On 8/11/05, Doug Schepers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Francis- > > While I'm not driving a Mercedes (or even a Prius, which I'd prefer), I am > making money using SVG (as well as other technologies). In my opinion, the > key is twofold: > 1) Realize where SVG is the best solution (there are many places it's not); > 2) Use SVG in concert with other technologies, as was meant to be done; > 3) [bonus fold] Find a need, and fill that need, with SVG if appropriate. > > SVG is not an end-all-be-all solution, but it is appropriate in many places. > Personally, I think that pushing browser vendors to adopt SVG (natively, if > possible) and supporting those efforts (donating time or money to efforts > like MozSVG,
Hey, I like that. That's a great idea. Donate and save me from working in a supermarket to pay my rent. :-) > rewarding vendors by buying products that use SVG), especially > when they lead to true inline, multi-namespace environments. > > I also think that this list is not the place to do evangelizing pro or con > SVG. Why would, for instance, Microsoft be monitoring this list. > Implementors who are supporting SVG are already supporting SVG. You're > preaching to the choir here... Find companies that aren't supporting SVG who > should be, and start an email campaign to convince them. > > Francis Hemsher wrote: > | > | Gad, is anyone driving a Mercedes and has a monied life style > | because they are with SVG? I know all of the SVG visionaries > | are totally un- paid for their efforts, believe it or not, > | including Adobe. > > That's not true. Adobe makes money selling, for instance, Illustrator and > Adobe Graphics Server, both of which have SVG as part of their output. > > You are looking to make money from SVG, and I think that's great. A rising > tide raises all ships. But if you're only advertising on svg-dev, you need > to fire your marketing guy. Aim your sights on a vertical who needs a > graphics solution, and start demoing your cool tech to them. > > > | If we continue to give away efforts for free, then, in the > | business world, we are considered prostitutes. > > Hey, check your hyperbolemeter... I think you might have it set a bit high. > > > | Set your sites on making an honest return on your > | efforts..Charge $325/hour for your time for anyone that needs > | your input. > > Amen! Don't tell anyone anything unless they pay you. That's sure to spread > adoption. (BTW, Francis, you own me $325 for looking at your site.) > > I'm not saying that we shouldn't be paid. But when I have time, I'm happy to > help out people on this list, or on IRC (freenode#svg), or by helping with > the SVG Wiki. Without a community of developers, SVG would really be dead. > And not fun. And not profitable. > > > Regards- > Doug > > doug . schepers @ vectoreal.com > www.vectoreal.com ...for scalable solutions. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h8749tg/M=362335.6886445.7839731.1510227/D=groups/S=1706030389:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123837071/A=2894361/R=0/SIG=13jmebhbo/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/education/digitaldivide/?source=YAHOO&cmpgn=GRP&RTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/";>In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide!</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
