Powehouse on Linux

[Jonbickel@aol.com]

Jeff,

I share the dream as well.  
If a developer's kit geared towards that end were ever produced, I would certainly consider it to be worth a significant investment.

Jon


> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 07:35:53 +1000
> To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> From: Jeff Hoffman <wonicon@optushome.com.au>
> Subject: Re: PowerHouse on Linux
> 
> At 12:38 PM 02-04-03 -0800, Chuck Reinke wrote: 
> 
> >>>>
> 
> <excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Well this is an
> interesting economic analysis. Programming talent must be little valued
> in Australia. In the US the cost you cite might buy 2 to 10 days of
> consulting effort in the US. If programmer makes about $10.00/ hr where
> you are, maybe it's a real advantage to develop and maintain a system in
> C++, visual basic or something like that.
> 
> </smaller></fontfamily>  
> 
> </excerpt><<<<<<<<
> 
> Very true my friend, however I have this dream, that small business could
> be advantaged by purchasing a package developed in PH.
> 
> 
> As we all know it is more cost effective to develop a system using PH and
> more versatile with maintenance.
> 
> 
> I ran a shop using 2 developers using PH, doing the same work as another
> shop employing upto 10 developers using Powerbuilder.
> 
> 
> How can PC packages be develop using C++ etc that should cost a lot more
> to be produced and maintained, be sold for less than a US$500, yet if we
> did the same with PH the starting price has to include the US$3,000 PH
> licence, before you add development costs.
> 
> 
> I guess I will just keep on dreaming.
> 
> 
> Jeff
> 
>