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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: John Mansfield who wrote (680)12/12/1997 3:33:00 PM
From: John Mansfield  Read Replies (1) of 9818
 
Older versions of software products are not fixed

From the SIM board; thanks to David Hall.

On a global scale, this is very inefficient: instead of just one software producer fixing Y2K in an older version of some platform product (HW, OS, development tool etc); all customers using the platform product (might be thousands of them) all have to fix their code. In total, this eats up more ressources (i.e. programmer's hours).

In many cases it is not possible to fix Y2K in older versions (e.g. dependencies with other non-compliant platform software from another vendor; but in some cases it is possible!.

John
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8. Author: David C. Hall ( dhall )
Date: Jun. 2 9:14 AM 1997

Interesting YR2K compliance note on the Tandem Home Page. It states that Tandem is going to verify certain versions of their software and servers as YR2K compliant by mid-to-end 1997. It also states that "Earlier versions or releases of the above products will not be verified as YR2K compliant.
Customers who elect not to upgrade to verified products assume full
responsibility for Year 2000 Tandem product compliance". Interesting concept The customer must spend additional funds to upgrade to a product that works properly or "He/She is responsible for all problems".

I fully expect that all or most vendors will be putting their YR2K problems in this light sooner or later. I wonder what the legal aspects of this position are?

Dave Hall
dhall@interaxs.net
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