Keep it in C++. Anyone can compile and use a C++ program. I would suggest using a GNU based GCC. It can then easily be compiled on about any OS using GCC, MinGW, etc... and the binary can be used by someone who does not have the proper run time.There seems to be considerable interest in the idea, as well as a lot of differing opinions as to how to implement the idea.
Jeremy
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No one has yet said anything against the choice of sourceforge to give the project structure and direction.
Can anyone offer any reasons this is not a good idea? I'm not sure if that was Jack's intentions, or if he was discussing implementation ideas. Stephen seemed better able to understand the intent, and it left me a bit clearer. Anyways. if anyone is harboring reservations against the idea, please speak up. There ideas that seem good that should still _not_ be implemented. If you have a reason, please share.
But... Since most seems positive, even if the details might be left to be hashed out... Does anyone feel up to stepping up to the plate as head of such a project. Bert has made a kind offer, but I must admit that I don't have the knowledge to know quite what he's offering. I guess the job description asks for someone who is more of a systems analyst, than strictly a programmer. Someone who is capable of seeing the project through the long haul, capable of negotiating seas of differing opinions and ideas, capable of understanding the nitty gritty of building such a beast, and capable of arbitrating and encouraging a group of what are typically an egocentric bunch of programmers with vastly different skills and backgrounds. Submit your resumes *laugh*.
Guess I need to get me a SourceForge account... And talk the lovely wife into the letting me budget the expense. That is of course assuming the eventual leader will accept me as a contributing team member :)
//Christian
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