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Ron, I apologise for asking you but there is no point in asking either Dan or anyone else in GenoPro for an update on what is happening with this organisation. Requests from many for progress reports are ignored and treated with indifference. Quite an unbelievable attitude really!
I realise that you are not directly connected to GenoPro but I assume you have contact with them. If you have any more information then we do, could I please ask you let us know what is happening with any development or even with GenoPro as an ongoing concern? Or even just what your opinion is on all this. I need to know as I wish to make my research of the past 20 years available to relatives overseas and I don't want them to purchase GenoPro if there is no hope for any advancement in the software. Please ignore my request if you don't feel comfortable doing this but I have always respected and appreciated your input into this forum plus the assistance you gave me in the past when I was setting up my book on my family history. Bob
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Hi Bob,I am not actually in regular communication with Dan, it has always been a bit hit and miss.  The last I heard from him was in an email at the beginning of this year when he said he was resolved to finish GenoProX, having put all other projects to one side. However as usual no indication of when the finish date might be. At that time I requested that my latest Report Skins bundle be incorporated in GenoPro.exe but this request received no response and has not been actioned. The last Genopro.exe release 3.1.0.1 is dated June 2020. I believe the last statement we have re GenoProX 'status' was in a post http://support.genopro.com/FindPost42165.aspx in April 2022 where Dan states: GenoProX is a completely different product not yet available. We are working full time on it. Many technical difficulties with the Collaboration Module.
Once upon a time Dan tried to add collaboration to GenoPro and that had to be abandoned due to implementation difficulties. Will GenoProX suffer the same fate?  So have Dan and his colleague 'bitten off more than they can chew'? I believe the design features of GenoProX are far too broad, trying to be 'all things to all men'. The academic and social care market seems to be very important to GenoPro, perhaps even more so than the personal genealogist. But would it not have been better to adopt a phased approach, with first something more simple for the personal market with a multi-platform beta release to iron out the bugs and then add then bells and whistles such as health and pedigree features? I have no idea about the reporting features of GenoProX. I have in the past offered to write reports but have not been privy to the file format to be used and so cannot assist at present. Things like the Narrative Report are not required by academic/sociology users so not a priority? And I'm a bit long in the tooth now and so may not be able to contribute. But coming back to GenoPro, it has been around for some 34 years now and I think that so long as there is a Windows platform, GenoPro will still exist, but with the caveat that it is reliant on the dedication and will of one man. If you are happy with it as it is then continue to use it, unless you find something better to present your family tree. Your data is safe and relatively easy to transfer if needed using Export to Gedcom (Report Generator version of course !!). I for example have imported my data via Gedcom into Ancestry.com to take advantage of its many research tools and DNA matching. Your relatives can use a Gedcom export to import to the genealogy software of their choice, or just use the latest version without purchasing for viewing only. Hope this helps 
'lego audio video erro ergo disco' or "I read, I listen, I watch, I make mistakes, therefore I learn"
Edited: Sunday, September 4, 2022 by
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Thank you, Ron, for your reply. If you of all people, as someone who has put so much work into this, cannot get a response then the rest of us certainly have no hope!
Your reply is much appreciated and very much confirms my thinking too regarding the scope of what is attempted and also at whom it's primarily aimed. It is unfortunate that there wasn't a version created specifically for the those amateur genealogists who are not interested in the facilities that institutions might find useful. I agree with you that would have been a better approach to take rather than trying to be all things to all men. I will follow your suggestion regarding the approach to take with my relatives. I have used your Export to GEDCOM using the Report Generator facility in the past when setting up my family genealogy book and suggested its use to others. At one time, you even created a version for me to include godparents! Bob
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Hello, any news? How is it possible that we are unable to contact Daniel Morin? I appreciate GenoPro, but I am exhausted from the inability to access my tree on my iPad or smartphone. I have yet to find a genealogy software that I enjoy as much as GenoPro because, unlike other software where family trees are fixed, GenoPro allows me to formulate hypotheses.
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i've just sent a message on linkedin to Daniel Morin.This is my message Dear Mr. Morin,
I have been using your GenoPro program for my personal family tree since 2005.
Could you possibly release any updates on GenoPro X?
I appreciate your software for its flexibility, allowing a dynamic family tree rather than a static one, unlike other genealogical software. However, the wait has become quite exhausting.
I am eager to access my tree instantly on my smartphone or tablet and update FamilySearch and/or Ancestry directly, without the need for third-party software.
We, the users, implore you to update us on the situation.
Thank you for your attention.
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Let us know if and when he will answer in the centuries to come. 
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As far as I can tell, Daniel hasn't been on since 12 May 2024.
Quite unbelievable really! I wish they would just level with us.
Edited: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 by
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Hi RonI notice that Dan hasn't been on here for almost 3 months. Would you know what's happening with him and in general? Have you had any communication with them? Thank you, Bob.
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Hi Bob, I have sent you an email.I remain confident that GenoProX will be released and that we should 'keep the faith' unless we hear something concrete to the contrary.
'lego audio video erro ergo disco' or "I read, I listen, I watch, I make mistakes, therefore I learn"
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Hi Ron!
Thank you for that. I have received your email and sent a reply. Fingers crossed re your assesment.
Edited: Saturday, August 3, 2024 by
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