Re: I got that mail below. Any comments ?
Hi,
I had a similar line of thought for a long time, but have come
to change my mind.
Firstly, Euphoria is developed and owned by one person, no one
using Euphoria is forced to use it, and we are very lucky that
a public domain version is available free to use (even if it has
limitations).
I believe the focus of Euphoria should be platform independence,
yes a GUI installer that sets file associations and has an uninstall
option would be very nice but that would make it platform dependant
on windows. Any platform dependant options then make support and
further development more time consuming and more difficult.
Actually it would be nice if Rob did have a mission statement detailing
what the goals of Euphoria are.
My feelings are it would likely focus around a minimal powerful language
that is platform independent.
My comments here really sum everything up nicely: people have different
requirements and uses for Euphoria. Some people would love more Windows/GUI
tools but that would bug others as it drifts off into disjoint ports for
different platforms.
I agree completely with David Cuny, if someone can’t install Euphoria they
are unlikely to be able to use it.
I also agree with your comments as well, a nice installer (and lets throw
in a full featured IDE!!!) would see considerable growth in Euphoria’s
popularity.
If you do want to increase Euphoria’s popularity why don’t you ask Rob
permission to make your own distribution of the PD version with an install
program. Then you might want to look into writing an IDE!!!
Ray Smith
>Herr Gottwald,
>
>The argument is even more basic than that. There are
>plenty of free install utilities that would create the
>correct directory structure, add the path, make the
>associations and possibly even start a basic tutorial
>if we had one. Of course, this would make the language
>much more approachable by the beginner and the tutorial
>could explain the things that the install has done, and
>why it has done them.
>
>The install could also build a group and icons for the
>interpreter and the tutorial, plus an icon for the most
>important thing, an uninstall for those who don't wish
>to continue. All of that could easily fit in a megabyte
>download. Of course, that would mean that our esteemed
>author would have to be a forward looking individual,
>really interested in his customers...which he is not.
>
>Without the efforts of a small group of very determined
>developers centered around David Cuny, this language
>would have disappeared long ago. However, Mr. Craig seems
>to have little appreciation for their efforts or
>suggestions. Put your hopes in the user group, not the
>author.
>
>Everett L.(Rett) Williams
>rett at gvtc.com
>
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