[V4RB] Valentina 2.0 installation

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 5/11/04 10:09 PM, "jda" <jda at his.com> wrote:

> I'm redirecting this to the betas list, where it belongs.

I once again have sent this to Valentina list
Because it seems Brendan still not subscribed to beta list.
Brendan?
 
>> Ruslan, you are making the some the same mistakes here that RS has
>> made in the past. They choose an implementation without regard to
>> how it impacts the customers since it serves their perspective.
>> 
>> WE NEED this component architecture to be an option! Having files
>> spread out all over the place is an invitation to a support
>> nightmare. End user's screw with their systems is a plain fact of
>> life. The more split up an application is, the more possible
>> points of failure you have. If a customer sees the component
>> folder one day and says, "What's this?" and decides to do some
>> creative deleting or updating, suddenly my application doesn't
>> work and I get a call. This cost me money!!!
>> 
>> If you don't do something to solve this problem, I will be a very
>> pissed off customer and I am sure there are a few others out there
>> who will feel the same way. I can't express what a negative
>> feeling in me this component architecture creates since you are
>> making unilateral design decision for my product. Bad idea. Very
>> bad idea!
> 
> Ruslan has already said you'll have an option, so relax. And frankly,
> I don't think it's a bad idea at all. Speaking from a Mac-centric
> point of view  at least. Lots of apps (including mine) have shared
> libraries and resources. They reside in the same folder as the app. I
> have *never* had anyone complain about this, and *never* had a tech
> support problem with it in three years (and thousands of users). The
> only issue I see is one of scattered files across the system if one
> removes the app. But that's not a problem if they are all in the same
> folder. The sky is not falling.

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Best regards,
Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
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