I think at least the framework would be ok in a way I hate to bring this up but I also use FutureBASIC and the FutureBASIC Runtimes actually consist of source code files in the FutureBASIC language. That anyone if they know what they are doing can edit.
On Sat, 2007-01-06 at 18:39 +0800, Andy Dent wrote: > On 06/01/2007, at 12:43 PM, Daniel Stenning wrote: > > > So lets get this straight... You guys want RS to show everybody their > > source code for the IDE and framework. Sure you don't want to get > > them to > > O.S. their compiler as well ? Im sure they'd love our help > > debugging that. > > > > Give me a break... > > Daniel, I suggest you think about what you have read a little more > before erupting - my message made it clear I was drawing a comparison > to Metrowerks and Microsoft who distribute source code to their > frameworks. In both cases, if you read the license agreements, that > source code is under fairly strict licensing conditions. I doubt very > strongly if there are any trade secrets in the RB frameworks which > would stop them releasing the source code. > > I also made it pretty clear that framework source has been important > to me in the past. More explicitly, apart from debugging things and > adding my contributions (some of which were rolled into the official > source) I have also been responsible for fixing framework bugs during > Codewarrior beta tests. > > How many of the bugs introduced during the beta cycle would have been > fixed if people had access to the framework source? > > I didn't suggest releasing source to the IDE and think that's a bad > idea - too much distraction for the engineers, too hard to deal with > and way too volatile. > > The phrase "open source" didn't appear anywhere in my posting nor in > the feature request. > > Nor did I say "everybody". I was very explicit in suggesting it be > part of a Developer membership, to make it a select group who would > have the incentive and discipline to not harass the engineers. I also > suggested that it be under an "officially unsupported" arrangement. > > regards > > Andy > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
