Re: [ql-users] Plight of a Software House

2002-06-11 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 at 18:30:50, Timothy Swenson wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) I kind of jumped in the middle of this thread before I really read any of the messages, so I'm sort of guessing a bit about the on going conversation. I'm assuming that part of the discussion is about the lack

Re: [ql-users] Camera

2002-06-11 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Darren, www.jms1.supanet.com is the John Sadler SQLUG website where George puts his offerings. Haven't been there recently to know if he's put it up yet. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html

Re: [ql-users] This is the LICENCE

2002-06-11 Thread wlenerz
Joachim van der Auwera wrote: Ok, what if TT can not be reached or found (or worse) ? Or he has no time or does not know anybody fit for the job... What if the amount of code added is such that he is a co-author, and not the main author? How can you expect people to write free code

Re: [ql-users] Plight of a Software House

2002-06-11 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Software in the QL community has a much longer life than the Windows world, where using a program 2 years out-of-date is considered a sin. In my experience, the PC scene changes so radically in 2 years (not always for the better) that software stands little chance of still working 2 years on.

[ql-users] Di-Ren keyboard interace

2002-06-11 Thread Dilwyn Jones
A few weeks ago, someone asked me if I had a copy of a manual for a Di-Ren keyboard interface. At the time I didn't, but thanks to a nice kind person who emailed me a scanned copy, I now have a manual as a plain text, Quill DOC or Word DOC file. Trouble is...I've forgotten who it was! If you are

Re: [ql-users] This is the LICENCE

2002-06-11 Thread Jochen Merz
Well said, Wolfgang, applause. Back from a very nice QL show in the USA, a few words from me: First of all, I'd say: leave the license as it is now else you will never get a result. You have asked for opinions and you have, in my opinion, adjusted the license so that it should suit most

Re: [ql-users] This is the LICENCE

2002-06-11 Thread Richard Zidlicky
Richard wrote: -- Why Wolfgang doesn't take GPL is beyond me. This license has not onlytheoretical problems and Wolfgang is assuming much more responsibility than he seems to want. -- True - the responsibility is higher than I thought initially. However, if

Re: [ql-users] FastFind

2002-06-11 Thread Bill Waugh
- Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 1:14 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] FastFind On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 at 23:22:38, P Witte wrote: (ref: 00bb01c210cd$94475c80$0100a8c0@gamma) Tony Firshman writes, Thanks

Re: [ql-users] This is the LICENCE

2002-06-11 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Richard Zidlicky wrote: Richard wrote: I will NEVER agree to GPL. Under GPL, as soon as you use the tiniest little bit of something GPL'd, you HAVE to make your code GPL, too. you have obviously not even looked at GPL but only read some anti-GPL fud

Re: [ql-users] Di-Ren keyboard interace

2002-06-11 Thread RWAPSoftware
In a message dated 11/06/02 11:49:49 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A few weeks ago, someone asked me if I had a copy of a manual for a Di-Ren keyboard interface. At the time I didn't, but thanks to a nice kind person who emailed me a scanned copy, I now have a manual as a plain

Re: [ql-users] This is the LICENCE

2002-06-11 Thread Peter Graf
Jochen Merz wrote: It is impossible to please anybody anyway, and I think you have worked out a good compromise. As far as Q60 is concerned, all compromise proposals were turned down. Not only mine. Also those from well-known impartial persons. Of course, if there's somebody who ONLY wants it

Re: [ql-users] Camera

2002-06-11 Thread dndsystems1
Hi Norman, fantastic, this is what I suspected but could not prove it without buying a camera and reading the docs. Obviously I have been on the Kodak web site going round in circles for this info, all the attention is on various cameras, which is correct but I didn't quite find enough about

Re: [ql-users] This is the LICENCE

2002-06-11 Thread Timothy Swenson
At 05:09 PM 6/11/2002 +0100, you wrote: On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Richard Zidlicky wrote: Richard wrote: I will NEVER agree to GPL. Under GPL, as soon as you use the tiniest little bit of something GPL'd, you HAVE to make your code GPL, too. Hmmm? My understanding, as an open source