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Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 07 3:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Why's there an issue? If it works, we could take the nice bits and copy them. It's not protected in anyway I can see.

Becki



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 6293
Location: Devon
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 07 4:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If you are after things other than food, I might be interested. I could put a few cards on, or something.

gil
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 07 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Might be up for this, July onwards. Do we need to discuss a 'stall' policy on things like delivery times, etc or use our individual working practices ?

jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: escaped from Swindon
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 07 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick Howe wrote:
Why's there an issue? If it works, we could take the nice bits and copy them. It's not protected in anyway I can see.


More an issue of who nicks the idea, e.g. this is potentially.

1) A heck of a lot of work to write.
2) Quite lucrative, as even if you are not trying to make money I really do think it probably make sense to charge.
3) A good thing for downsizer to be doing in my view.
4) A good thing for me to be doing tying in with my aim to make ecommerce available in my free forums empire.

Nick



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 07 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Oh, I thought you were suggesting we'd be stealing ideas, breaching copyright, etc etc.

No, but those things you've identified are Fun Problems. Think of them as Opportunities.

I'd say have a bash on their site, see what works, see what doesn't, and steal wholesale the good stuff.

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45661
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 07 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick Howe wrote:
I'd say have a bash on their site, see what works, see what doesn't, and steal wholesale the good stuff.


Agree entirely

Blacksmith



Joined: 25 Jan 2005
Posts: 5025
Location: Berkshire
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 07 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Was thinking the other day, Downsizer would be one hell of a "brand name"........... River cottage seem to have done rather well.
If its a case of "chuck a tenner in the kitty" and get a global market audience, count me in, costs me double that for 4 hours farmers market stall space !

Penny Outskirts



Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 07 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I could bring out a brand of organic t-shirts

jema
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 07 9:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Blacksmith wrote:
Was thinking the other day, Downsizer would be one hell of a "brand name"........... River cottage seem to have done rather well.
If its a case of "chuck a tenner in the kitty" and get a global market audience, count me in, costs me double that for 4 hours farmers market stall space !


It does have attractions at the "downsizer enterprise" level, maybe the answer is for me to develop this sort of solution on myfreeforum and then to look at stealing the code from there for downsizer?

That already goes on to some degree, the gallery uses a version of the myfreeforum code.

Maxwell Smart



Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 607
Location: London Town
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 07 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

access to fresh yummy non tescoated food? i'll stand in queue now....

bernie-woman



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Location: shropshire
PostPosted: Tue May 01, 07 9:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I think this is an excellent idea - a lot of work but great concept

I can see a lot of work in trying to keep it up to date - many of our traders especially those with meat do not have it available all of the time and the site would need to give current info all of the time

Also does this site have one shop or is it linking to the traders own shops -

Hobbitfeet



Joined: 12 May 2007
Posts: 1
Location: Durham
PostPosted: Sun May 13, 07 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

As a - albeit small, producer of bacon, smoked salmon and the like, I would be interested in taking part in a DS stall. I'm not sure of the logistics but am interested.

RichardW



Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
PostPosted: Sun May 13, 07 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Would it not be simpler to do a "big barn" style site?

Justme

dpack



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PostPosted: Sun May 13, 07 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

ummm

RichardW



Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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PostPosted: Mon May 14, 07 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Justme wrote:
Would it not be simpler to do a "big barn" style site?

Justme


Having said that in 2 years we have had TWO people say they found us on big barn....


Justme

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