Re: Code donations for RPGUI initiative

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Aaron Bartell
> I need a solid framework that I can just give away when involved with
> customers that need a few modern looking screens and I don't want to
> go through the motions of trying to sell them on a $10k framework.

Hi Aaron,

I should clear up one misconception suggested in your last message.  We don't have a $10K framework.  Actually, we don't charge anything for our framework.  We don't track the number of developers using it.  We don't charge for developer seats.  We don't track the number of applications created by developers.  A few of our partners have deployed hundreds of new applications under it.  So toolkit price is not a barrier for any of our partners.

The thing that we do track is the number of concurrently active sessions that end users are running, and charge an annual fee accordingly.  Our session fee ranges from $20 down to $3 per year, depending on the quantity licensed.  The majority of our customers are small organizations that pay $200 annually for a block 10 sessions.

I should stipulate that we are not in business to supply developers with tools.  But we occasionally have opportunities to partner with in-house developers and independent contractors to develop new systems which provides a setting for everyone involved to use our toolkit, if interested.

Regarding your point about needing a free toolkit for a "few modern looking screens", you don't need a stateless runtime for that.  CGIDEV2, PowerExt, and even RPGUI in it's current state would work fine.

Nathan.