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Re: System Safety Monitor has now freeware version
de Susan Bugher 06/29/2006 04:39
Goeroeboeroe wrote:
> In article <MPG.1f0d446bd58d03cc9896b5@newszilla.xs4all.nl>, zwitser1-
> remove-al-this@xs4all.nl says...
>>In article <MPG.1f0d0a0ea6d2e84b9896b0@news.ispserve.co.uk>,
>>bassbag@bodybags.dragon.wales says...
>>>In article <4ggatsF1lpa28U1@individual.net>, sebugher@yahoo.com says...
>>>>Goeroeboeroe wrote:
>>>>>Homepage/download: http://www.syssafety.com/
>>>>It was nominated for the 2005PL.
>>>>http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2005/2005PL-Nominations.php
>>>>
>>>>dunno why/when they changed the name of the company, but it's the same app.
>>>>
>>>>A little more info. . . $ware version is 2.1.0.576, free version is
>>>>2.0.8.574 - both versions released on 28 June 2006. I note they say:
>>>>
>>>>"IMPORTANT NOTE for Windows 9x users: Windows 9x is not supported in
>>>>2.1+. The functionality of 2.1 would be too hard to implement for
>>>>Windows 9x and we can not afford that given the Windows 9x market
>>>>perspectives. However SSM 2 freeware will continue to support Windows 9x
>>>>as much as possible."
>>>>
>>>>whatever that means. . . arghhhhhhhhhh. . . ;)
>>>The initial developer transferred all rights to new developers in april
>>>2005.The SSM offered now is far superior and stable to the original
>>>release.I also use the payware version on 98 ,and to be honest it doesnt
>>>really need any more support for 98 as it does just about everything it
>>>can do given the operating system limitations.Im not exactly sure what
>>>the freeware release contains ,but the version there is .574 whereas the
>>>payware version for 98 is .573.
You're looking at the wrong end of the numbers. ;) Versions per the home
page *begin* with 2.1 versus 2.0 - see http://www.syssafety.com/
28.06.2006
System Safety Monitor 2.1.0.576 was released
28.06.2006
System Safety Monitor Free Edition was released, build 2.0.8.574
I too am a little perplexed as to wehther
>>>the freeware version is the whole of 98 payware version ,and just a cut
>>>down version for xp users..Whichever way it is a fine programe ,and as
>>>isay rather different from the last freeware release.
>>Since this is a bit unclear I've sent them a mail and asked it. As far
>>as I know they are the same, besides some bug fixes etc. The Dutch
>>translation is the same for 573 and 574, except some small changes,
>>so...
>>But I'll post the answer here.
> Got an answer: it are exactly the same programs, with a couple of bug
> fixes.
See the revision history:
http://www.syssafety.com/releasenotes.html#SSM210build576
They are using an *old* version as their free Liteware. There are *many*
changes/improvements listed for the 2.1 versions versus the 2.0 versions.
The "couple of bug fixes" info perhaps refer to changes from v 2.0.8.573
to v 2.0.8.574 (the revision history doesn't show v 2.0.8.574)
re my question about the meaning of "However SSM 2 freeware will
continue to support Windows 9x as much as possible." - perhaps that
means they'll continue to make bug fixes to the 2.0 version. . .
Susan
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