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[Robert Brenstein]

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>There already is an archive of the engines (thank you Mr. Talutto!), and any
>longer-term plans to host one are in the best interests of both Runrev and
>the community they serve to be at runrev.com.   I can't imagine why they
>wouldn't jump at the opportunity to provide such a valuable service to their
>customers for the low cost of a few MB's storage space.
>
>Remember that you just can run the Rev engine with MC.  On Mac Classic and
>Win it must be renamed; on Mac OS X the bundle needs to be dissected.  Just
>as BSD Linux and OS X both use the same kernel, the MC IDE is the "Linux" of
>the Transcript world: spartan but efficient, not as easy to set up but still
>enjoyable to use once you do.
>
>For this and many other reasons, I just don't envision this being The Next
>Great Thing, so I don't see a need to encumber the IDE project with
>ancilliary sub-projects like also providing the complete engine archive.
>
>I feel similarly with regard to plug-ins.  The number and variety of
>Transcript-based plug-ins is already huge, and growing daily.  Personally I
>see no reason why the MC IDE project must also be the Ultimate Archive of
>Transcript Plugins.  Seems like two different agendas to me, though if such
>an archive existed (the one at RunRev is good but incomplete and
>infrequently updated) I would definitely want to link to it from whatever
>page we use for this project.
>
>All I know is that 20MBs is working well for a few MC-related OSI projects
>now.
>
>If someone's willing to pay for a neutral host with more space for at least
>a few years I'm game to use it.
>
>--
>  Richard Gaskin
>  Fourth World Media Corporation
>  Developer of WebMerge: Publish any database on any Web site

If we really stick to distributing just MC IDE, then sure, 20 mb will suffice.

Robert