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Latest activity by zebula8
Just because the wind in here has died down
, Redgate, it doesn't mean that this shit-storm is over.
What it does mean is that you have successfully pissed off and alienated millions of people from your company and your wallets.
Good Job!
My company no longer purchasing RedGate...
I have successfully convinced my manager to forgo all purchases of any products from RedGate based solely upon the actions of this company !
Just wanted to let this be known and that we can push th...
Community - DO NOT REPORT ANY BUGS WITH PAID v7
Let this company find their OWN bugs !
Why should we help after the slap in the face we just received ?!!
Loss of goodwill and reputation
From the License agreement. They are not liable for these things but the community will decide otherwise. I think this may be the biggest blunder of all time.
8.2 Subject to clause 8.1, the Licen...
My comments in bold:
Ah, but there's a difference between "continue to do something" and "do something forever". I might say, "I'll continue to drink beer", but when the beer runs out (or I pass out), I'll stop. Nice analogy about the beer. However, beer and software are two different beasts. Software should continue to work if well written; and well, beer should run out if well brewed.
Unfortunately for us, RedGate's beer ran out, so they stopped giving Reflector away. I don't think we can argue that they should be required to continue giving it away forever. However, I still think they were wrong to take v6 away and try to force everyone to upgrade. My argument is that they should be giving away the v6 to the community and plod ahead with newer versions that require payment. I tend to think, and this is only a guess, that v7 is only a couple of bells and whistles on top of v6. I could be wrong but that's how most software is written. / comments
My comments in bold:
Ah, but there's a difference between "continue to do something" and "do something forever". I might say, "I'll continue to drink beer", but when the beer runs out (or I pass ou...
And RedGate claimed it would continue to offer Reflector to the community for FREE Downloading per the terms between RedGate and Lutz. http://blog.lutzroeder.com/2008/08/futu ... ector.html
Lutz Roeder:
"... Red Gate will continue to provide the free community version and is looking for your feedback and ideas for future versions." http://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/opin ... eflector-/
James Moore is general manager of .NET Developer Tools at Red Gate:
"... The first thing we are doing is continuing to offer the software to the community for free downloading. " / comments
And RedGate claimed it would continue to offer Reflector to the community for FREE Downloading per the terms between RedGate and Lutz.http://blog.lutzroeder.com/2008/08/futu ... ector.html
Lutz Roe...
yes... use the free version; it decompiled just fine. / comments
yes... use the free version; it decompiled just fine.
Give it back to Lutz !
"..we cannot dedicate a team of developers to ensure that Reflector remains a valuable part of .NET developers’ toolboxes."
Then give it back to Lutz. He did a great job at keeping his baby a v...