Why is Spiceworks using such an old version of SQLite?

adamkauffman · 2019-02-14T20:37:49.000Z

I noticed that the SQLite version that comes with Spiceworks version 7.5.00107 is from 2014

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spiceworks\bin>sqlite3 --version
3.8.7 2014-10-17 11:24:17 e4ab094f8afce0817f4074e823fabe59fc29ebb4

I know that development has fractured but it seems like updating the elements that make up Spiceworks would be an easy way to show that development is ongoing. Is there something stopping the use of a newer version?

Robert5205 · 2019-02-14T20:50:17.000Z

There are several threads ongoing about SW’s inability to fog a mirror.

In regards to the database, any mention of it (accessing or upgrading) usually brings a chorus of “That won’t be supported!”

adamkauffman · 2019-02-14T20:53:05.000Z

Robert, are you suggesting that the developers are vampires?

PatrickFarrell · 2019-02-14T23:09:27.000Z

There is basically no further development of the desktop product. All focus is on the cloud product. What they are looking into doing however is allowing you to run the cloud code locally so that you have your own private version.

adamkauffman · 2019-02-15T15:05:47.000Z

I’ve heard about this. I’m curious if the inventory module will still have scanning capabilities to discover devices that can’t have an agent. I’ve asked in the cloud scanner forum but didn’t get a response.

adamkauffman · 2019-02-15T15:08:25.000Z

I wish they would open source the old Inventory product. I’ll bet the community could make some improvements.

chivo243 · 2019-02-20T07:58:30.000Z

Does this add credence to Trevor Potts question?

Is Spiceworks still viable? Spiceworks Support

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PatrickFarrell · 2019-02-20T12:38:10.000Z

Spicsworks stopped development on the 7.x version a long time ago and has stated such. There was a planned 8.x but they realised they were at a road block with performance that would require a significant rewrite. They chose to put those resources into developing the cloud version instead. They have talked about this numerous times, including most recently at the Spicecorps Midwest Meetup where Spiceworks employees came out and presented a few weeks ago.

adamkauffman · 2019-02-20T15:03:34.000Z

Thanks Patrick,

I guess a few of us (me) didn’t get the memo. I was under the impression that they were going to release patches to the 7.X branch.

PatrickFarrell · 2019-02-20T17:21:08.000Z

Critical security patches only.

State of Desktop app v8.0 Spiceworks

Hi everyone, we’ve been working hard on our Inventory products, but have not provided a recent update on the status of the Inventory 8.0 beta or the general future of the Desktop app (Help Desk and Inventory). Below are details around where both are headed, and how it ties into what we’re working on for Help Desk and Inventory products. Inventory 8.0 beta The 2017 beta releases of Inventory 8.0 made it apparent that application performance would be a challenge for both Inventory and Help Desk.…

Desktop 8.0 is on hold.
We are experimenting with modifying the cloud code-base version of the software to make it installable on-prem (as stated in the previous sections). We are not planning any new functional version of 7.5.
We may release 7.5 patches if we discover severe issues that prevent normal usage for lots of users, or security issues, etc. For any outstanding non-critical bugs that are open (or those that may be discovered later) we do not currently have a plan to release a 7.5 patch to fix them. These decisions on severity will continue to be handled on an individual basis, and we do not have any outstanding issues deemed severe (so a 7.5 patch is not currently in the pipeline).