[Update: please read the update to this post at http://blog.philipstears.net/2007/09/update-service-.html for more information]
Regrettably we have had to take the hard decision today to pull DriveWorks SP2 from our web site after having been available for only a little more than a week.
This decision was taken due to a bug in part of the implementation of file management, which, could in some specific cases, where the file management is used to delete data, have severe consequences requiring the restoration of the group from a backup.
Given the potential damage, we can not in good conscience continue to provide SP2 for download from our web site, even though we believe only a small percentage of you are potentially affected.
We are planning to release SP2.1, which will ONLY contain a fix for this issue and no others, in the next two days.
If you are using SP2 now, I strongly urge you not to use file management at this time.
I would also like to remind people of the importance of back-ups, this bug aside, file management is a powerful tool, but offers an equal risk due to its deletion capabilities. Please make sure you always have an up to date backup when using file management. It is a relatively small hassle to create a robust backup policy compared to the potential data loss if someone makes a mistake.
I apologize for any inconvenience this causes anyone, and for the relatively little amount of detail at this stage, we will be posting a more detailed announcement tomorrow, as well as a formal announcement on our web site later today.
We certainly do not take any situation like this lightly, I hope you bear with us whilst we ensure that we get this sorted properly.
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