Anyone using Older LC versions?

[Curry Kenworthy]

Richmond/Tom:
 > I use 7.1.4

Paul:
 > LC 6.7.11

No worries, I plan to support 6 and 7 for years to come if at all possible!

Richmond:
 > Check for "lurkers in the undergrowth" ...
 > perpetual licences on earlier versions and don't feel that
 > stumping up an annual fee for later versions is justified.

I like that "undergrowth" part!

Yes, one reason was always financial. However, some people have been 
stuck on older LC versions because of new LC bugs/issues, or old LC 
features.

There's often a workaround possible for those cases, but sometimes 
there's no budget and authorization to pursue one merely for the sake of 
using a newer LC, if an older LC works. So it's in limbo until either LC 
fixes the bug or a workaround budget happens.

Come to think of it, I know someone myself who is stuck on LC 5.5 for a 
product because of that reason, with a printing bug that showed up in LC 
6 and is still with us in LC 9:

https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=21000

Probably some similar cases out there, so I'll think a bit more before 
dropping 5.5; if anyone is using 5.5 let me know. Thanks for the feedback!

Best wishes,

Curry Kenworthy

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