Re: [seul-edu] Hypercard/Toolbook like Software

[Dirk Schouten <schoutdi@knoware.nl>]

Cher Bruno,
Thank you for your wise remarks,
Dirk;)
At 18:56 2-4-02 +0200, you wrote:
>
>I understand that it can be good to run already written code but please
>don't use proprietary tools to create new educational content.
>Let's not reproduce the error of the past, check the license fist or you
>will lock yourself and your children :(
>
>Bruno.
>
>le mar 02-04-2002 à 14:39, Doug Loss a écrit :
>> Bruno Coudoin wrote:
>> 
>> > IMHO, this kind of tool should be avoided to create educational
>> > software.
>> > You cannot expect any cooperation if the entry barrier is to purchase a
>> > tool that costs $349.
>> >
>> > Bruno.
>> 
>> To be fair, the educational pricing is $250 for a 10-user license, which is
>> significantly better.  A limited version is freely downloadable (it limits the
>> length of scripts attached to objects).  So far as I know, there's nothing in
>> the free/open source arena that will allow porting HyperCard stacks to Linux,
>> so I think this is definitely worth considering.  I know there is some work
>> going on on PyCard, but I don't know what its current status is or exactly how
>> compatible it is/will be with HyperCard.  Roman Suzi, do you know what's
>> happening with PyCard?
>> 
>> --
>> Doug Loss                 All I want is a warm bed
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>> dloss@bloomu.edu                Ashleigh Brilliant
>> 
>> 
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