Buck,
I'm not thinking of a tax, more like it is going to take me time and
effort to learn EGL and if that product turns into a chargeable item
that I won't be able to afford then I feel like I have wasted my time.
I don't get that much extra time to work with things outside of my
normal workload (actually none but don't tell my boss) so I have to make
that time count. If I have a choice of training up on SharePoint or
training up on EGL, then I have to look at what that kind of return on
getting on both. SharePoint, supported and fully funded by the company.
EGL, a product that I might find a use for and might not, and I might
lose access to in the future.
I hope I am making sense with this but I am willing to take the time to
learn new things if I see a continued future use.
Douglas Belcher
KV Pharmaceutical
St Louis, MO
Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of my employer
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From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Buck
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 1:05 PM
To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] EGL vs. Java
Douglas wrote:
If EGL is going to be part of a chargeable version or at least a
higher charge than the base, why would I want to learn it? I mean it
is going to be a struggle to get the money for the existing developers
for SEU and RDi (formerly known as WDSc) so why thrown in an
additional amount based on the fact the "I would like to try it out"?
or have I completely missed the boat?
Don't think of it as a tax on Web programmers, think of it as a discount
for green screen folk. That's undoubtedly the intent, to only pay for
what you actually use. Today, us RPG-only guys have to pay for the
development of all the web goodies even though we don't want them.
In a perfect world, Rational would set the prices in such a way that
they make money off the base RDi product and the extension too. Since
there will be fewer units sold of the extension, and they clearly have a
larger development group, that _should_ mean a decent discount for those
of us who buy only the base product.
--buck
ps. This is not a flame of any person, product, concept or
implementation. It's just an opinion.
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