Ancestry & Family Tree Maker (FTM) Dispute/Warning

EachPenny

My own luddite attitude to my family history research is to keep everything (subject to copyright restrictions) kept offline, and if necessary, upload a copy of tree data to the internet when needed.

The large corps (not just family history ones) urge us all to keep everything online and in the cloud. But their T&C's and business model requires the customer to keep on handing over cash to access and manage the data you have invested time, money and effort to add.

Keeping you data offline does make it harder to collaborate with other family members, and it does require more effort to download and save information as well as remembering to back everything up. But there are ways around most of the disadvantages of the offline approach, whereas there is no way around the ongoing cost of subscriptions or upgrade fees.

With an offline system you also get to decide when and if you are going to upgrade and can go back if you find an upgrade removes important functionality or scrambles your data. With the online systems you have to accept the upgrade, eventually, even if you are able to defer it for a period of time.

Must go now, I have some of those blasted machines I need to smash

wealdroam

sng165 wrote: »

Sorry guys I cant partake in discussions any further...I've been warned off - I've had to agree to Confidentiality Agreement

We ask that you agree to keep your activities as a beta tester completely confidential. Please read the terms below carefully.

1. I understand that test copies of FTM are for “my eyes only”. I agree not to share the test version, or even the fact of its existence, or my role as a beta tester with anyone.

2. I agree to keep the results confidential. I will not share my testing results or anything else about the new version, including screen shots and descriptions, with anyone in person, in writing or online other than Software MacKiev.

3. I will not share information about the BETA version on FACEBOOK or other social media.

I agree to the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

The day after you posted that, the following appeared on Software MacKiev's website:

RELEASE OF FTM 2017

LATEST UPDATE
FTM 2017 UPDATE - APRIL 28 - 6PM UTAH TIME

In a departure from our usual confidentiality rules for beta testing, our test drivers are allowed to share their test driving experience publicly.