\o/ Yeah \o/ On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Kevin Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > Just wanted to announce something big, and let you behind the scenes a > little bit. > > Periodically we see posts on the Use and Improve lists about using > Revolution on a server. We all know what a great language Rev is, and > there's been a free server engine out for many years that many people have > enjoyed using. I've tried it myself, but found a lot of the same > frustrations that other have reported. Finding the right engine, putting it > the right place, setting permissions, frustrating and confusing errors. > Wading into Linux-land to figure things out. Dealing with ISPs who don't > want to spend the effort making things work. > > A spat of messages on this topic came up recently. I think what you've been > asking for boils down to this: "Why can't we have a best-of-breed hosting > package combined with a pre-configured Rev server scripting environment, > that just works! No hassle!". Well the timing of this discussion was good, > as we're now ready to introduce something we've been planning for a while: > a > proper server version of Revolution. > > Its been a fun process developing the service. We've put our newest > scripting technology up there, so people can start using short, easy > snippets of Rev code in their HTML pages. The engineers have come up with > some neat stuff. A new Internet library that is super-fast and > low-overhead. > A scheme for hooking into the server for live debugging. And they'll have > more to bring to the table soon: new syntax for working with databases that > is crystal-clear. > > The plan caught on like wildfire in the office. Everyone had something to > contribute. The enthusiasm was palpable both in the offices and in our > Skype > meetings across the oceans. The result in our brand-new On-Rev Server > product, which you can see at http://www.On-Rev.com. > > With On-Rev, we've put it all together for you. This is an extremely > simple, > friendly, and easy-to-use server scripting environment compared to anything > else out there or any previous Rev server scripting engine. > > - We've nailed the hosting side of it... you'll find it really attractive > compared to whatever you're using now. Ample disk space and bandwidth, > world-class data center and screaming fast hardware. Ultra-reliable. The > ability to host unlimited domains, spam filtering, one-click installs, the > works. No question this is a hosting plan you'd love. > > - And we've paired it with the alpha release of our amazing new server > scripting platform. Already, as of today, you can play with the new server > Script Editor and Debugger, using the all-new second-generation server > scripting engine. You can a write simple snippet of code, like <?rev put > the > time ?>, into your HTML page and boom it just works! If there is a problem, > you can *step through* your server code and watch all your environment, > global and script variables live in real-time! Dear heavens, if you have > any > love of Rev coding at all, this should rock your world! Not to mention that > you'll have the chance to give input and help shape the direction of the > service, at the same time you're first in line for all of our new goodies > coming down the pike. > > Ok... there's "one more thing." We appreciate our customers, and we want to > make sure everyone has the opportunity to learn and use Rev server > scripting. We want to see what you can do! Rev-based content management > systems? Online games? A really easy-to-use storefront? Multi-user database > systems? We know you can do it! So... to make this irresistible... to make > it so you have absolutely no reason not to get into our new server > scripting > platform at the ground level... we asked one more question: > > "Can we introduce it at $499 for life?" > > We ran the numbers and the answer was a resounding YES... as long as we > kept > it to limited numbers and a very short introductory period, we could do it. > Of course we want to reward our loyal customers. But we also want to reward > the early adopters who will be vital in helping us shape the service. And > we > need an active community of people using the platform so that we have lots > of experts sharing advice, code for games, blogs, CMS systems...you name > it... > > Now, I already mentioned this is an amazing deal just considering the > hosting. Shop around and you'll find this caliber of hosting going for as > much as $250 a year or $25/month. (We didn't want to compete with those > cramped shared services of "unlimited-but-not-really" for 99 cents a > month.) > Again, quality hosting. Pay just once now, and never have to worry about > your hosting payment again. So that alone is going to save you thousands of > dollars over the years for all your domains. But On-Rev is not just > hosting, > it's a playground where you've got zero-hassle access to the very best > server technology we've got to offer. Finally you can make your vision for > highly interactive Web 2.0 software a reality! > > $499 for lifetime hosting on our Rev-optimized server is our gift to the > community and we hope you're as excited about it as we are. Get all the > details and sign up for the $499 "Founders" special before May 1 at > http://www.On-Rev.com > > Kind regards, > > Kevin > > Kevin Miller ~ [email protected] ~ http://www.runrev.com/ > Runtime Revolution - User-Centric Development Tools > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > -- http://www.andregarzia.com All We Do Is Code. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
