Joey deVilla wrote on Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:33:37 -0500: > RCL SURVEY > ========== > > Implementation and Deployment > ============================= > > What platform is your OpenSRS-based system running on? > - Unix (Linux/BSD) > > What is your preferred programming language? > - Perl > - PHP > > What if we distributed client binaries instead of client code, with > modifable web page templates? Would that be sufficent for your needs?
No. > > If we were to change the language in which the OpenSRS client code is > written (currently Perl), what deployment concerns would you have? If it's not going to be PHP, we had to completely build our own code for talking to the API. > > What do you use to access OpenSRS? > - The "SourceForge" client, modified to implement features that it does > not have. > - Your own code, written from the ground up, using our code and the API > documentation as a reference. We are in the process of writing own php code on the basis of the sourceforge php code since our frontend is completely in php. > > Which client do you prefer? > - The "SourceForge" client > > Web services > - Do you use Web services? no > - Would you like it if the OpenSRS API were exposed as a Web service? > Would problems would it solve? Can't asnwer. > > How do you keep up with API development, specifically new API calls not > implemented in the RCL? We are quite behind, anyway. > > Upgrading > ========= > > How often do you upgrade your OpenSRS client? twice a year. > > Would you upgrade more often if we made the process easier? yes > > Who initiates the upgrade process? > - Technical manager > When do you typically upgrade your OpenSRS client? > - Whenever a new feature is implemented > - When it's a slow time at your company > Business Needs > ============== > > Would you like to see a payment gateway implemented in the RCL? No > > Would you like "shopping cart" functionality built into the client? no > How do you typically charge your end-users for services? > - Yearly for domains > - Some combination that depends of the type of service they're buying > yes Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com IE-Center: http://ie5.de & http://msie.winware.org
