> too.
>> 73
> Bob
>> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Jennifer
> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 8:08 PM
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> Subject: Re: [LOGic] New Version
>> Dennis, is working on it. That is the idea, that I got from 
> Dennis! Why would he give the responsibly to someone else!
>> Jennifer
>>> At 05:48 PM 7/8/2009, you wrote:
>> I have been hearing that a new version is almost here for about a year now.
>> I have also heard that design responsibility may have passed to someone
>> else. Does anyone have any insight on this? A direct email is fine if
> you
>> desire.
>>>> 73
>> Bob W2WG
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