On 13 Mar, Jeremy Brayshaw <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ah, now I begin to understand. You want people to see a tantalising > glimpse of your software, but then to make it is so difficult to get > working without "packaging" that they all cry out "We want packaging". Just one aspect as I understand it. Each time these things come up people seem to focus on just the one aspect without looking at the overall. > However good (or bad) "packaging" might be, I'm not sure deliberately > making software difficult to use without it is the best way to > convince people. I seem to recall 'packaging' has been discussed many > times at length in the forums, and not everyone seemed to agree with > your view of how important it is. I don't think using brute force to > impose your views on people is the best way to go about things, but > maybe it will work. The problem being that people (again) focus on one aspect - in this case the perceived shortcomings of the packaging. Did anyone try to help to improve the packaging or did they try to "re-invent the wheel"? > To return to your analogy of a water supply miles away. The reason I, > and many like me, carry buckets of water back and forth is because not > only do we not have a pipe, but we also wouldn't know how to construct > the pipeline. I, for one, welcome Paul's efforts to produce a > 'conveyor belt' for these buckets. There is a saying about giving a man a fish and feeding him for a day, but give him a rod and line and teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Paul was handing out fish. My 2 pennorth. I will not contribute further in this thread. -- Steve Pampling --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support