Sarah, No offense was taken. I was just providing some unsolicited input from an old sys admin. My language could have been chosen a little better though, I admit. :-)
Larry On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Sarah Reichelt <sarah.reich...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 2:35 AM, Larry Snider <snid...@gmail.com> wrote: >> An opinion from a list lurker... >> >> I would very much appreciate further development of a Linux version of >> Rev. (And any other UNIX-type OS for that matter...) >> >> !!(In fact, I would, more importantly, like the ability to compile >> command-line programs! I could very easily write CGI tools for the >> web that would not require ANY plug-in. Sorry. I'm not a fan of >> special GUI web programming.)!! >> >> One aspect that apparently is not given much consideration is the >> enterprise/infrastructure. Not everyone develops for profit. Some >> people, like me, need a rapid development tool that can meet the needs >> of the users quickly and reliably. My company has zero Macs at this >> facility but we have thousands of Windows PCs and many, many Linux and >> Solaris servers. Yes, Solaris and HP-UX are still very alive in the >> enterprise arena so if there were a RunRev version available to me for >> those OSs I would be all over it. >> >> So, for all the naysayers who only want their preferred OS to survive >> to mature development then request away. You're only screwing >> everyone else. There's a whole other world out there to be >> discovered/considered. > > > Since I was the one that really started this whole thread, I guess I > am the naysayer you are referring too. > > I assure you that I had no intention of screwing anybody. My main > interest is in the continuing commercial health of RunRev, so that my > preferred tool keeps going. To this end, I was suggesting that it > might be more commercially viable, as well as more honest to their > customers, if they re-directed their Linux team to the revMobile team. > That's all - it was in no way an attack on Linux/Unix or their users. > > I realise that the Linux engine is essential for revServer, but that > doesn't need the development that has to be put into the GUI and the > externals. > > Anyway, my apologies if you took my opinions for a personal attack on > Linux users, that was not what I meant. > > Regards, > Sarah > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
