Re: RCL Survey

From: Kai Schaetzl (maillists@conactive.com)
Date: Fri Nov 07 2003 - 16:31:30 EST


Joey deVilla wrote on Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:33:37 -0500:

> RCL SURVEY
> ==========
>
> Implementation and Deployment
> =============================
>
> What platform is your OpenSRS-based system running on?
> - Unix (Linux/BSD)
>
> What is your preferred programming language?
> - Perl
> - PHP
>
> What if we distributed client binaries instead of client code, with
> modifable web page templates? Would that be sufficent for your needs?

No.

>
> If we were to change the language in which the OpenSRS client code is
> written (currently Perl), what deployment concerns would you have?

If it's not going to be PHP, we had to completely build our own code for
talking to the API.

>
> What do you use to access OpenSRS?
> - The "SourceForge" client, modified to implement features that it does
> not have.
> - Your own code, written from the ground up, using our code and the API
> documentation as a reference.

We are in the process of writing own php code on the basis of the
sourceforge php code since our frontend is completely in php.

>
> Which client do you prefer?
> - The "SourceForge" client
>
> Web services
> - Do you use Web services?

no

> - Would you like it if the OpenSRS API were exposed as a Web service?
> Would problems would it solve?

Can't asnwer.

>
> How do you keep up with API development, specifically new API calls not
> implemented in the RCL?

We are quite behind, anyway.

>
> Upgrading
> =========
>
> How often do you upgrade your OpenSRS client?

twice a year.

>
> Would you upgrade more often if we made the process easier?

yes

>
> Who initiates the upgrade process?
> - Technical manager

> When do you typically upgrade your OpenSRS client?
> - Whenever a new feature is implemented
> - When it's a slow time at your company

> Business Needs
> ==============
>
> Would you like to see a payment gateway implemented in the RCL?

No

>
> Would you like "shopping cart" functionality built into the client?

no

> How do you typically charge your end-users for services?
> - Yearly

for domains

> - Some combination that depends of the type of service they're buying
>

yes

Kai

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