Are Ruffian and Gandalf private and not commercial

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Uri Blass
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Are Ruffian and Gandalf private and not commercial

Post by Uri Blass »

I thought that these programs are commercial programs and I even remember that I read some months ago that it is possible to buy ruffian for few dollars but when I looked at the site I saw the following:

http://www.lokasoft.com/ruffian.htm

Availability
Ruffian 2 is no longer available.


http://www.lokasoft.com/gandalf6

Gandalf 6

** End of life. Product no longer available **

Uri
Tony Thomas

Re: Are Ruffian and Gandalf private and not commercial

Post by Tony Thomas »

Contracts for those programs simply expired.
Kaj Soderberg

Re: Are Ruffian and Gandalf private and not commercial

Post by Kaj Soderberg »

Tony Thomas wrote:Contracts for those programs simply expired.
Yep, and Deep Gandalf 7 is coming, but only when the author is satisfied with it. G6 took 3 years to produce and was released in 2004. So patience... Great program. Still a favourite of mine, next to Tiger.

Best regards,

Kaj
Tony Thomas

Re: Are Ruffian and Gandalf private and not commercial

Post by Tony Thomas »

Kaj Soderberg wrote:
Tony Thomas wrote:Contracts for those programs simply expired.
Yep, and Deep Gandalf 7 is coming, but only when the author is satisfied with it. G6 took 3 years to produce and was released in 2004. So patience... Great program. Still a favourite of mine, next to Tiger.

Best regards,

Kaj
Do you have any inside info?
Kaj Soderberg

Re: Are Ruffian and Gandalf private and not commercial

Post by Kaj Soderberg »

Nope, just stuff from Danish sites and forums. DG7 is certainly coming, but when exactly is the question.