Just to add my concern about the lack of information

One job of mine has now come to a stop as I cannot proceed with deployment
therefore cannot invoice - net result it is costing me money and the client
is complaining as well now. I really hope it all sorts itself out soon.

Roger

----- Original Message -----
From: Roland Turner <raz@...>
To: <IBDI@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: [IBDI] Concerns with source code release delay


> Helen Borrie wrote:
>
> > The press release was written by Ann Harrison. Ann ain't gonna put her
> > name to anything that ain't what it says. Dale Fuller wouldn't DARE
> > co-sign it if he was planning to break faith - that would be a Very Bad
> > Career Move, don't you think?
>
> I don't think that anyone is suggesting bad faith on the parts of Ann or
> Dale (or, for that matter, anyone else). However, intentions and outcome
> are not the same thing.
>
> The press release states that the delay is not the result of a lack of
> direction or effort nor a technical problem, but does make reference to
> corporate structure. This implies that the release _cannot_ occur until
> the corporate restructure is successfully completed, or at least until
> successful completion is inevitable. As the release is being held up,
> the implication (in my mind) is that the successful completion of the
> restructure is not yet inevitable, that there are still steps that need
> to be taken. If it were inevitable, the lawyers, managers, analysts,
> strategists or whomever would not see value in continuing to hold the
> release back. The fact that they do implies that there is, albeit
> minimal, cause for concern.
>
> I had not intended to comment, at least not this soon, but as Mark has
> raised the issue, I am commenting to make clear that he is not the only
> person who is concerned by the delay.
>
> At the risk of inviting comparisons beyond those that I am going to
> draw, the first highly public source opening of this type involved a
> product of comparable complexity, the creation of a new company to
> operate as stewards and extended discussion with people like myself over
> license terms, but still met its initially announced release date, and
> it did it in half the time. Granted, the company in question was
> younger, was facing a graver threat and its on-time release didn't even
> build (the Interbase delay is not technical however), but importantly,
> they grasped the enormous importance of meeting that initial commitment.
>
> For Interbase to slip its initial release a little bit is a concern, but
> not a disaster. The fact that there is not sufficient confidence to
> announce an updated release date raises additional concern. There really
> are ways that this deal could go wrong despite good intentions,
> direction, faith and effort. I wouldn't care to put a date on it, but if
> enough time is now allowed to pass, Interbase will have a substantial
> credibility problem on its hands.
>
> I (really) hope that my fears are unwarranted.
>
> - Raz
>
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