For or against password protection in the free runrev version? We chose to live in a world where exchange is at the basis of a lot of things. The openSOurce movement also rests on that basis : I give my code for free, but In exchange, i'll get a lot more for free too. Well, How do I live as a programmer? Maybe i manage to sell a few (or a lot!) of tailored made solutions, which I can do in less time since I share all these goodies. So far I understand, both universe (commercial and shared open source) live hand in hand and should work han in hand.
That leaves us with a refined question which scope extends further than just the password protection : how can runrev favor the growth of a really cool network of passionates and professionals with two levels : 1) share as many ressources as possible 2) sell the one that needs to, thus virtually creating a new market segment. Same question arises for the "grand public" at large : how to share as many ressources as possible and how to sell as many as possible too! So far it seems that the group of runrev users managed to keep a very good "group ware " attitude. i am very grateful to all the people who published stacks who helped me grasp a few more things, and I will not miss the occasion myself to do the same. I do not know about other languages since I chose to concentrate on runrev, and am happy with this choice. I did notice though, that the new version of runrev online has had much less succes than the original on in terms of number of stacks shared. Also classification of stack is really bad to my view.. So that leads me to the following idea : there should be an incentive to publish and share stacks and libraries, (and perhaps a kind of penality for people who never do share anything... ?) So my pratical proposition is : a) to remove the possibility to protect a stack in the fully free version for standAlones and for the web version b) to ask the same price as former runrev media entry level to allow protection (it was around 50 dollars). [This is already a big improvement since previously for 50 dollars you could not create a standalone]. c) Studio and enterprise pricing seem ok to me. The SSL thingy should be made more widely avaailable too, WHEN and only when its use will be more widespsread and less expensive (to day SSL requires quite a few expensives ceritficates anyways, so useless for everybody as things are yet). and d) REWARD people who share stacks on revOnline by sending them free upgrade coupons to the protected version. And free purchase coupons for studio and enterprise versions. Also have a section "shared stacks" in the monthly newsletter and put forward people who participate letting the have an occasion to promote their products and services around runrev. As well as a yearly "prize" of best shared stacks to honor their donors! == > It cost nothing to runrev to do so ==> it is normal to reward people for participating ==> it is essential to communicate on the need to establish a great community (this was one of the basis of HYPERCARD). e) setUp a much better exchange network for all runrev developpers, a kind of runrev market place. With well thought sharing strategies and rules. And a place to make community bids to encourage developpers add some libraries by sharing the cost among as many users as possible. (I' de really need a better audio library but can't afford it alone!! smile!) ANNOUCEMENT I would personnaly like to participate it he setting up of such a platform and I do make a call here to constitute a pilot group !! PLease, any people interested, drop a private message, thanks. I have the feeling that runrev went TOO FAR TOO QUICKLY ahaed in providing a full version totally free and not making a very big point on the groupWare attitude which is very intelligent, sexy and really efficient, but which needs to be actively SUSTAINED (and not only talked about as a selling argument.. ). But.. it's by doing and taking the plunge that things happen so, nice move runrev! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Vote-to-disable-password-protection-for-revMedia-4-stacks-tp25096861p25118837.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ 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
