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General Questions About IC Pack
- What is IC Pack, the package manager?
- IC Pack is a package management system designed for the ICP blockchain, similar to app stores like Google Play or Linux package managers. It allows users to install applications and software packages directly into their subnets, offering a decentralized approach to software management. IC Pack is the first package manager for software installed not on computer but for fully on-chain applications.
- What are the key advantages of using IC Pack for my software apps?
- User Sovereignty: Only the user can install software and update their software applications, ensuring that no developer can push harmful updates without consent.
- Speed: Placing all interoperable software applications into the same subnet results in faster performance.
- Ease of Management: IC Pack allows simple software installation and package management.
- Choice and Flexibility: Users can choose which applications and software to install applications.
- Permission Control: Users manage which software can communicate with each other, avoiding potential deadlocks.
- How does IC Pack ensure user control over my software and apps?
- IC Pack installs software packages online using the ICP blockchain, providing users with full control. Nobody can delete or update an application package without the user’s consent, even if the IC Pack company goes out of business.
- What problem does IC Pack solve in the software industry?
- IC Pack addresses the issue of users losing control over their apps & software in the cloud enterprise software era, where software and apps can be updated without user consent, hacked, or even go bankrupt. It also solves the problem of slow interoperability between blockchain applications on the ICP blockchain by making it much faster.
- How does IC Pack work to install applications?
- It installs software packages in the ICP blockchain, providing full user control. While the user pays for hardware, the software apps work.
- What is the IC Pack bootstrapper for software installation?
- To install the IC Pack package manager, a bootstrapper is used, which is software that performs the software installation of package manager itself. The bootstrapper can also install software packages along with IC Pack, allowing developers to distribute their software effectively.
Questions for Developers
- Why is IC Pack beneficial for developers looking to create enterprise software?
- No need to manage infrastructure for your application.
- No need to scale, as it scales as part of the ICP blockchain.
- No need to process payments; the app store software handles it.
- Gives a sense of security to your users.
- Low expenses allow flexible pricing.
- No security problems with multi-tenant SaaS.
- What kind of software can be installed with IC Pack?
- Web based application software (ICP blockchain) dApps, and it is also suitable for re-learning for former installable app developers.
- How can developers distribute their software packages using IC Pack?
- Developers can prepare a bootstrapper with IC Pack along with their software to distribute it effectively.
- What features does IC Pack offer for developers needing package management tools?
- Features include choice, permissions, events, and support for big repos.
- What is the business model for IC Pack, a saas development company?
- IC Pack intends to generate revenue by charging 10% of paid apps prices and +1-5% on top of hardware costs.
- What is the go-to-market strategy for IC Pack to attract software developers?
- The strategy involves asking DFINITY to link to IC Pack on their site to attract developers, who will then bring in end-users.
- What are the fundraising goals for IC Pack as a new software development platform?
- IC Pack is raising $75K to reach 10K-100K monthly visitors in 10 months. This includes a developer bonus to release the software and funds for SEO and SM.
- How does IC Pack compare to traditional saas software as a service?
- IC Pack offers the lowest TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) with easy inter-app security and user control, unlike Intranet apps, SaaS, and PC/phone apps.
Questions for End-Users
- What does IC Pack offer to end-users in terms of software and apps?
- IC Pack offers control and secure software installation. Users can manage which software can communicate with each other, avoiding potential deadlocks.
- How does IC Pack ensure my applications package are secure?
- IC Pack installs applications in the ICP blockchain, making them super-secure. It saves users from external control, preventing unauthorized updates or hacks.
- What kind of control do I have over my software apps with IC Pack?
- You have full control over the apps. Nobody, including IC Pack, can delete or update an app without your consent.
- Can I choose between different vendors or versions of the same application?
- Yes, you can install from multiple repositories and choose between several email clients.
- Is IC Pack easy to use for software installation?
- Yes, IC Pack allows for simple software installation and package management, similar to Google Play.
- What happens if IC Pack goes out of business as a saas company?
- Even if IC Pack goes out of business, nobody can delete or update an app without the user’s consent.
- What are the benefits of having apps installed in the same subnet?
- Placing all interoperable software into the same subnet results in much faster performance.
Questions about Software Escrow
- What is Software Escrow?
- A Software Escrow Agreement is a tri-party arrangement between the software customer, software supplier, and an independent escrow service provider, where the software supplier periodically deposits a copy of the software source code and associated materials for secure storage.
- IC Pack provides a better alternative to software escrow. It is fully automated and is a SaaS itself, it is low TCO and safe.
- Why is Software Escrow needed when dealing with software?
- It protects a company’s investment in business-critical software applications and provides benefits for the software supplier.
- What are other names for Software Escrow?
- Source code escrow, technology escrow, Intellectual Property (IP) escrow, SaaS Escrow, or Escrow as a Service (EaaS).
- What kind of software should be placed in escrow?
- Business-critical applications, software built specifically for the buyer, or software representing a significant financial investment.
- What is SaaS Escrow in the context of saas services?
- With the rise of Software-as-a-Service, SaaS Escrow adapts software escrow options for SaaS and cloud-hosted applications, supporting public vs private cloud, single tenancy vs multitenancy, etc.
