Dennis Brown wrote:
I get the distinct impression that many actually do not want to see the exclusive club of knowledgeable Transcript programmers expand to quickly by having good docs. It almost appears to be a conflict of interests between professionals who want to keep the highly productive club small because it is their competitive advantage and the non-professionals who want to see the user base grow for the benefit of all. Also tutorials and other tools provided by professionals seem to be a sort of advertising that might be lost if the docs were first class.
OK Dennis, I now know where you're coming from. I'm sorry you have that impression. AFAIK, it couldn't be further from the truth (speaking for myself, and probably many other 'professionals' here). The simple fact is: MOST ALL OTHER X-TALKS have gone out of business. Some a couple of times! So...we need to support as many users, in whatever way we can, in order to maintain our 'tool of choice.' And the fact that RR has conveniently separated the engine into 2 product lines: DC and Revolution, helps those who make a serious living with it, differentiate ourselves as well. So, IMO, all's well on THAT front. Now, I certainly don't speak for RR, but one thing I know they are smart about-- conserving resources. Unlike many others (i.e. Allegiant), RR understands they need to build a good business case for this product and spend wisely. This means slow and steady growth. They're in the same boat as many other companies. It used to be companies paid healthy advances to get someone of Dan's caliber to write a book. Unfortunately, it's no longer the case. Linspire's (formally Lindows) VP of Marketing (a friend and a former SuperCard VP) tried to work out a deal for a book earlier last year, but just couldn't put up an advance big enough to make it worthwhile. That being said, thank heavens for this community. It really does provide support for everyone, and does it quite well. I think it's probably time to consider real FORUMS, but that's another discussion. The more people 'chip in' (NPI), the better it gets. Hopefully, soon, someone will find the resources to help out in the 'Beginning Transcript' book department. best, Chipp _______________________________________________ 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
