Office Hours Transcript: 2021-09-18
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hello, n00b0ftheday!
how can I help you today?
ah, apologies. just new to the subscription and looking around…
no problem! I hold "office hours" chats three times a week, to provide live support
great! I guess I didn’t expect "office hours" to include Saturdays, but I just realized it’s in the calendar…
I try to spread the sessions out across the day, to try to have at least one chat a week at a reasonable time, no matter where the subscriber lives
and this time slot works best for me on a weekend
Really awesome of you to provide sessions like this throughout the week though! Will definitely utilize this when I have questions in future.
sounds good!
One question on a separate topic, however: is the subscription yearly? and is it priced different based on date of purchase?
well, the Warescription program is ending at the end of the year
formerly, your purchase gave you a six-month subscription
What happens when the Warescription ends after this year?
well, for one, I stop holding these chats 😁
beyond that, I will no longer be updating the books, and the rest of the support services, such as the Stack Overflow "bump", will be discontinued
sorry
after 13.5 years, it’s time to try something else
Oh, that’s unfortunate news… is this for good?
I do not plan on bringing the Warescription program back, if that is what you are asking
The latest versions of the books will still be available for download even after the program ends?
yes
Okay, most unfortunate…
What will you try next?
I hope to spend some time on Code Transparency: https://commonsware.com/blog/2021/06/29/initial-thoughts-code-transparency.html
Wow, does this mean you’ll be trying to fill the void that Google won’t?
at the least, I hope to write some utilities and demonstration code
(I anticipated something completely different, but glad you will still be in the Android community)
oh, yeah, from that standpoint, I’m not going anywhere
at the least, I hope to write some utilities and demonstration code
Sounds great!
Thanks, Mark! Talk to you again soon.
have a pleasant day!
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