I am not trying to create a major issue but the removal of the 1.9.9 Maestro version yesterday created some issues and got me thinking. A good number on this forum would say/have said they do not like the way Microsoft is forcing updates. It has caused many issues including in my own station. Heck I know some that still won't update from Windows 7 just because of this forced updating requirement.
Well last night the versions of the SmartSDR removed from the server just simply vanished from the Maestro screen. It was left with only the option to upgrade both the Maestro and the radio to 1.9.13 or downgrade to some older version that I do not remember the specific number.
So how is this any different from what Microsoft is doing with forced updates?
What if I saw some rare DX I needed and return to the Maestro that was working just fine an hour ago to work the station only to find out when I turned it on I needed to perform an update of the Maestro and the Radio instead of working the DX.
What if I had my cell phone trigger an alarm to alert me to the DX spotted on the cluster on 160M and it was the middle of the night when the alarm went off.
What if the radio was not located close buy and required a trip to ensure the update was done properly.
I am sure there are other scenerios in which having a update force to be done immediately without any action on the part of the owner of the equipment can be looked at as inconvenient.
Would it not make more sense to allow the owner to envoke the update when appropriate. Heck what was the urgency anyways. I think the message said that two Maestros had been affected.
Taking it a step further if Flex has that much control over the software on the device which I purchased with no alternative what could happen if someday the server with the software crashed or got erased or the company went out of business. Would I be left with a dumb Maestro?
Thoughts?
John K3MA
Well last night the versions of the SmartSDR removed from the server just simply vanished from the Maestro screen. It was left with only the option to upgrade both the Maestro and the radio to 1.9.13 or downgrade to some older version that I do not remember the specific number.
So how is this any different from what Microsoft is doing with forced updates?
What if I saw some rare DX I needed and return to the Maestro that was working just fine an hour ago to work the station only to find out when I turned it on I needed to perform an update of the Maestro and the Radio instead of working the DX.
What if I had my cell phone trigger an alarm to alert me to the DX spotted on the cluster on 160M and it was the middle of the night when the alarm went off.
What if the radio was not located close buy and required a trip to ensure the update was done properly.
I am sure there are other scenerios in which having a update force to be done immediately without any action on the part of the owner of the equipment can be looked at as inconvenient.
Would it not make more sense to allow the owner to envoke the update when appropriate. Heck what was the urgency anyways. I think the message said that two Maestros had been affected.
Taking it a step further if Flex has that much control over the software on the device which I purchased with no alternative what could happen if someday the server with the software crashed or got erased or the company went out of business. Would I be left with a dumb Maestro?
Thoughts?
John K3MA