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Hi all, > >Is anyone who has already created a tool (even a fairly crude one) > >interested in starting an open-source project? Has anyone on this > >list worked on an open-source project or is familiar with steps needed > >to start a successful one? > Well, I never worked on an open-source project before, only on "team-based" projects concerning programming. So I have no idea what steps are needed and how such a project works. > > I would recommend using java for a project like this. The reason I'm using > it now is that it frees you from many of the concerns of writing platform > specific code - the resulting software could be run on Windows or Macs or > Linux or whatever machine has java available, with few, if any, changes. > Yes, if we really want to start a project like this I have to agree with Deanna using Java as the platform for application development. Even with some problems I technically have with Java in MS environment (e.g. garbage handling, current versions) there are a lot more advantages than disadvantages to use Java. > For configuration, I'd recommend using CVS. It's free and very easy to use. > Ok - I worked with CVS some years ago. Unfortunately my Linux installation was not running for month (after some hardware changes) and I had no time to reinstall it up to now. As I unfortunately guess I will not have in the future (sometimes I even do tablet weaving ;-) I think of working in a Windows based environment (as I also already have a lot of tools helping myself developing with Java). Does anyone know if there is a Windows CVS version? > At this point, I wonder if we should collect the email addresses of anyone > wishing to participate, and then take the discussion off the list. I > imagine it won't be of general interest to everyone, until there's > something to try out. :-) Oh yes, it might be the best idea to split the discussion asap for the more technical related questions to some kind of new discussion list. Guido Send private reply to Guido Gehlhaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
