But even if they decided to stop it someone could pick up the code and go on. With VFP we were simply stuffed. 'Open source' means the source is available.
BTW: How did you figure out that the top 10 were from MS, 1 has a gmail account and another seems to be from facebook. On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 8:01 PM, Thierry Nivelet <[email protected]> wrote: > The top 10 contributers being from MS (https://github.com/Microsoft/ > TypeScript/graphs/contributors), if they decide to stop the project, no > one will be able to continue. More a marketing trick than real 'open > source'. To me, 'open source' means that many devs from various horizon is > able to take over the project and even the lead. > > Thierry Nivelet > FoxInCloud > Give your VFP app a second life in the cloud > http://foxincloud.com/ > > Le 06/10/2017 à 23:37, Paul Hemans a écrit : > >> Being open source guarantees that it can be forked and that we don't end >> up >> in the dead end that VFP became. But there are other options for strongly >> typed JS available. It is just that being associated with MS means that it >> has stronger support, whereas other open source projects can simply dry >> up. >> >> On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 2:43 AM, Thierry Nivelet <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> developed and promoted by Microsoft, and widely considered as part of the >>> MS ecosystem even if it's technically open source. >>> >>> perceptions weigh more than facts, I can testify. >>> >>> Thierry Nivelet >>> FoxInCloud >>> Give your VFP app a second life in the cloud >>> http://foxincloud.com/ >>> >>> Le 06/10/2017 à 16:55, Alan Bourke a écrit : >>> >>> On Fri, 6 Oct 2017, at 03:14 PM, Thierry Nivelet wrote: >>>> >>>> Typescript is Microsoft; >>>> It's also open source, and only one of a range of similar tools. >>>> >>>> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAKT3oPezdBW=ywteaqtewmv8_58r2wwleym0fuuw413yfhe...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
