Ann About every 2 weeks someone on the lists hears about the pending "death" of PAF and triggers a new round of discussion. The usual replies are: 1. PAF works fine with VISTA so we're all safe until we purchase a computer with an Operating System that PAF doesn't work on. 2. Just because the church will not update the software we all can continue to use it as is. I too am happy with PAF and don't plan to change in the near future. Bottom Line -- Don't Panic!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] PAF End-of-Life Announcement > How does or will that effect anybody still wanting to carry on using paf > as > it is. > I have a database with 20,000 individuals in it from over 20 of research > and am happy as I am..Ok I am a stick in the mud but "end of life > announcements" surely don't actually mean that the programme stop working > just because there will be no more updates or enhancements to it. > > I for one, am happy without all the add ons,. > Ann > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Halliday" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:40 PM > Subject: [PAF-5] PAF End-of-Life Announcement > > >> All; >> Yesterday I received the following from a friend. As a result I am >> now looking at Legacy and Ancestral Quest. My tentative conclusion is >> Ancestral Quest. Since it was the origin of PAF 4 & 5 it looks more >> familiar, it appears to handle the source citations better, its date >> modifiers (abt, bef, est, etc.) seem to be more familiar and it already >> has at least a partial interface with new FamilySearch. >> Comments? >> Richard L. Halliday >> West Linn, Oregon (where Winter Springs Right Back" {this >> morning's Oregonian}) >> "If the Lord wanted it done perfectly, >> He would not let me help." >> >> "Also at the conference,it was announced that a group of developers has >> created an extension to the PAF database file format allowing continued >> use of PAF files with the new capabilities of NFS. Commercial programs >> equipped with this extension will be able to support existing PAF files >> while simultaneously providing the advantages and new features of NFS." >> >> Those "developers" are Gaylon Findlay (developer of Ancestral Quest) and >> John Vilburn (developer of PAF Insight). Ancestral Quest 12 already >> exploits some of the extensions when used in its "PAF mode". >> >> Gaylon made this presentation at the Developers Conference: >> [Wed., March 12] 11:00 Gaylon Findlay >> PAF SDK/ Sync (C++) >> The basic layout of the PAF 5 database structure will be covered, along >> with the basics of using the PAF 5 SDK provided by the Church. From this >> base, we will discuss the recent changes engineered by Incline Software >> and Ohana Software to allow syncing with the new FamilySearch Family >> Tree. http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwgeneal/familysearch >> http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwgeneal/familysearch/class_description.cfm >> >> "If you go here and scroll down to the schedule you will find links to >> the presentations. The presentations are available in PowerPoint, PDF or >> Adobe Connect. Adobe Connect gives you the screen capture with the audio >> portion of the presentation. The next best thing to being there." >> -Renee's Genealogy Blog : >> http://devnet.familysearch.org/Members/clarkegj/march-3-2008-familysearch-developers-conference >> >> >> --- Lesly Klippel <[email protected]: >> >> Subject: Future of PAF >> >> Here is an interesting item I found on the "Ancestry Insider" blog. >> >> Mike Benning >> >> ========================================== >> >> Gordon Clarke (Family History Department) read an official statement at >> the FamilySearch Developers Conference today announcing future migration >> paths available to users of the venerable PAF genealogy software. Once >> New FamilySearch (NFS) is fully available, PAF users will have several >> migration options available. Users can perform a one-time transfer of >> their data to NFS, which like PAF, will be free. Or users can purchase a >> commercial genealogy program, many of which are currently developing >> support for NFS. Also at the conference, it was announced that a group >> of developers has created an extension to the PAF database file format >> allowing continued use of PAF files with the new capabilities of NFS. >> Commercial programs equipped with this extension will be able to support >> existing PAF files while simultaneously providing the advantages and new >> features of NFS. >> >> The announcement is essentially an end-of-life announcement for PAF and >> puts to rest rumors that PAF was dead already as well as rumors that >> FamilySearch would make one more release of PAF with New FamilySearch >> support. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message