Derek's Possible Licence Violations? was Re: Disadvantages of Delphi.NET

From: Captain Jake (johnjac76[nospam)
Date: 08/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 09:18:17 -0500

Derek Davidson <derek.davidson@REMOVEenterpriseblue.co.uk> wrote in message
<41271cff@newsgroups.borland.com>
> But, FWIW, before taking this D8 class,

This is interesting terminology. Here in the States we say we are "taking" a
class when we are a student in that class, not when we are teaching the class.
Is this usage of "taking"
the common usage in the UK?

 I sat and worked through all
> the real life ASP.NET apps I have produced in C# and converted them to
> D8. I daresay that's much more 'real-world' application production
> that many people have made. It also allows me a very valid (and
> valued) insight into the differences between the two languages.

But it is not experience in the topic of the class, which you stated was
porting Delphi apps to D8. You did not call it a class in C# or language
differences.

Also, how did you actually convert them? You yourself stated in another very
recent post that you never bought a copy of D8. The license for the demo
version does not permit the type of multiple long term reuse you imply you have
done. In prior posts from several months ago you stated that you "tried" D8
then and decided not to buy it. Now, several months later and far outside the
number of days you get in the trial version of D8, you state that you used it
to port several C# applications. Since this class was a commercial purpose you
can not have used the demo version for this class without violating the
license. So you'll have to pardon a few of us if we seem confused by your
claims.

>
> I am often asked to teach on a number of topics and subjects for items
> that I do not use on a day-to-day basis. This happens a lot in the
> training World.

This just verifies something I already knew--that training tends to be a waste
of time. You get "taught" by people who have no more knowledge of the topic
than you do, but who rehearse a script you could have simply read yourself. For
this privilege you pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars and in the end all
you really have to show for the course is a
few new friends and a few days away from the office.

> In any event, my responsibility is to the company on whose behalf I
> teach, and the delegates that attend that training. I take that
> responsibility seriously and, thus far, training companies and
> attendees alike have been very happy with the level of instruction
> provided.

Then they ought to love it when you let us know who they are. What training
company provided this wonderful D8 porting class you taught?

>
> I've taken the step of explaining a little of my preparation for the
> course for the benefit of readers. It may also help you to know that
> the other instructors that have taught this course have had exactly the
> same feedback from the attendees on the topic of the viability of
> Delphi 8.

Invite them to share their opinions here then.

I happen to know at least one instructor that has taught courses in Delphi 8
(including porting issues) that thinks you are full of beans on this topic. 

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