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Originally Posted by crutledge
I may be "whistling by the graveyard" but I have become concerned about the future of Sigil. I would really hate to see it go the way of Book Designer.
It would seem to me that at least for a couple of years Sigil will need heavy support and a clear vision of where it should go and in what sequence. This will require a heavy commitment from someone. I believe this will require one of the professional houses with the resources. Charging a fee for such effort would be reasonable. It would become an in-house tool made available to the great unwashed.
Without a central clearing house for enhancements, additions, and changes, versions of Sigil could proliferate bringing chaos and failure.
So, is there truly a user base out there to justify and maintain such an effort? Does anyone have any idea?
I believe that a discussion of ideas and problems would be beneficial.
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Charlie:
I've been having the same discussion with Valloric privately. We're (Booknook.biz) considering adding a maintainer in-house, as we use it extensively, and we're a pretty large producer these days; obviously Valloric wants to see it stay widely available....you're not the only one thinking about this.
I don't know if there's a commercial market for the product, on any type of scale (lots of folks who want to use it if it's free, natch), so it's taking a lot of thought on my part, with regard to the financial commitment.
Hitch