Roadshow for 68K -Needs your support!

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Well, my outlook on this is pessimistic. If it really were that easy, we'd have a lot more projects on sourceforge.net (or Google code, whatever) than is currently the case. Fact is, hardly anybody who went through the hassle of learning Amiga software development is still doing it, and the state of the platform being as it is, few people want to learn it.

Many open source amiga apps have become successful, been ported across multiple amiga platforms, and still get a little tlc even if not actively developed. however if you take the attitude there is no point, and don't do it, then of course, nothing will improve.

it's your project and your choice. but I think you are wrong regarding this. I actively work on multiple open source projects. it was the fact i could pick up and hack the code that got me started on them.

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There is an Apache module I need for my web server.  While I have programming in my background, I do not have the time to tinker with the inner workings of Apache to learn how this module works or to recreate it.  The author is uninterested in updating his patch, and only a handful of Linux distros have maintained this module.  And those distros are useless to my Solaris installations.

doesnt sound like you are arguing against my case. whether or not the code was open, the original author has lost interest. at least someone can still maintain it if they want. if it had been closed, then tough and the situation would be even worse. the fact  you don't have the time is neither here nor there. you could if you really wanted to update the code, as could someone else. if it was something I needed, i would personally make the time to sort it, and I would feel that by being open it had benefited me as I was able to continue to use it.

what module btw ?

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I am not disputing that good can come of it, stress on "can". Let's say I'm not ready to part with a project that has been with me for more than 10 years, and for which I feel responsible. I don't want to walk away from it.

Ask me again in ten years time

You sound like you would be giving it away never to see it again. not quite the same thing, but anyway, i wish you luck with it.

I have a little open source perl module I maintain. it's gpl licensed, and on cpan, but it still feels like mine. I mean, I still maintain it myself. I do get useful patches (and bug reports) from users though which is handy. If i decided to stop developing it, then someone else can pick it up. win win surely?

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Roadshow is not yet a dead product. (ie, there's still someone around to work on it to fix bugs, add features, whatever) Holger is gone. Oregon Research is gone. Are the Genesis/AmiTCP guys still around?

The activity on the thread is casting doubt on whether there is someone around for roadshow either.

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who has slagged it off? Surely some people were only questioning how much something like this is needed, not the product itself, and some don't see the need. I do, but I fear it may never see the light of day.

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new year bump.