[wxPython-users] [ANN] Dabo 0.8.2 Released

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 07:17:17PM -0400, Ed Leafe wrote:

>>> 	If you're not familiar with Dabo, it is the leading framework for 
>>> building
>>> desktop applications in Python.
>> Not meaning to be negative but how come ?
> But even with that, we do make a pretty 
> cool product!
No doubt, still wondering how come "leading" but

> Pretty much by default; there isn't very much competition in this niche. 
> There are a zillion tools out there for building web apps, but nobody else 
> is working in the desktop arena.
this pretty much explains it. Now if only there were
Debian/Windows/MacOSX packages reliably available :-(

>>> 	What's made this possible is the incorporation of Web Update into the
>>> framework. This will check our servers regularly for updates, and notify
>>> you if any are available. If you want to grab those updates, you simply
>>> need to click the 'OK' button, and your framework is updated for you.
> 	This is meant to keep developers who are using Dabo updated with 
> improvements and bug fixes without having to be on the bleeding edge that 
> comes with direct Subversion repository updates. When you install the app 
> you've built with Dabo, updating the framework would be under your control, 
> so this Web Update capability would never be used on an installed app.
Ah, OK. What's the suggested procedure to get Dabo installed
systemwide on an in-production at-the-client Debian/Testing
system (or Windows, or MacOSX, for that matter) ?

Thanks for the insight,
Karsten
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