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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