[DUG] Ideas around the DUG

[Leigh Wanstead]

Hi Paul,

I have used Delphi 7 for a long time. It is far more stable than Delphi 5. I
am very happy about Delphi 7. I don't have opportunity to try Delphi later
version. I think that you can encourage people to use Delphi 7 ;-)

BTW, what is DevCo?

TIA

Regards
Leigh
www.smootharm.com
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  From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz]On
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  Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2006 1:58 p.m.
  To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
  Subject: Re: [DUG] Ideas around the DUG


  Dear Richard,

  Obviously after the initial investmaent phase, DevCo need to see a certain
level of on going support here-abouts, or they would HAVE to pull out, and
good on them if they had to.

  Devco must have projected targets that had to be met to make it worth
their while to remain BEYOND the investment timescale.

  For enthuiastic volunteer activity to take place - Delphi advocacy - it
would be nice to know that the DevCo target levels for longterm commitment
to NZ would be reasonibly attainable.

  If its just financial conjecture on DevCos part to just "see what happens"
then possibly not worth the effort?

  I used to encourage people into the Delphi IDE, had to stop when new
releases became too buggy. Would like to encourage people to Delphi again,
but folks out there know there have been major probnlems with recent IDEs.

  Advocay would not immeadiatley be like the old days where we had something
we could unashamedly crow about.

  Paul



  On 02/05/06, Richard Vowles <Richard.Vowles at borland.com> wrote:
    To detract from all the smarminess - the most important centres for
Delphi in the past have been (1) Auckland, (2) Christchurch, (3) Hamilton.

    Generally Wellington is the non-rater because of the governmental policy
for Java or a weird desire for Microsoft only tools.

    Lets discuss the DUG - I'm not sure I will get many people to actually
attend - there are reasons for this - usually they are (1) apathy, (2)
inconvenient time, (3) getting there. Usually the only person I can count on
turning up is Rohit (thanks Rohit!), but over time I hope this will change.

    I want to see real value in the DUG - that worthwhile topics are
discussed and demonstrated and someone with a good story is showcased. Now,
I am expecting that the best delivery mechanism for this will be a method
where as the DUG meets it can broadcast this out to the rest of the country
and people who are not in the city or who can't otherwise attend will tune
in or listen later. I will need champions in each city to help organise
these meetings if they are done out of Auckland, but I would like to get to
each region once each quarter regardless.

    I really, really am open to ideas - if people have any ideas (positive
ones please) on Delphi advocacy and user group activities then please let me
know. I have a whole slew of other things planned as well and I would like
to form a core advisory group as well - so if you are interested in being
active in this, please email me directly.

    Richard

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    > Hey, you'll get a DUG for start :-)

    In Christchurch?

    cheers,
    peter

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