[WebDNA] Just drop the Server version
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texte = > Using the old "^" to access the user global directory for > WebDNA server and the /WebDNA directory (or a new /global one) > would imply different code for both versions. How different could it be? Can't you just make the code identical in both versions by having it look in the prefs for the globals folder location? Then you do not have to hard-code its path, and we gain the flexibility of being able to put the globals folder wherever we want it. Or do other issues come into play here? > We want to keep things as simple as possible. If this issue is bigger or more complex than just the globals folder path, maybe it's time to consider the possibility of stopping all development on the Server version. Then it won't get in the way of your giving us the features we request in the FastCGI version -- which is probably an order of magnitude easier to support and maintain anyways. Sorry if this suggestion sounds like heresy from a long-time user, but I actually want "^" to refer to a globals folder in the FastCGI version and I don't care what it takes to make it work. So if it's too much hassle or expense to support this requested feature by making the code identical in both versions, I say: "Just kill the Server version!" I would rather see WebDNA survive and thrive with only the FastCGI version than to see it fail because you tried to support both versions without enough resources. Don't get me wrong here. I think you should still continue to sell the existing Server version for backward compatibility to those who want it. All I'm suggesting is that you "freeze" the Server version now and forever more. Then you will have only the FastCGI version of code to write and maintain, and any new feature we request will not have to consider how the internal code in the old Server version might be different. Retire the Server version and everything becomes MUCH SIMPLER! That's my thought for the day ... :) Regards, Kenneth Grome WebDNA Solutions http://www.webdnasolutions.com Web Database Systems and Linux Server Management
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> Using the old "^" to access the user global directory for > WebDNA server and the /WebDNA directory (or a new /global one) > would imply different code for both versions. How different could it be? Can't you just make the code identical in both versions by having it look in the prefs for the globals folder location? Then you do not have to hard-code its path, and we gain the flexibility of being able to put the globals folder wherever we want it. Or do other issues come into play here? > We want to keep things as simple as possible. If this issue is bigger or more complex than just the globals folder path, maybe it's time to consider the possibility of stopping all development on the Server version. Then it won't get in the way of your giving us the features we request in the FastCGI version -- which is probably an order of magnitude easier to support and maintain anyways. Sorry if this suggestion sounds like heresy from a long-time user, but I actually want "^" to refer to a globals folder in the FastCGI version and I don't care what it takes to make it work. So if it's too much hassle or expense to support this requested feature by making the code identical in both versions, I say: "Just kill the Server version!" I would rather see WebDNA survive and thrive with only the FastCGI version than to see it fail because you tried to support both versions without enough resources. Don't get me wrong here. I think you should still continue to sell the existing Server version for backward compatibility to those who want it. All I'm suggesting is that you "freeze" the Server version now and forever more. Then you will have only the FastCGI version of code to write and maintain, and any new feature we request will not have to consider how the internal code in the old Server version might be different. Retire the Server version and everything becomes MUCH SIMPLER! That's my thought for the day ... :) Regards, Kenneth Grome WebDNA Solutions http://www.webdnasolutions.com Web Database Systems and Linux Server Management
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