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[Fraser Campbell]

On Thursday 06 May 2004 14:27, Madison Kelly wrote:

> Fraser Campbell wrote:
> > On Tuesday 04 May 2004 19:40, Madison Kelly wrote:
> >>   Does anyone either know of a similar script that does this that I can
> >>hack up and study or does anyone have any helpful advice they think
> >>might help me if I do end up having to write this from the ground up?
> >>Thanks!!
> >
> > I am wondering why you're choosing to do this through a web interface?
> >
> > What is the actual required goal?
> >
> > A web interface may be the most appropriate way to do this but I don't
> > enough information to know this for sure, there are many ways to skin a
> > cat.
>
> Humm, I'll probably catch flak for this but my personal philosophy is
> that making everything accessible via a web front end is both the best
> way to go and the future trend of program interface. Add to that the
> fact that a user will likely feel less apprehention is the feel of the
> program is similar to a web page, something even novice users use daily.
> Also the ability to make something available remotely and independant of
> the client OS is very, very attractive.
>
> I realize that right now it probably isn't the easiest possible root but
> there are also practical benefits, too. Some of the client machines are
> Linux, some are Windows and some are Mac. This allows me to roll out a
> Linux-based solution without forcing the user to switch OS or even learn
> how to use Linux, for that matter (though I would love for them to learn
> anyway I don't want to push the issue). If they do switch later then
> there is absolutely no learning curve for them on this program.
>
> Maybe my logic is flawed but it's what I have to work with ;).

Your logic might be flawed but since you didn't answer my questions how can I 
tell ;-) ;-)

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