[Zope] Q: Verifying the poll numbers

Phil Harris phil.harris@zope.co.uk
Mon, 21 May 2001 13:11:44 +0100


A for charge option sounds good, with caveats.

It most definitely shouldn't be based on Mozilla, it's too slow and heavy
(sorry ActiveState).

It should be cross-platform.

This is starting to sound like a job for Python isn't it.

Also the price shouldn't be exhorbitantly high.

Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Everitt" <paul@digicool.com>
To: <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 12:22 PM
Subject: [Zope] Q: Verifying the poll numbers


>
> Howdy folks.  AndyM is running a poll over at ZopeZen:
>
>   http://www.zopezen.org/
>   (Look at the bottom of the left margin)
>
> < spoiler warning>
>
> Before reading the rest of this message, please vote.  I
> don't want to bias your response.  And don't peek at the
> results before you vote!
>
> </spoiler warning>
>
> OK, on to the discussion.  Are those numbers *really* accurate?  I gotta
> admit, though I've had a soft spot in my heart for the Zope Studio
> thing, I'm stunned that it would be in front.  Much less so *far* in
> front.  Are these results an accurate reading of the sentiments -- that
> given the list of choices Andy presented, a Zope Studio is so much more
> popular than those choices!?!
>
> Wow.  Let's try a different tack.  Pretend there was a for-free Zope
> Studio and a for-fee Zope Studio.  Let's say the difference was either
> like ActiveState's difference (personal use vs. professional use), or
> say the difference was in "Professional" capabilities.
>
> Does anyone think there would be any moderate-sized market for a for-fee
> version?  How many of you would pay a few hundred bucks for a
> high-quality dev/authoring/admin environment for Zope?
>
> --Paul
>
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