At 14:02 13/03/2001, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Hodgkinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: 13 March 2001 12:49
>Subject: Re: Strange Request
>
> > Dave Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > I think this is a good idea and would be happy to get involved. What I'd
> > > like to see is a series of "drop in" replacements for Matt's scripts.
>There
> > > are <counts> 15 scripts on Matt's site. How long would it take us to
> > > rewrite them all?
> >
> > I've done his "random text CGI" thingy as a mod_perl/TT drop-in.
>
>I haven't looked at Matts scripts, but I get the feeling that they are aimed
>at beginners who have a fairly standard perl/apache installation[1]. I'm
>sure your solution will be much better, but I don't think it would be a
>replacement for Matt's if the users can't run it...
I agree completely. I'd go as far as to suggest that these replacement
scripts should only use standard modules as well. The second that it
becomes just a bit harder to use our scripts than it is to use Matt's we've
lost most of our potential audience.
Dave...
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