Joe wrote:
I see that the bug report and feature request lists are implemented using the "Collector".
What's the status of this?
1) Is it shipped with ZOPE 1.10.2? (I couldn't find it)
Nope.
2) Is it purchased from Digital Creations?
Yes. At the moment, we are selling Collector. A number of copies have been sold already. There are a couple of things to note about a few of the packages that we have been selling (relatively privately lately): 1) Most have little documentation (read the source Luke :-) 2) Our license specifically reserves the right to give the software away at some future point (so you need to realize you are paying to get it now, and shouldn't be annoyed when/if others get it for free!) 3) Our license specifically prohibits redistribution, or the creation of derivative works (for distribution) 4) We permit unlimited internal use of the code, including operating public websites 5) We offer email-based support for 90 days (for 2 contacts usually) 6) The license is for 5 developers only. If you have more, you buy more copies 7) Additional support options are available for purchase. The point of the above isn't to make a lot of money. We're selling more copies than we anticipated, but hardly enough to make this our business model. The point of charging is to cover the inevitable support costs of shipping a product that has little documentation, but is more technically advanced to use than the content-oriented Zope general release. A secondary benefit is that people who purchase now are clearly motivated to use the product(s). Therefore, the support questions tend to be focused around real-world use of the products, and help us make them more robust for the inevitable Open Source release (whenever that might be). So, which products are we currently offering for sale? 1) Collector 2) Z Tables 3) Z Network Client 4) Infoseek DA In general, pricing is at $1,500 per package. The exception in the above list is Collector, which is $2,000. The reason? It makes heavy use of Z Tables, so essentially you are getting two products for the price on 1.3333 products :-). Those who wish to discuss this (either to become customers, or to tell me that we're "off base") should write to me directly, and _not_ post to the list. Hadar Pedhazur