Script Limits

[Dar Scott]

On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 02:56 PM, jbv wrote:

> I'm afraid this script limit thing might be the first of a long
> list of unexpected (and undocumented / unexplained) changes,
> and discussions about them might clutter this list in coming
> weeks...

I confess that this news hit me pretty hard; we got the same news on 
the Revolution list.  However, there always has to be a first mention.  
This mail is much better than finding an engine doesn't work as 
expected after downloading it.

There is no indication that this change will be undocumented.

> Last but not least, I think that getting messages from Kevin
> saying "we're working on this and that... If anyone has any
> objections to this, please contact me off list." isn't the best
> strategy / politics to convince MC users to upgrade to Rev...

In best light, I think we can see that Kevin is giving folks a heads-up 
on what is coming.  It also indicates that Kevin is desiring to work 
with people who currently have standalone product that will be affected 
by this.  Knowing Kevin, I expect things can be worked out.

I agree that the 'off list' part may give an impression of dampening 
discussion of bad news and I can only guess of Kevin's motives there.

I agree that this news along with licensing changes can make one wonder 
about the future.

Dar Scott
kibitzing rev user