FAQs from this list...

[Richard Gaskin]

Dave LeYanna wrote:

>> On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 09:29  AM, Dave LeYanna wrote:
>>> 
>>> I would be willing to start one if the work won't be a duplication or
>>> help if there are already efforts afoot. I know that there is a lot of
>>> editing involved and am aware of what I'm getting into.
>>> 
>>> Any thoughts?
>> 
>> I think that the RevNet plugin (http://www.fourthworld.com/rev/ is pretty
>> cool and because it has sections for Tips, Links and Stacks, it's kind of
>> like a FAQ-plus!
>> 
>> Alex Rice, Software Developer
>
> VERY nice resource!
> I have only browsed it a little and it looks as though most of the function
> require on-line access to use. I am quite often off-line with my notebook
> (redeeming the time) and would probably like to flag certain things to be
> available locally. I'll play with it some more.
> 
> This resource should be one of the first things "newbees" should be made
> aware of...

Thank you for the kind words about RevNet.

Yes, RevNet is as much a file sharing index for developers as much it is an
information directory, so relying on an Internet connection allows us
real-time updates of contributions.

Another element is simply the joy of a fun "proof of concept", an attempt to
answer this question:  How many hours would it take one person armed with
Revolution to build what takes a small army of engineers several months to
do at AOL?

If AOL-TimeWarner had an eye for return on investment (and with a $99
billion loss perhaps they don't <g>) they'd jump at the chance to re-build
AOL in Revolution.  They'd have one code base for every platform, a Linux
version, simultaneous rollout for new versions across platforms, and they'd
probably spend less on the complete re-build than they do now on a single
upgrade.

:)

BTW: If you decide to compile an FRQ for Rev drop me a note.  I have some
FAQ-building tools I could pass to you and maybe we could add access to it
into RevNet.

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