pMachine is no more…
“The time has come” the walrus said, and for me the time has come to consider my blogging options. pMachine Pro will not have any further development time given to it in favour of its stable mate ExpressionEngine. I have been hesitating to make any change in my weblogging software because I know that, no matter how much I am assured, the migration will have difficulties and take time, time that I do not have. The promise of an upgraded version of pMachine (2.40) kept me hanging in there in the belief that this software had a future, but now I need to consider my options.
Remain using my current version of pMachine Pro, upgrade to the 2.40 version, change over to EE or go through the traumas of reviewing all the options in the marketplace and base my decision on a cost/benefit analysis???
Sigh!!
This letter from Rick Ellis, CEO pMachine Inc.
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An Open Letter to Our Users
From Rick Ellis, CEO pMachine, Inc.
January 15th, 2005
It is with some sadness that I announce the official retirement of pMachine Pro. Today’s release of pMachine Pro version 2.4 marks the end of official development for this program. This was a very difficult decision for us, and one that took many months to make, but it was ultimately made by our users, who have almost universally embraced ExpressionEngine, our next generation publishing system, instead of pMachine Pro.
Although we will no longer actively develop pMachine Pro, we will continue to make it available for download. In fact, it will now be free of charge. We are changing the licensing, making pMachine Pro available for download at no cost. pMachine Free will be discontinued entirely, while pMachine Pro will continue to be made available.