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Arca Noae - just got my business!!!
Dariusz Piatkowski:
Folks...just thought I'd let everyone know that these guys got my business for a product that I (and perhaps others) have been wanting for quite some time now without having to purchase/dedicate themselves to a complete migration.
Namely, this is the "Drivers Package"...and for OS/2 users like myself who did not wish to pursue the eCS move but wanted to update the OS to handle the newer hardware this was badly needed. Never understood why the folks behind eCS didn't seriously consider that option, even when inquiries were being sent it regarding it.
Arca Noae, great job you guys...keep up the effort!!!
Martin Iturbide:
Hi.
Just to give more detail your post, Dariusz is referring to this product "OS/2 & eCS drivers and software package – personal edition $49.00"
Regards
Andreas Schnellbacher:
--- Quote from: Dariusz Piatkowski on November 21, 2014, 08:26:53 pm ---Namely, this is the "Drivers Package"...and for OS/2 users like myself who did not wish to pursue the eCS move but wanted to update the OS to handle the newer hardware this was badly needed. Never understood why the folks behind eCS didn't seriously consider that option, even when inquiries were being sent it regarding it.
Arca Noae, great job you guys...keep up the effort!!!
--- End quote ---
Apparently there was nothing added as yet, compared to the Mensys Software Subscription. This release has nothing to do with migration. It's an option to provide experienced users with installable updates. That's surely not for the end user.
Mensys and co-programmers tried a real migration, which bases on the original IBM installation. That's a quite different approach, which can't be compared with the Arca Noae packages. In details you'll find that even the Mensys distributions contain separately installable packages. Most of them are placed in DVD:\CID\SERVER\ECSPKG.
Martin Iturbide:
Hi
I think it is a good start. But let's see how things move, of course it needs to keep moving.
What makes me wonder is if Mensys is finally going to signed the deal with Arca Noae (it was told at WarpStock that the agreement was not signed yet). Just notice that what is used to be power of eComStation Software subscription product is now on the hands of Arca Noae, while the OS/2 licenses and the full installer is on hands of Mensys. So, if they don't reach an agreement it might slow the things for the platform. (more slow....it does not mean that things was moving fast in the past :) )
If the agreement does not turns into a reality, we can have the option of grabbing OS/2 Warp 4.52 CD ISO and make a custom, UpdCD like, distribution of OS/2. But we will lost ability to get new license to new users since only Mensys has the OEM agreement with IBM.
...just some thoughts.
Regards
muffetta:
Exactly, this is the problem now, they need an agreement. Surely most of eCS users will not pay for a double subscription, old OS/2 users instead will pay.
This is the situation now:
OS/2 Warp users: Very happy..the final solution now is here..
eCS users: Now we need to buy a piece here and one somewhere else :-\
...comforting...
Regards
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