[REBOL] Re: Rebol and New Hybrid Software Model
From: petr::krenzelok::seznam::cz at: 16-Sep-2007 13:25
>> It can. You just limit REBOL to server only usage. Why? Is it the only
>> area of possible usage? Give me AltME written in PHP. Give me IOS
>> written in PHP. Give me ViewTop written in PHP. You are limiting REBOL
>> experience just to one case - webserver development ....
>>
>
> No - but it works VERY well for web-server development. So why aren't more web-hosts
offering it?
>
Because they are lazy dogs? :-) Well, I think that it is because REBOL
is not part of default distros. It once was with RedHat 6.2, IIRC. But I
am not sure, distro licenses do allow to include proprietary SW? So,
general web-hosts installs Linux, and you have LAMP available (Linux,
Apache, MySQL, PHP). As a bonus, you might have PostgreSQL, sqlite,
Python plus framework, Perl. So, imo, ALL it takes is to choose good
web-hosters, and ask them to upload REBOL executable for you! One email
or one phone, that is it. I did so with two web-hosts, they did it for
me in the past. Now I host my server myself :-)
> (People use ViewTop?)
>
Maybe not, but it is a good example of what can be achieved with REBOL,
and new GFX engine of R3 will allow even more ...
>> I think that if ppl want, they find solution, if they just wish, they
>> find excuses :-)
>>
>
> Believe me, I hate complaining about REBOL's marketing...
>
Can you help? Do you have some concrete opinion here? I e.g. understand
what Ed suggests here. Guys, it is in our hands, RT listens. I got Carl
to agree to create website&marketing group on AltME R3 Alpha world.
Would anyone be willing to join?
-pekr-
