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Old 08-13-2009, 06:51 AM   #31
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Do they really sell new devices with that FW?
If they do sell the new device with buggy software - which they obviously do - and flaws they were aware of - which the obviously are since they don't distribute the firmware update - Bookeen may be in for some legal problems, if these bugs cause some damages to any user's hardware like a USB-connected PC.

Really don't understand why they're doing what they're doing. Oh well, my 5" Pocketbook 360° is on its way, so I hope I'll have a more than equivalent substitue by Monday, epub- and prc-support in one device. Non-DRM, that is.
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Old 08-13-2009, 07:18 AM   #32
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If they do sell the new device with buggy software - which they obviously do - and flaws they were aware of - which the obviously are since they don't distribute the firmware update - Bookeen may be in for some legal problems, if these bugs cause some damages to any user's hardware like a USB-connected PC.
All non-trivial software has bugs. Vanishingly unlikely to "damage" anyone's PC .
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Someone's said that they got a replacement device with folder support. That would suggest that it was the same (or a later) firmware version as the one given out at the Paris meet-up.
Ok, that really, really, really surprises me. If they deem the firmware fit enough to put on new devices sent out to unsuspecting customers without giving them any notice that they are running beta software..... well, then it IS NOT beta software.

I rest my case, I have no idea what goes on in their brains
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All non-trivial software has bugs. Vanishingly unlikely to "damage" anyone's PC .
how could the device damage a PC? Sending out damaging bursts via USB would be impossible with the small battery...
And apart from that there is only the device itself to damage. As far as I have seen the bootloader seems to be separate from the "payload" firmware. So, no matter how buggy the FW you could always change to another version without bricking it entirely
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True, so let's hope these bugs don't cause any permanent damage to the Opus device itself. Which also would be a warranty issue.
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When the new firmware is released, I'd like to know... other than that I can plainly see we're unlikely to get any news from Bookeen as to when it will be ready.

Clearly the firmware is "feature complete" which means that all that's left is bug testing, and possibly any legal agreements. Neither of those have timescales that are accurate, so we won't really know.

Bookeen could update their blog with thing such as "We've currently got a bug list that we are working through, there's 10 bugs we need to fix before we can release it" but they don't go in for that type of thing.

So all we can really do is wait. Emailing them isn't going to come out with an answer, if they don't have an answer.

What I'd like though is for someone who's really active here to start a thread, which is immediately locked "New Firmware Alert Thread". That way I can subscribe to it and receive an email when the new firmware is released. As much as I like this forum I don't come on every day, and more often than not I come on just to make sure I haven't missed a firmware release.
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Clearly the firmware is "feature complete" which means that all that's left is bug testing, and possibly any legal agreements. Neither of those have timescales that are accurate, so we won't really know.

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As much as I like this forum I don't come on every day, and more often than not I come on just to make sure I haven't missed a firmware release.
They are already making replacements and selling Gen3 devices with the new firmware! There seems to be nothing left...

Maybe the new firmware doesn't work yet on the older models or they need different versions..?! But these would be problems, that could be easily solved (e.g. make a check of SN before downloading).

Sad to say, but your chances of missing a firmware update from Bookeen are very, very low.
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Old 08-14-2009, 10:17 PM   #38
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Sad to say, but your chances of missing a firmware update from Bookeen are very, very low.
There's been one or two since I bought it, but I've not actually bothered updating it... Folder support is all I'm after.

I see what you mean though, I've been checking here and grumbling for about a year now waiting on folder support. You'd think by now I'd have learned, but no, it always seems to be just around the corner... so I check repeatedly.
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Folder support is all I'm after.
There's an expensive solution... just buy a new one (already comes with folder support)...
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Old 08-14-2009, 10:34 PM   #40
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What I'd like though is for someone who's really active here to start a thread, which is immediately locked "New Firmware Alert Thread". That way I can subscribe to it and receive an email when the new firmware is released. As much as I like this forum I don't come on every day, and more often than not I come on just to make sure I haven't missed a firmware release.
That's an interesting suggestion. I've asked the other moderators to consider it. Many of them are more familiar with the Cybook than I am.
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Old 08-15-2009, 12:54 AM   #41
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I still can't believe it has nearly been a year since the last official firmware was released. And a minimal firmware at that. I truly hope Bookeen answers your letter because I want to know what's up. I love my Cybook to death, but I don't think I will ever buy another Bookeen product due to their inability to deliver the goods. Reputation is everything, after all.
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Old 08-15-2009, 05:23 AM   #42
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I'm registered for both the Bookeen e-mails and RSS, but even these avenues seem quiet - cannot remember the last time anything came through from these sources....
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Maybe "All quiet on the Bookeen front" will become a classic, too ...
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Maybe "All quiet on the Bookeen front" will become a classic, too ...


you mean like "Gone with the Wind" ?
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