Easy Data Transform newsletter
17-Oct-2024

Easy Data Transform v2.0.0 beta 2 released

Easy Data Transform v2.0.0 beta 2 is now available to try for Windows and Mac.

This second beta contains bug fixes and minor improvements over the first beta release.

The beta release requires a valid v1 license key and will only work until 31-Oct-2024. When it expires, there will either be another v2 beta release or a v2 production release.

Given that bugs are likely, we don’t recommend you use this beta for time-critical or important work. We suggest making a copy of existing plans using File>Save As before editing them in the beta. Any existing v1 installs should be unaffected by installing the beta.

The v2 production release will be a paid upgrade to v1.

Find out more and download the new release from the beta release page:

Download the beta release

We are making this beta release available to customers ahead of the v2 production release, so you can report any issues and send feedback.

V2 FAQ

Q: Can I buy a v2 license now?
No.

Q: Will I get a free upgrade to v2 when it is released?
A: Only if you purchased a v1 license 90 days or less before the official v2 release date.

Q: Will I get a discounted upgrade to v2 when it is released?
A: If you have a valid Easy Data Transform license for v1, you will be able to buy v2 60% cheaper than buying a new license.

Q: Will the price change for v2?
A: The price might change at some point. But the v2.0.0 production release will be at the same low price as v1.

Q: When will v2 be released?
A: When it is ready! Maybe November. Maybe later. Maybe earlier. We aren’t going to rush it to meet an arbitrary deadline.

Q: Will v2 be able to read .transform files from v1?
A: Yes.

Reporting bugs in the beta

Please report any issues you come across with the beta. We are interested in every type of bug, from crashes to minor typos in the user interface.

Please make any bug reports as clear as possible. We need to know:

If you need to send us a large file (e.g. a video) please email a link via a service such as swisstransfer.com (which is free), rather than attaching it to an email.

The documentation is currently unfinished, so please don’t report missing documentation for this release.

If you aren’t sure if something is a bug or not, please report it.

Bug finding competition

We announced a bug hunting competition in the previous newsletter, where the top 3 bug reporters will win a free upgrade to v2.

While we have had a fair amount of useful feedback, we have only had bug reports from 1 person. So, at the current rate of bug reports, it isn’t going to be hard to win a free upgrade!

To submit a bug report for the competition, please see the previous newsletter.

And finally…

Mathematician Hannah Fry presents an excellent BBC podcast called ‘Uncharted’. Now in its second season, each of the 22 episodes contains a short and intriguing story about data.

Uncharted podcast

Andy Brice
Oryx Digital Ltd
17-Oct-2024

Questions or problems?

Email support@easydatatransform.com