Orthodox Base Packages Discontinued? No

How about a little more transparency. The previously-available libraries such as the Orthodox Library Builder are no longer available, and the new product was just launched without an Orthodox base package. This is more than just it not being available, otherwise there is no reason for previously-available packages to have gone away. And links to the former Orthodox base package now redirect to a page with all the base packages (but nothing for Orthodox), there is not even a "coming soon" page.

What's the deal? I understand the Orthodox probably don't have much buying power, but please don't make it impossible for Orthodox Christians to purchase their resources without bundling them with stuff we don't want/need. For instance, I can't even buy the Byzantine lectionaries without purchasing the full feature set or a Logos NOW membership. What gives?

I'd appreciate some frank honesty here.

1. Does Logos intend to continue offering base packages to Orthodox Christians?
2. Why was Orthodoxy excluded from the Logos 7 release?
3. If Logos does intend to continue offering packages for Orthodox Christians, what is the anticipated product release date and will the same introductory v7 deals be available?

I assure you that there's not attempt here at a lack of transparency and I'm very sorry it feels that way. Let me try to answer your questions as frankly as possible:

1. Does Logos intend to continue offering base packages to Orthodox Christians?
   Yes. We have no plans to discontinue our Orthodox line of products.
2. Why was Orthodoxy excluded from the Logos 7 release?
   There are many reasons (some small and some larger) for this. As MJ pointed out, the primary reason is lack of available materials. It is a complex and sometimes protracted process to get new materials into our base packages. Probably the next most significant reason is that our Orthodox product manager left in February for a different job. That has left me (and Anglo-Catholic) and Lou (a Roman Catholic) to manager Orthodox-related things. While Lou and I have enough knowledge between us to handle the day-to-day management of the Orthodox product line, building a base package is a little bit harder and we want to make 100% sure we get it right. I'm just about done with a first draft of the packages and I plan to reach out to Gabe (the previous Orthodox product manager) to see if will will give them a review. Please know that the delay in shipping these packages comes from a desire to offer Orthodox Christians a quality product, even if it takes a bit longer.
3. If Logos does intend to continue offering packages for Orthodox Christians, what is the anticipated product release date and will the same introductory v7 deals be available?
   I'm really hesitant to give a product release date at this point (I already regret saying that they'd be available at the end of last week). There are a lot of moving pieces and some of them are out of my control. That said, I am hopeful that I'll finish the first draft today and get it reviewed in the next couple days. 

As to why we pulled the previous packages: again, there are a number of reasons for this. One of them has to do with the way our website handles base package tracks as they show up in comparison charts and other base-package related pages. Relatedly, the way we reconfigured the base packages for 7 (decoupling the feature set from the libraries) wouldn't have worked with the existing packages (because they fall in the English-speaking track of packages). Pulling out the resources and offering them separately would've been somewhat difficult and would've essentially made more Orthodox bundles. 

I hope that helps give you a bit more clarity into the situation. You can rest assured that we are working hard on getting out new Orthodox base packages as soon as possible.