My 2 cents: - The road to success for web2py is more / better doc and more / better apps, whether private or public. - John Heenan is correct in stating that web2py will only be successful if, long term, there is support for its development and enhancement by more than Massimo. I believe there is already such a movement and that it already transcends Massimo. - John's tone sounds cranky to me -- he may wish to moderate it if he wants to be heard seriously. - Also, John, just because you are unaware of contracts that are paying money for web2py development doesn't mean that these don't exist. In this case, it just means that you are not in the know. - Massimo, do not worry about setting up a shell company to provide support and protection for web2py-ers. I and other happy web2py-ers are already executing on contracts that make them money for developing and supporting web2py-based apps. Let the free market do its thing and don't be concerned about providing us with a shell for protection. We don't need it. If we're serious, we provide our own shell for protection. At a minimum, it's called a LLC and costs less than $100 to set up. - Web2py is already developing a brand. The key is to enable people who are passionate about web2py to be able to carry on their work uninterrupted. This means providing timely code updates with new functionality, good support for bug fixes, and a vibrant forum for sharing ideas and apps. Those who are passionate about it will extol its virtues organically. Malicious detractors should be actively debunked.
Energy seeks the lowest potential via the path of least resistance. If web2py provides a much easier way to develop websites than other methods, it will prevail. If it's only incrementally better and django and others copy web2py, then there could be a fight and it's likely the bigger player with most installed base will win. I think web2py currently provides the lowest energy path to building rich, dynamic sites. That's why I have and continue to be a big proponent of good doc that's freely available. I think the new doc website is the single most important thing to emerge in favor of web2py in the last year. Yes, the word should be spread. Probably after apps have been built. But in the mean time, if web2py is my secret weapon, then so be it. When I can come back up for air from my web2py app development, I will extol its virtues at Pycon or equivalent. But frankly, I have so many things I want to do with web2py I would rather build than talk at this time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.
