An inventory of your toolbox

[Jose Lerebours]

On 8/28/20 12:14 PM, Fairlight via Filepro-list wrote:
>> While we cannot compare filePro to Python, PHP, JavaScript, C# or other
>> popular languages out there has fpTech done too little too late for
>> filePro to see another generation of developers carry it for the next 10+
>> years?
> I think the pool of filePro programmers is well under 300 at this point,
> and shrinking with each retirement or death.  There is little I think
> they could do to change the fact that the community size and market
> share are both dwindling.

http://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html

What if they go "Open Source"?

Some years ago I suggested a "free" copy of filePro be included with every
LINUX distro ...  I truly believe that that would had given filePro a 
boost on
user base.

I seem to remember you saying that following the open source concept would
not work because it would rely on donations and most people will not 
donate a
dime - you had based this on some personal experience with something you 
tried
but I cannot recall exactly what it was (this post goes back years).

Of course, it is easy to give away what is not yours!  ;-)

The way I saw this approach was that may be, just may be, the next Ken 
will be
attracted to filePro and look deeper into it and possibly grow a 
community of
developers that would take it to the next level.  Of course, I am not 
talking about
developers the likes of me, but more of the likes of Ken.

I think that there are bloggers making more $$$ on youtube.com monitizing
videos on training courses than fpTech makes selling licenses. Not based 
on any
fact ... just pure BS speculations!



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