Hey man - your post made it sound like I was insulting the person. And clearly, I was not. And never have.

But, of course people might say that, especially if they're interested in assigning sinister intentions or just muddying the waters. I know you weren't. People might also think that, based on not reading for context, or their not understanding the difference between the words 'ignorant' and 'stupid.'

I can't control either reaction, and don't try to. But I WILL defend myself when accused of calling people stupid, etc. etc.

Er, no one is saying not to buy it? :confused:

Again, never said it shouldn't be discussed. Just the manner in which it currently gets brought up, I think, isn't the most helpful. Maybe the expression I'm looking for is, heavy handed.

From a single post, I wouldn't even mention it. Not even a few posts. Possibly not even notice it. Intent is difficult to convey. (And I'm certainly not singling you out.) I'm just referring to the preponderance of posts on the subject, in just the last few days. As a community, I think it's something we should at least think about. Ultimately, you (plural) may decide it's not really an issue. But I feel it's worth mentioning, before it comes to a head.

The posts in this thread though, don't meet the standards you're referencing.

Correct, no one said not to buy it, because you have to in order to run any version unless you already own a license for another version.

I know. I was joking.:) Actually, I'm not "married" to VB5 at all. I decided to give it a year to see where it goes. If it's satisfactory after that year, I'll keep it. Otherwise, I'll deal with the divorce.
I'm not one to give up easily. After all, if I gave up on Linux 18 years ago (and let's face it, it was BUGGY), where would I be today? Using Windows or even worse, a mac.

Research that divorce. Every one I've seen so far has been destructive and costly.

I'm not singling out this thread, either. Though, I personally wouldn't totally agree with that assessment.


Perhaps I was too specific with the word "buy", when I mean "get", "use" "upgrade to". I didn't mean to be that specific.

You can provide examples for elucidation then? :D

If someone asks if they should "get", "use" "upgrade to", I will say no, and point out why, and tell them not to do it on a live sit, to do it in a testing environment first.

Well, I think we covered that, earlier on. The posts I referred to about inexperience and the uninformed. But I'm being general for a reason...

And that's great. I'm not saying you don't. I'm not singling anyone out, because I don't think anyone is intentionally degrading anyone. I think it's one of those unintentional side effect things, where it especially comes to the fore when the thread gets sidetracked, and become more of a "prove vB5 is bad/prove vB5 is good" endless debate.