[V4RB] design of future pluign

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

on 5/22/03 5:57 PM, Totte Alm at totte at code66.se wrote:

Hi Totte.

>> If speak about Server as system level service (like OpenBase or mySQL)
>> Then you can run on computer only one server. Correct?
>> 
>> Then 2 applications may conflict. You need know 2 connections for
>> server.
>> 
>> Embedded engine do not have such conflict, because it is INSIDE of
>> application.
>> 
>> Is this your question?
> Not really.
> The issue here was like this:
> Today: we have ONE option - embedded Valentina.
> Tomorrow we have: Embedded and Client/Server
> 
> What I was looking for was the fact that I either have to have two
> versions of the app (One embedded and One thin client (wont be thin
> with the embedded inside), or I could run a "keyed" VServer for just my
> app (thats how many other do it). This VServer is "licensed", and keyed
> to ONLY accept connections from a certain app, and maybe even a single
> connection. It will run on a predefined port (to avoid collisions with
> other servers as well).

Yes, exactly. We are going to have such keyed server that will work for some
app only. (I just don't know yet if this is possible for services.)


> I think this could be a good solution, as you would make many
> developers start to think "multi user" with single user development,
> and it will be VERY easy to just upgrade to a server that supports more
> connections (from the SAME app of cause).
> 
> Just thoughts, but I'm trying to find a way to distribute an app (like
> Znippetizer-X for example), where the user has a single user setup, and
> can just connect to esellerate for example, pay for a 10 user server,
> and boom, they can now run multiple users.

What is esellerate ?

> Payment btw:
> You should have an easy way for developers to upgrade users licenses,
> like on esellerate (and others), where a product that is for example a
> 100 user license of "the next cool app someone here makes", will
> automatically be registered, and Ruslan gets his share of the money,
> and the developer his/hers share, without a bunch of transactions (and
> waiting for the customer).

You have ideas how to do this?
I think we need have many different options so developer can choose the best
for him.

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