[Lazarus] Release 1.0, part 2

Mattias Gaertner nc-gaertnma at netcologne.de
Sun Nov 29 12:53:45 CET 2009


On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:46:21 +0000
Martin <lazarus at mfriebe.de> wrote:

> Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> > 2009/11/29 Marco van de Voort <marcov at stack.nl>:
> >   
> >> The serious users will consider the current restrained version policy as
> >> more serious and see through a cheap spin.
> >>     
> >
> > That would be my view as well. Unfortunately we are then in the
> > minority. Version numbers on Windows etc. and been in popularity for
> > some time. No v1 release = rubbish software. Unfortunately that's what
> > they consider fact.
> >   
> But if V1 = rubish, then Lazarus shouldn't go V1 ?
> 
> Of course there is an alternative approach. Remove versions (on windows) 
> or lower their visibility. Brand the next version of Lazarus as "Lazarus 
> 2010 Edition".
> 
> And offer it in different packages:
> - 30 days Free Trial
> - Gold Edition, 1 User unlimited
> - Platinum Edition, Multi user unlimited (if the SVN package/component 
> is ready and can be pre-installed)

And free updates for 1 year. :)

Mattias




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