From: Lothar Scholz <mailinglists@...>
Date: 2005-07-07T18:37:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Marketing a system that relies on a component that is alpha    version 0.1

Hello Gibbs,

GTt> circumvented the process.  In the same way, the version number does not
GTt> reflect the stability of the process because programs with effective
GTt> marketing will circumvent the process.

Yes but this does not answer the question or help in any way.

GTt> Maybe its time that we all start
GTt> our checks at 1000 and our versions at 5.0.

In the commercial world i know many software vendors that simply
starts with 1.1 or better 2.0.  This increases sales about 100%.

Even with this knowlegde my Ruby IDE is still 0.5.6.
Its a difference to be a programmer or someone who also must do
marketing. And Ruby needs better marketing.



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