Hey Andy,
I see on the new site that there is a list item for the free edition of Dolphin. I realise that the new site isn't really for public consumption, but looking at that list item, it would appear that there you have made a concrete decision on the free version, that you indeed will be releasing a free version, and as such, may I shout this joy from the tree tops? :) |
Sean,
> I see on the new site that there is a list item for the free edition > of Dolphin. > > I realise that the new site isn't really for public consumption, but > looking at that list item, it would appear that there you have made a > concrete decision on the free version, that you indeed will be > releasing a free version, and as such, may I shout this joy from the > tree tops? :) Well, we've made the decision that there will be a free version but we have't quite decided what it will be or what will be in it. It might end up being DVE5 but I think it is more likely to be effectively a DVE6. -- Andy Bower Dolphin Support www.object-arts.com |
"Andy Bower" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
news:[hidden email]... > > Well, we've made the decision that there will be a free version but we > have't quite decided what it will be or what will be in it. It might > end up being DVE5 but I think it is more likely to be effectively a > DVE6. Either would be great, of course a DVE6 would be best. I try to encourage people to take a look at Dolphin, and a time limited demo is often just not attractive if they are new to Smalltalk and are not even sure if it is worth the bother. I think a free DVE version would make it more likely for outsiders to try and fall in love with Dolphin. I am planning to release some simple utilities developed in Dolphin and will include my source code. It will be great to be able to also provide a link to a free version of Dolphin people can use to take a look at the code. Chris |
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> Well, we've made the decision that there will be a free version but we
> have't quite decided what it will be or what will be in it. It might > end up being DVE5 but I think it is more likely to be effectively a > DVE6. Can I make a formal request/plea to include the Sockets package into the Value edition? And if you were feeling really generous, also include one of the Database packages (Either the Database package, or ADODB) I think that the two areas where a lot of stuff would be done, is in internet connectivity, and database applications, and a combination of the two in things like web applications. If you could enable the majority of that sort of stuff to be done from the start, I think that would be a very powerful platform for people to look into, especially given that it won't cost them any money to look into. |
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> Well, we've made the decision that there will be a free version but we
> have't quite decided what it will be or what will be in it. It might > end up being DVE5 but I think it is more likely to be effectively a > DVE6. Well I started shouting. If it's too premature, let me know and I'll pull it :) |
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Sean,
> I think that the two areas where a lot of stuff would be done, is in > internet connectivity, and database applications, and a combination of the > two in things like web applications. If you could enable the majority of > that sort of stuff to be done from the start, I think that would be a very > powerful platform for people to look into, especially given that it won't > cost them any money to look into. I think that's giving away too much. It might make sense to provide a hard-wired interface to something like msql (_not_ MySQL) or something similar, but even that might be overkill. Dolphin is a good buy. A free version makes sense, but it should be such that once a user gets the idea, they have some motivation to spend a little money. Have a good one, Bill -- Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D. [hidden email] |
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