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Home » Community » PR, media coverage, articles and documentation » Internet links to version 605
Internet links to version 605 [message #27009] Mon, 21 June 2010 09:23 Go to next message
dolik.rce is currently offline  dolik.rce
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Hi everyone,

As some of you may noticed, the vast majority of links about Ultimate++ on the internet are leading to version 605 binary. We've already seen people coming here on the forum who started using it without knowing that there is newer, 4 years better version.

Most of the sites link directly to sf.net or to some exotic directories on this web. I would recompile the 605 and add a prompt (with big bold red letters) warning user that he uses ancient version of the software and provide a link to sf.net and/or to our web, to let him download something more recent.

If we just replace the original binaries with this tailored version, we can still make use (in PR sense) of those link that somehow got flooded all over the internet, while ensuring that the users are at least aware that there is something newer.

What do you think about it?

Best regards,
Honza
Re: Internet links to version 605 [message #27012 is a reply to message #27009] Mon, 21 June 2010 11:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
koldo is currently offline  koldo
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Yes. A windows binary called "upp-mingw-605.exe" with just an Exclamation with an hyperlink Smile

Best regards
IƱaki
Re: Internet links to version 605 [message #27017 is a reply to message #27012] Mon, 21 June 2010 15:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dolik.rce is currently offline  dolik.rce
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koldo wrote on Mon, 21 June 2010 11:30

Yes. A windows binary called "upp-mingw-605.exe" with just an Exclamation with an hyperlink Smile

Well, I wouldn't go that far. Finding an empty package would just make me angry if I were the user... Just a simple Exclamation annoying the user at each start would do the job Wink

Honza

PS: I know it feels a lot like a shareware... Very Happy But I believe it could drive few more users to the project.
Re: Internet links to version 605 [message #33193 is a reply to message #27017] Thu, 14 July 2011 21:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kohait00 is currently offline  kohait00
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i noticed it too... there is really little info / valuable recession about upp in the cloud, most dated to 605.. isn't there a way to clean that / wipe that cache out? or is it really 'the net does not forget'? then the only choice is producing a lot of 'new' information..
Re: Internet links to version 605 [message #34264 is a reply to message #33193] Mon, 07 November 2011 12:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
mirek is currently offline  mirek
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kohait00 wrote on Thu, 14 July 2011 15:50

i noticed it too... there is really little info / valuable recession about upp in the cloud, most dated to 605.. isn't there a way to clean that / wipe that cache out? or is it really 'the net does not forget'? then the only choice is producing a lot of 'new' information..


Interestingly, I have found that we will be able to fix this easily - all those sites are periodically checking our website for 'pad file', so we can easily submit a new version there... i plan to do that once we have a next stable release...

(I have found this a hard way during migration - I have not moved the file and all those sites started to complain by email... Smile
Re: Internet links to version 605 [message #34266 is a reply to message #34264] Mon, 07 November 2011 12:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kohait00 is currently offline  kohait00
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very interesting...

btw. is there plans when the new version is due Smile
cheers
Re: Internet links to version 605 [message #34267 is a reply to message #34266] Mon, 07 November 2011 12:49 Go to previous message
mirek is currently offline  mirek
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kohait00 wrote on Mon, 07 November 2011 06:29

very interesting...

btw. is there plans when the new version is due Smile
cheers


Soon Smile
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