Two questions - Upgrade policy and Linux version Options

[Guest_Stefan Briesenick_*]

Hi!

I'm a registered long time user of PMView. Currently I own licenses for PMView 2000 2.32 for Windows *and* OS/2. Unfortunately the german website still offers the old 2.32 version.

Now I have 2 questions:

1. Can I upgrade the Windows-Version to 3.x for free or at least for a cheap upgrade price?

Since I don't use OS/2 anymore, but mostly Linux, here is my 2nd question:

2. Is there a Linux version planned, in work or available?

Since my main system is Linux (>98%) I don't want to waste money for Windows-Software. If there is an update price around EUR 10 max. I would order the windows version.

but: if I have to pay full price and/or there is no linux version planned / in work, PMView is dead to me. Unfortunately! Since PMView is a really great piece of software...


regards
Stefan

[Henk Jonkman]

First, I do know that a software company cannot live on thin air alone, but I'm a bit disappointed that there isn't some form of upgrade policy for 'long time' users. Granted, $40 is a small price for a program that I use on (almost) a daily basis. However, I registered the OS/2 version in Nov. 98 for $42 and updated to the combined Win/OS/2 license for $29 in Jan 2000 as Windows appeared more and more as the OS of my choice.
Over the years it has been a real bargain of course (say $10 a year from 1998 up to today) but as I don't use OS/2 anymore and probably never will in the future I would very much like a possibility to 'trade in' these older licenses for a shiny new one - with a discount. :cool:

Second, would it be possible to add a feature that can export the File Open dialog or a Slideshow to HTML? That would speed up creation of indexes with thumbnails for my family's photoalbums quite a bit.
With such a feature I could arrange all thumbs the way I like best and create a (simple) HTML with all those thumbs already in a table.

Regards,