----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
SNIP > >that is the optimist view. However there is nothing in the license > >that would guarantee me that the source code would be continuously > >available in the future. > >There is nothing in the license that would guarantee me any of my > >changes will get back into official SMSQ. > >There is nothing in the license to guarantee me that official > >or inofficial binaries of SMSQ will be available. > There is also nothing in the licence that will guarantee that you will > not be run over by a bus - stop being silly. > All of this continual bickering and hair splitting is getting needlessly > introspective > -- > Roy Wood > >From a users viewpoint when TT allowed smsqe to become open I reckon many users thought GREAT news as TT was giving part time support to it ( understandable and no disrespect intended ), we looked forward to further development and goodies that would justify our continued use of the various system that use it. Well I have to tell you guys if as much effort had gone into code as has gone into nitpicking and general etimewasting then we would have the Space Shuttle running on SMSQE by now ( just don't enter any very long planet names though ). Just do it - while I still have the faith all the best - Bill
