dwallach@soda.Berkeley.EDU (Dan Wallach) (11/11/90)
(standard disclaimer: this may have been asked before, but I haven't seen it)
Well, looks like I'm going to spring for a NeXTstation Color, once I KNOW
they're shipping (...) but I've been wondering what benefits/qualifications
apply for being a NeXT "official" developer.
As soon as I got up to speed in NeXTstep, I'm sure I'd start working on
any of a number of fun projects, some of which may be good shareware or
PD stuff. Does NeXT care about people like me, or are they only interested
in the big commercial outfits (Frame, Lotus, Adobe, etc.)?
(semi-related topic: what's the learning curve for NeXTstep? From afar,
it looks more pleasant than X... Oh, this could become a whole discussion
threads in and of itself. Sigh!)
If, in fact, I could become a developer, would I be able to get equipment
at a better price than even my available student discount price? Would I
get better service? Telephone support? Bug fixes/OS patches? Internal
sources for utilities/kernel/the windowmanager?
If "official" developers can get internal sources, how much more disk do
you need to keep it all on-line - sources, objects, and executables?
Any "official" NeXT developers wish to comment?
If people mail straight to me, I'll collect all the info and summarize
to the net.
Thanks!
Dan Wallach
dwallach@{soda,mica,ocf}.berkeley.edu