>From a useability point of view, Jpluck may be a better solution. Installing Python, Python Parser, and Plucker Desktop may be cumbersome for the tech staff and IMHO prone to more things going wrong.
Jpluck only requires the latest version of Java and does just about everything. There is no showcase, so that's easy. And the question of adding a disable (or activate) checkbox is easy. It also supports installing to memory cards. Once a non-beta version comes out, it (again IMHO) would most likely suit your needs best. Also, the scheduling in Jpluck is more streamlined for odd schedules. Alas, I don't speak for any of the Jpluck Team, I just use the product. And I am a very happy user. --Wes -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Bolduan Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 4:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Commerical Applications Greetings, I'm new to the list and apologize for bringing the big, bad specter of commercial applications to the great open source project you've all created. Simply put, I'm looking for a viable alternative to AvantGo's "Custom Channels" for a client who wants to make their product information and website available on Palm OS devices. Currently their site is essentially brochureware, with about 300 products (the HTML-for-Palm version of the site I made has about 1,000 pages.) The Plucker Desktop application is great, and would work very well for our purposes. The initial roll-out of the content would be only to dealers (around 1,500), but eventually we'd like a way to have consumers be able to access the information as well. The problem is that the dealers are, well, not all that technologically sophisticated... Put it this way - the sign-up and account process for AvantGo was deemed too cumbersome and complex... :-\ My vision is a customized version of the Plucker Desktop. For example, the "Showcase" would be removed, 25-30 channels (each representing different sections of the website) would be pre-populated (like the Clinical Exam) with predetermined update schedules, and references to "Plucker" and the rubber chicken and pacifier icons would be replaced with my client's name and logo. Of course anywhere it was possible, we'd have "Powered By Plucker" or whatever was necessary. All the tabs for configuring a channel (Spidering, Links, Formatting, etc.) would be removed and/or uneditable and pre-configured with the proper information for our particular application. Another useful option would be to "disable" a channel. I know I can delete them, but it would be nice to allow users to temporarily turn off a specific channel for the next sync. I'm a marketer and website developer from the Dark Side (ASP, mostly) - Python and the development of applications like this is well outside my realm of expertise. Rather, I'm looking for a partner to modify the Plucker Desktop to fit a very commercial application. Given the open source nature and GPL licensing, I don't even know if this is possible - any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time! -Kevin Bolduan [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ plucker-dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-dev _______________________________________________ plucker-dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-dev
