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Subject:    Re: gui, tk, etc (was: [ANN] 2018 Call for Grant Proposals)
From:       botp <botpena () gmail ! com>
Date:       2018-08-07 4:30:23
Message-ID: CAAwHHQiTSLB1+834om6ZuBuHnJyCbeyO+D4SKmkw2JrhR1AGzg () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 1:11 AM, Nicola Mingotti <nmingotti@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> botp, this is developer procedure !
>
>
indeed :)



> imagine you wrote a Ruby programin with GUI (in Tk), now you only need to
> share
> it with non-developers, non-tech-savy, normal computer users.
>
>
when we share it we make sure that they have tk/tcl installed in their
client pc.
the rest may be handled by a simple script. or maybe, the script will
install tk itself if it senses absence; but then we may need admin
permission.
such pain indeed for fat clients.



> Which is the percentage of people do you estimate are able to install Tk,
> configure Ruby for it and run your script ?
>
>
dev: 100%
users: 0%

:))



> IMO less than 10%.
>
>
ssshhh. all programmers are optimists :)



> bye
> Nicola
>

many thanks and many regards,
--botp

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<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" \
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class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 1:11 AM, Nicola Mingotti <span \
dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:nmingotti@gmail.com" \
target="_blank">nmingotti@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
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solid;padding-left:1ex">  
    
  
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    <br>
    botp, this is developer procedure ! <br>
    <br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div \
style="font-family:monospace,monospace" class="gmail_default">indeed \
:)</div><br></div><div>  </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" \
text="#000000">  imagine you wrote a Ruby programin with GUI (in Tk), now you only
    need to share<br>
    it with non-developers, non-tech-savy, normal computer users.<br>
    <br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div \
style="font-family:monospace,monospace" class="gmail_default">when we share it we \
make sure that they have tk/tcl installed in their client pc.</div><div \
style="font-family:monospace,monospace" class="gmail_default">the rest may be handled \
by a simple script. or maybe, the script will install tk itself if it senses absence; \
but then we may need admin permission.</div><div \
style="font-family:monospace,monospace" class="gmail_default">such pain indeed for \
fat clients. </div><br></div><div>  </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div \
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">  Which is the percentage of people do you estimate \
are able to  install Tk, <br>
    configure Ruby for it and run your script ? <br>
    <br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div \
style="font-family:monospace,monospace" class="gmail_default">dev: 100%</div><div \
style="font-family:monospace,monospace" class="gmail_default">users: 0%</div><div \
style="font-family:monospace,monospace" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div \
style="font-family:monospace,monospace" \
class="gmail_default">:))<br></div><br></div><div>  </div><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">  IMO less than \
10%.<br>  <br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div \
style="font-family:monospace,monospace" class="gmail_default">ssshhh. all programmers \
are optimists :)</div><br></div><div>  </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div \
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">  bye<br>
    Nicola<div><div class="h5"></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div \
class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div \
style="font-family:monospace,monospace" class="gmail_default">many thanks and many \
regards,</div><div style="font-family:monospace,monospace" \
class="gmail_default">--botp</div><div style="font-family:monospace,monospace" \
class="gmail_default"></div><br></div></div>



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