[REBOL] Re: Licensing, components ... Re: REBOL FAQ updated
From: jason:cunliffe:verizon at: 13-Sep-2002 14:07
Hello
Very good news that the FAQ is being improved and 'rebolized'. Thank you.
> Locking library and shell were one of the worst RT's decision points and
> turned MANY potential Rebol newcomers out.
YES, I agree 100%.
> At least for me, both
> following examples are one and the same:
>
> call "my-app.exe"
> open sound://
>
> while first will fail, because "my-app.exe" will not be present on linux
> e.g., the second will fail, because not everyone has /Pro license - in
> both cases script will not run.
>
> So - free them both - I don't believe they a) generate any substantial
> income for RT b) they break portability. Let Rebol fly into other areas
> of usage ;-)
I agree completely. REBOL and RT deserve to succeed. But it is painful in the
extreme to watch a this marketing decision cripple its wider acceptance. There
are daily better alternatives to REBOL. Most are free, open and have large
contributed libraries, developer and user communities, bookshelf presence etc.
REBOL is brilliant, innovative, unique, fun and useful. But its success depends
upon people being able to explore those unique virtues up-front. And that means
being able to freely use REBOL with other tools. People simply laugh out of pity
when they hear REBOL cannot by default call an executable script on a server..
Hmm... Calls itself the language of 'x-internet', yet it cannot talk to
anything else running on a server? C'mon. Get real...
- This is what I
usually hear when I try to introduce how cool REBOL is.
The only reason people will use REBOL these days is because they have fallen in
love with the language and love to explore. Those are good reasons, but not
enough to build a growing community. If REBOL is adopted into schools and
computer literacy research projects they might be reason enough. [Rebol as
'LOGO' for internet generation. really I wish for this.]
But even then, REBOL would have to compare itself to Python. hello?
There are many ways REBOL can succeed, and that RT can generate revenue.
Locking people out from use of 'call' + shell is not one of them.
Please help us to help you..
./Jason
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