In article <4c6a9b0d0909160539q561ea62aj8996cbfdc7813...@mail.gmail.com>, A W <aw29...@gmail.com> wrote:
[Snip] > Can you not just take some time out and modify the RO front end? I know the answer is going to be: If <insert name> has the time and enthusiasm, why doesn't <insert name> do the job? Round-and-round we go. It has been stated clearly here and elsewhere that the (former RISC OS) developers have moved on and don't use RISC OS as much as some of the rest of us (probably partly because RISC OS lacks a fully capable browser!!!!;). What I believe is needed is a RISC OS devotee who both has the time and the ability to program in whatever environment is suited to continued development of the RISC OS version. Some of us may think we could do it if it was in well commented BBC Basic but I suspect that not to be the case! Personally, the only way I could do it would be to learn the rest of 'C' first and then get stuck in to the probable hours, days, weeks, months necessary. I and others need to eat, pay bills and have a roof above. Bluntly, if users stump up some cash, I or someone else could do it after a bit of re-training. In the meantime, continued begging at the feet of the developers is unlikely to bear fruit. They have moved on. Though why onto other platforms replete with more capable browsers may remain a mystery to some of us. ;-) Are there 500 user of the RISC OS version of NetSurf willing to donate £4 a month to support a developer? www.pledgebank.com/netsurf4riscos Go on, prove the septics wrong.... -- Tim Hill, www.timil.com
