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@JohnAtQNX can you remove the "everybody needs an account" restriction from your website downloads, and also remove the license mechanism from qcc? That would g

@JohnAtQNX can you remove the "everybody needs an account" restriction from your website downloads, and also remove the license mechanism from qcc? That would go a long way towards encouraging hobbyists to try it out. Your money comes from high-volume licensing deals, where you presumably get a per-unit license fee. That revenue stream is jeopardized by pissing off the CI/CD teams that have to support QNX product lines.

JohnAtQNX 2y ago
Hiya! We've discussed how to make that work. It's good to hear the same thing from an outside voice. I'll bring it back to the table to inch it along. Thanks!
- jiggawatts 2y ago
  This is in the same category as VPN vendors that require a login to download their VPN client. When you're a consultant or a random sysops person in a huge enterprise, that's infuriating. There is zero benefit to the vendor doing this, nobody can ever benefit from "pirating" a free component that can't be used without another paid component. I've permanently blacklisted vendors for pulling this kind of thing. Most recently Crowdstrike: I was up all weekend doing emergency server rollbacks and they had the nerve to publish critical information behind a login! Tip: If your company ever uses the word "you" in any communication of any kind, then that company has made a serious error of understanding. There is no "you" at an enterprise customer! There's teams of many people each, and not all of them are even aware of who has an account and for what.
- wolrah 2y ago
  I will echo this. Back around 2000 I recall getting a QNX live CD with a magazine. That was the ultimate in low friction, I didn't even know QNX was a thing but a copy of it landed in my lap so I gave it a shot. At the time it didn't support my sound card or modem so it was dead in the water for me but it was an interesting experience that earned the platform a near mythical spot in my mind for decades following. Keep friction low if you want people to try your thing.
chrsw 2y ago
Exactly. I'm more likely to go somewhere else with less friction.
ksaj 2y ago
Or at the very least, allow people to log in using other services, like Google, et al, that plenty of other sites are using. I'm loathe to keep adding new logins every time something new comes about. Same with news feeds, where nearly half of all news sites want you to log in, even if it is "free." At least in that case, it's easy to just go elsewhere for the same story.

JohnAtQNX 2y ago

Hiya! We've discussed how to make that work. It's good to hear the same thing from an outside voice. I'll bring it back to the table to inch it along. Thanks!

jiggawatts 2y ago
This is in the same category as VPN vendors that require a login to download their VPN client. When you're a consultant or a random sysops person in a huge enterprise, that's infuriating. There is zero benefit to the vendor doing this, nobody can ever benefit from "pirating" a free component that can't be used without another paid component. I've permanently blacklisted vendors for pulling this kind of thing. Most recently Crowdstrike: I was up all weekend doing emergency server rollbacks and they had the nerve to publish critical information behind a login! Tip: If your company ever uses the word "you" in any communication of any kind, then that company has made a serious error of understanding. There is no "you" at an enterprise customer! There's teams of many people each, and not all of them are even aware of who has an account and for what.
wolrah 2y ago
I will echo this. Back around 2000 I recall getting a QNX live CD with a magazine. That was the ultimate in low friction, I didn't even know QNX was a thing but a copy of it landed in my lap so I gave it a shot. At the time it didn't support my sound card or modem so it was dead in the water for me but it was an interesting experience that earned the platform a near mythical spot in my mind for decades following. Keep friction low if you want people to try your thing.

chrsw 2y ago

Exactly. I'm more likely to go somewhere else with less friction.

ksaj 2y ago

Or at the very least, allow people to log in using other services, like Google, et al, that plenty of other sites are using. I'm loathe to keep adding new logins every time something new comes about. Same with news feeds, where nearly half of all news sites want you to log in, even if it is "free." At least in that case, it's easy to just go elsewhere for the same story.