Wasn't HyperCard "semi-open-source" way back because of XCMDs and XFCN?... A tool like CompilIt made it easier for non-C coders to develop an extension for HC for their own purpose. I don't think Rev has that facility that same way, but couldn't Rev become "semi-open-source" by providing a tool like CompilIt, fully documented and supported with an easy path designed to bring cool and widely used X-things into the IDE ... Jim
on 6/6/07 12:32 PM, Shari wrote: > > >> A lot of coders I know are moving to the Open Source world for the >> simple fact that they can fix it. One case: Seeing RunRev lacking >> certain 'facilities' (3D was high on his list, and yes, I am aware >> of the plugin from igame3D) he couldn't believe that a modern >> 'language' didn't have it built in and wasn't about to 'write an >> external' for something that should have been 'internal'. > > I don't mind having plugins available to enhance something. And I > know that many of the plugins available for Rev were created by folks > on this list, often to make their own lives easier and later, shared > with us as a community, or available for sale from independent > developers. I've finally just installed my first one :-) > > This makes more sense to me than Open Source. There is a definitive > command structure, and responsibility structure, and while things > don't always flow exactly as one person might wish, they do flow and > it does work. > > The whole issue of GUI's comes to mind, as well. Folks created > various user interfaces for how we use Revolution (I use the Metacard > interface personally). This doesn't mean they are Open Source. Nor > does it mean that Revolution itself should be. They simply add > functionality to Rev, and a person could easily just use Rev without > ever knowing that plugins or other GUI's even exist. > > The primary product remains solid as a commercial software product, > as it should be. > > Shari -- HiringSmart Canada is a successful international end-to-end human resource support business > providing science-based assessments and productivity tools to multi-branch > businesses > where each branch, without the help of an HR professional, attracts, hires and > engages THE RIGHT PEOPLE. We Help You Attract, Hire and Keep the Right People. www.TalentSeeker.ca www.HiringSmart.ca www.KeepingTheBest.ca HiringSmart Canada 23 Shoal Cove Road, Seabright, Nova Scotia, Canada. B3Z 3A9 Phone: 902-823-2339. Fax: 902-823-2139 _______________________________________________ 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