RE: The Euphorian Way
Excellent news Rob.
This should really give Euphoria a shot in the arm!
Now everyone who "really really" wants there features
can do it themselves! And if it's good enought (and accepted by
most people) can be merged back into the master source!
Can't wait to see Mr Cuny's version!
Ray Smith
Robert Craig wrote:
[snip]
> Naturally, if you make your own version, you must
> clearly state that you used our source, modified it,
> and RDS is not responsible for any damage.
>
> RDS will try to merge back into its version, any features
> or ports that we think are worthwhile, and that are released
> to us by the developer.
>
> Unlike "Open Source", you will not be permitted to redistribute
> our source code in any way. On the other hand, you will be
> permitted to make changes and additions without
> having to reveal your source, and you are free to sell
> or give away copies of your version. Your version will not
> be worth much, unless you add a feature, or port it, since you
> will only be able to build the free Public Domain Edition for
> Windows, DOS or Linux.
>
> This will be great news for Euphoria users.
> It should stimulate a lot of creativity and porting.
> The value of learning Euphoria will increase,
> since there will be more that you can do with it,
> and more suppliers of Euphoria-based solutions.
> (Most of) the source will be in the hands of numerous
> people, many of which will have some idea of
> how to maintain it. RDS will get suggestions
> for improvement, and sometimes complete bug fixes,
> based on the source code itself.
>
> So now we'll have 17 different, slightly-incompatible
> versions of Euphoria. True, but RDS will likely
> always have the accepted "standard" version.
> I suspect most people will buy the source just
> for educational reasons, not to try to come out with
> their own version.
> It would take a lot of work for someone to surpass RDS.
> They would have to develop something a lot better
> than what RDS has, and they'd probably be better
> off selling it to us, than trying to market it on their own.
>
> Our income will increase due to sales of the source.
> The demand for our current Complete Editions
> will not drop, since we would still be the only
> ones supplying those extra features.
>
> For more details you'll have to wait for 2.3.
> I have to get back to work on "namespace".
>
> Regards,
> Rob Craig
> Rapid Deployment Software
> http://www.RapidEuphoria.com
>
>
>
Ray Smith
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