--- Graham Samuel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I found out that you can't force > > > Windows users to install QT, but that's > > > another story... > > > >Of course you can't force anyone to install > anything, but if the > >benefits are compelling enough it's not hard > to get users to choose to > >install QT, and even easier if you get the > free license from Apple to > >include the QT installer on your product's CD. > With the HyperRESEARCH > >product I make for ResearchWare we haven't had > a single complaint from > >Win users about installing QT; given the wide > range of formats it allows > >our product to support they're often glad we > use it. > > > >But of course acceptance will depend on the > market the software > >addresses. What sort of audience are you > finding resistance to QT in? > > UK Schools - very few have the time or > inclination to go through more than > the minimum installation process, especially > for a relatively inexpensive > product. Of course here and there, there are > highly IT-literate schools or > proper IT departments who would be responsible > for the installation work > and for the policy decision to install QT, > perhaps centrally, but you can't > count on it. This is the advice I get from my > publisher who is in touch > with literally thousands of state (=publicly > funded) schools in the UK. A > further insight is that these teachers are so > hard-pressed that apart from > the relative few who take a direct interest in > computers, they will seldom > feel able to take the time to understand any > intricate functionality in a > PC application, even if an investment of > understanding would in the end > lead to a reduction in time and effort. It's a > tough world out there.
the naif asks: is there any way to automate the whole deal and put it in a button "Install Me!" along the lines of Alice in the Looking Glass? Erik Hansen ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.erikhansen.org __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains � Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
