copyright infringement question

[Luis]

Thank you for that.

The middle was right where it was needed.

Cheers,

Luis.



Jerry Daniels wrote:
> Kay,
> 
> All script editors have more things in common than not. That said, GLX2 
> script editor differs from Rev script editor in several, fundamental ways.
> 
> GLX2 has...
> - One window and up to 20 tabs for browsing scripts of different objects
> - Handler links within scripts so you can jump to a handler nearly anywhere
> - Clairvoyance where GLX2 tries to guess the name of the 
> hander/token/variable/constant you're typing.
> - Breadcrumbs that provide a trail of handler names you've been working on
> - It's own script colors with two motifs: alabaster and chalkboard
> 
> My earlier attempts at solving the problem of scripting and editing 
> properties (Constellation/Galaxy) were MUCH more cutting edge, 
> innovative, comprehensive and less derivative of Rev IDE than GLX2. And 
> I iterated Constellation/Galaxy considerably trying to "please" my users 
> and give them what they wanted and needed. Galaxy and Constellation were 
> pretty unsuccessful, too. They even angered some people. I ended up with 
> cult software. And a small cult.
> 
> So why did I un-innovate GLX2? It should be plain by now. The large body 
> of Rev users didn't want drastic change, but rather a few innovations 
> and lots of optimization where possible. Why? I have many theories, but 
> the wallet votes were what I started to count.
> 
> But in talking about innovation, I should mention my strong belief that 
> a product is not just a snapshot of a UI or the code beneath it. A good 
> app is more like a river than a lake. A river flows and changes. Since 
> GLX2 came out nearly a year and a half ago, we've published over 300 
> versions via our auto updater--fixing bugs, adding small enhancements. 
> that's an average of 20 a month. We have a beta track for the 
> adventurous. We now have a social-style web site to support it with 
> precise user control over email and RSS notifications. You get the idea. 
> Innovation is not only skin deep.
> 
> Given all that, I'm pretty certain that I could sell more GLX2 if it was 
> less innovative and more optimizing in nature. I wouldn't be using it 
> myself, if that were the case. GLX2 is as little innovation as I can 
> stand (in a product that i use) at the moment and it's enough like other 
> Rev IDE components that Kevin Miller is happy to use it. NOTE: Kevin's 
> pretty conservative Rev user.
> 
> Legal action from Runtime Revolution against Daniels & Mara for GLX2? 
> They'd have to sue themselves, then. They're selling it! I have always 
> collaborated with the team in Scotland on the above mentioned products 
> and some others that are about to be released at the RevLive conference 
> in Las Vegas new month. They're great partners.
> 
> Why "should" people buy GLX2? They shouldn't, but they CAN. It's a 
> choice. Choice is good. Diversity is good. Not everyone has to use the 
> same tools, speak the same language, walk the same way, etc. Diversity 
> is the cornerstone of evolution. There's still plenty of differences in 
> GLX2 vs. Rev script editor to make it a choice.
> 
> I have jumped into this conversation in the middle and may have 
> misunderstood the intent and nature of the whole thing, but I used it as 
> an opportunity to flog my product and company, regardless. Thanks for 
> the opportunity.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jerry Daniels
> 
> Daniels & Mara, Inc.
> Makers of GLX2
> http://www.daniels-mara.com/glx2 - product site
> http://glx2help.ning.com - support site
> 
> 
> On Apr 16, 2008, at 3:35 AM, Kay C Lan wrote:
> 
>> I would think GLX2 is a perfect example. Gee it has a script field 
>> just like
>> Rev's; has Run, Trace and Step just like Rev's; script colourization 
>> and a
>> Handler menu just like Rev's; and blimey, Rev's is FREE and you want 
>> me to
>> pay money for GLX2. Yet there is clearly a large number of people on this
>> list who vote with their wallet. I may be wrong, and Jerry will probably
>> correct me, but I imagine it is an intimate knowledge of all that is 
>> wrong
>> with the Rev script editor; plus an excellent knowledge/focus on 
>> efficiency,
>> that makes GLX2 such a compelling product. So has Rev taken legal action
>> against Jerry?
> 
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