That is not a bad idea, provided you have some documentation prepared
for AOLServer.
It will not do anyone any good to have a fun, free application if they
cannot figure out how to install the software.
The documentation does not have to be absolutely comprehensive. How
about this:
how to do a basic install on linux (a couple of flavors) and Windows -
step-by-step instructions for the current version of AOLServer on
current operating systems.
a complete list of the variables in the nsd.tcl file and what they
mean and some typical values
a standard way to organize the files associated with AOLServer
an intro to building stuff in AOLServer with tcl
Before you jump start AOLServer with magic, make sure you have the
basics covered, otherwise, it will just be magic.
Thorpe
Just enough for someone to get the thing working without having to
feel like an idiot.
On May 3, 2008, at 5:03 PM, Dossy Shiobara wrote:
Back in Feburary 2005, Dan Chak at MIT said something to me that I
just
haven't had the motivation to pursue. However, I really would like to
hear what folks think of his statement:
What AOLServer "community" needs is a bunch of fun, free
applications for building personal sites. It's stupid, but
that's how you get the initial hook on people. I'm not sure who
is going to make and release these "fun, free apps" though,
because there's currently also no audience for it. It's kind of
a bootstrapping problem.
It's definitely a chicken-and-egg problem: most newbies won't try
AOLserver "for the heck of it" but would go through the trouble if
there
was an application they wanted to run, i.e. OpenACS.
Of course, there's little motivation to develop a fun, free app. for
AOLserver if nobody's going to try it out.
How do we break out of this deadlock?
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