Helping other for helping us too
stéphane ducasse
ducasse at iam.unibe.ch
Fri Apr 16 07:29:18 UTC 2004
Hi
Apparently some high-level managers at cincom are questioning about the
interest of having
the non-commercial version of VisualWorks. Apparently the idea of a
time-bombed version is circulating. I think that we can help VWNC if we
would simply fill this form
http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/scripts/SurveyMain.ssp
I filled it and stated that having a trial version limited in time
would be an step backward and that eventually I would migrate to other
smalltalks Smalltalk/X and Squeak are great and Smalltalk/X deserves
more attention.
I really think that one of the aspect of the survival of VisualWorks is
linked to the existence of the NC version. I do not think that ezboard
would exist today if they could not have build a working prototype. I
know friends developping in VW in the worse time of Objectshare that
were desesperate and I remember the idea of buying the stock option of
Objectshare.
The VisualWorks engineering team is working in the right direction and
a strong VisualWorks is important for the ***entire*** Smalltalk
community, so do not think that you are not concerned because you use
Squeak or another Smalltalk! You are, we need a strong VisualWorks full
of success stories.
Stef
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