Chipp,
I hope you are right about that, I want to think the best of the
community, and the actions speak louder than the words, but some of
the posts took me aback, and made me start to wonder where some were
coming from. I also am sensitive to the fact that changes to the
status quo can have a real effect on peoples livelihoods if they
don't also change to keep pace --"my altruism usually stops when your
fist is occupying the same volume as my nose". I like to see win-win
propositions in all my dealings.
Dennis
On Jul 25, 2005, at 9:57 PM, Chipp Walters wrote:
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
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