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<DIV><SPAN class=100063310-19092009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Like
wise - professional Software developer was self employed for 10 years, now
receiving income by salary from a large international
company.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=100063310-19092009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>I
wrote an application using D3, which is still running reliably in a 24x7
manufacturing envionment, weigh and labelling product every 3 seconds, and
stuffing data into an oracle database. The qualification is that it either works
or it doesn't, if it doesn't you don't get any more work. The work that i put in
to the development of the application has ment it has run on win98,nt 2k, xp
without any changes. It is also the bench mark that new projects are compared
to. I now work for the company that i wrote that application for and have been
tasked with upgrading or replacing to include a lot more
functionality.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=100063310-19092009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>After
downgrading to 2005 I redeveloped my application to use a Rockwell PLC for
another client and gave delphi the boot, subsequently all installations and
varations of it have ment my money has gone to rockwell for there hardware and
software.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=100063310-19092009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>I was
looking at upgrading my copy of Delphi - but to be honest I may well be better
off sticking with the Rockwell PLC, not as nice to code but reliable,
occasional bugs that are fixed without major drama. Espcially if I run
into show stoppers like Delphi 2005</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=100063310-19092009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Maurice</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <B>On Behalf
Of </B>Paul A Norman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, 19 September 2009 1:09
p.m.<BR><B>To:</B> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [DUG] A change in upgrade policy coming from
Embarcadero<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV>Dear Richard,</DIV>
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<DIV>" I however, am a professional software developer."</DIV>
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<DIV>I am sure that you are, infact from everything I have heard of you and
your work people should seriously consider looking at you and your
consultancy<BR>for any work espeically in areas of complexity that need
special expertise in advanced programing.</DIV>
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<DIV>What I am trying to address here is the changed busines model that
the Delphi Community is being asked to swallow hook line and sinker. It
is true as you say that E need to make money. What we and they are needing to
look at is the model by which they wish to do so, realizing that we are their
cash cows!</DIV>
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<DIV>Now what is a "profesional programmer", just one who receives their
income by invoicing directly for progranmming work?</DIV>
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