[wx-discuss] Re: Hoyle reviews wxWidgets

[Julian Smart]

Hi Cecilio,

That's very thought-provoking and useful advice, many thanks.
We'll try to keep it in mind when we redo the web site
(Kevin Ollivier is working on this).

Regards,

Julian

At 18:14 07/03/2006, you wrote:
>To me the real problem is not the lack of a ready-to-run binnary demo.
>At least, it wasn't to me. When I choosed wxWidgets I mainly was
>looking for assurance: good professionals behind, a maintained
>product, with a substantial user base, with reasonable support and
>documentation, and with good real applications built with it.
>
>Are there real applications built with wxWidgets? What kind of
>applications? The gallery answered this. A binnary demo could help but
>real applications say more.
>
>So, IMHO I would put more emphasis on transmitting without any doubs
>to prospective users that wxWidgets is a real serious product,
>professionaly managed and maintained. Re-assure by any means that
>wxWidgets team is a trusted partner that you can relay on for building
>applications. Perhaps more marketting is needed, for example, a
>re-design of the web to look more professional. But take care: the
>perception I had about Qt was that it is too bussines oriented and I
>had fear that in future, they could not release open software
>versions.
>
>So I would re-design the web site to have a modern professional look,
>and try to  transmit constantly (images, references, links, ...), in
>every important page, two messages:
>
>1. To bussines users: wxWindows is a trusted partner, with a good
>product, professionaly maintained and suported.
>
>2. To open software developers: your commitment to open software and
>new technologies.
>
>
>Regards,
>Cecilio
>
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