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It’s quite hard to support a particular weather station when I don’t have access to one. Also, most companies don’t seem to like third parties writing software for their stations, so don’t make the protocol available. I will only consider adding support for a station under a certain set of circumstances which would include payment (i.e. a significant donation towards Cumulus development), a well documented official protocol spec, and loan of a station (at least). Please contact me if you would like to discuss this. | It’s quite hard to support a particular weather station when I don’t have access to one. Also, most companies don’t seem to like third parties writing software for their stations, so don’t make the protocol available. I will only consider adding support for a station under a certain set of circumstances which would include payment (i.e. a significant donation towards Cumulus development), a well documented official protocol spec, and loan of a station (at least). Please contact me if you would like to discuss this. | ||
== Why haven't you added the feature I asked for a long time ago? == | |||
I develop and support Cumulus in my spare time, and I have a full time job. I invite donations, but I don't make a living from Cumulus. I add facilities when I can. There is a long list of [http://sandaysoft.com/forum/tracker.php enhancement requests] already, and I am slowly working my way through them as time permits. If there is an enhancement request for the facility you have asked for, and the facility is a reasonable one (in my opinion) then I will hopefully get around to adding it one day. Please be patient. | |||
== How do I upgrade to a new release? == | == How do I upgrade to a new release? == | ||
Just run the installer for the new version. Your data and settings are not affected, but of course you should back up your data and any settings files (e.g. cumulus.ini and strings.ini) before you run the installer. You can install the new version to the same place as the previous version, and the installer will offer this as the default. Occasionally, there may be actions you need to perform before or after the upgrade - these will be documented in the readme.txt file, which will appear when you run the installer. | Just run the installer for the new version. Your data and settings are not affected, but of course you should back up your data and any settings files (e.g. cumulus.ini and strings.ini) before you run the installer. You can install the new version to the same place as the previous version, and the installer will offer this as the default. Occasionally, there may be actions you need to perform before or after the upgrade - these will be documented in the readme.txt file, which will appear when you run the installer, and also usually in the announcement of the version you are installing. | ||
During the install, you will be given the option of installing the HTML files. If you have customised the existing pages, you might want to untick this option so that your versions don't get overwritten. Cumulus will always install the files to a folder called 'originals' in the 'web' folder, so you can look at them to see if there are any changes you might want to include in your customised versions. | During the install, you will be given the option of installing the HTML files. If you have customised the existing pages, you might want to untick this option so that your versions don't get overwritten. Cumulus will always install the files to a folder called 'originals' in the 'web' folder, so you can look at them to see if there are any changes you might want to include in your customised versions. | ||
These instructions apply whether you are upgrading to/from a beta version or a 'release' version. | |||
== How do I back up my data, or transfer it to Cumulus on another computer? == | == How do I back up my data, or transfer it to Cumulus on another computer? == | ||