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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Ada
Date: 2000/01/03
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In article <386F9D7E.B6DD06B9@quadruscorp.com>,
  "Marin D. Condic" <mcondic-nospam@quadruscorp.com> wrote:

> Thats why I think it would take a coordinated effort of a few
> vendors to put together a comprehensive package and a
> marketing strategy.

This won't happen if you wait for vendors to do it, because they
won't be convinced it makes any marketing sense (I am certainly
dubious).

But on the other hand, all the tools and components you need
are out there in open source form, so you or someone else can
certainly put everything together without needing to wait for
the vendors to move.

Part of the reason I think this makes less sense than you
think is that these days students and other likely consumers
of such a package expect to pay $0 for it, and are not about
to go and plunk down a credit card at Fry's or anywhere else
to buy a package of this kind!

Note also that there are some attempts to do something like
what you suggest, for example, the University of Brighton
CD ROM.

But if you do want to create something, I think the delivery
HAS to be free and electronic. I don't think you will get
anywhere
with a shrink wrapped box at Fry's.


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