1. RE: Win32Lib Handover

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kat [mailto:gertie at visionsix.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 3:45 AM
> To: EUforum at topica.com
> Subject: Re: Win32Lib Handover
> 
> 
> 
> On 22 Nov 2004, at 22:23, don cole wrote:
> 
> > 
> > posted by: don cole <doncole at pacbell.net>
> > 
> > Derek Parnell wrote:
> > > 
> > > In about 10 or so days, I'll be handing over win32lib to the next 
> > > generation of carers. I'd like it to be reasonably stable 
> (no major
> > > errors) before I do that.
> > > 
> >  Why do all the long time, hardcore Euphorians appear to be jumping 
> > ship?
> 
> We have been here a long time, we expected Eu to grow. We 
> expected our 
> requests would be heard, and our needs be met. I am looking 
> for a language 
> most like Eu, but with the same features i asked for 5 years 
> ago, which RDS 
> can't bring themselves to supply. Lua, Tk, Perl, Python, Php, 
> mirc,, don't 
> quite do it for me by themselves, but Eu could have been 
> absolutely perfect, 
> the top language to beat all languages. I'll probably go with 
> Php. Or Bach.... 
> depending on the license terms regarding how i can use it on my own 
> computers at home. OpenEu doesn't seem to be getting anywhere.
> 
> I am sorry to see Derek leave. I was sorry to see DavidC 
> leave. Irv leaving 
> too, and others. I can't figure how RobC's overriding concern 
> for the original 
> vision of the language is worth this brain drain of 
> contributors. RDS should be 
> hiring these people, not running them off. Shooting the 
> language in the foot 
> with 2.5, and then charging twice the price for it, is simply 
> stunning.
> 
> Kat
> 
Thank you so much Kat; my thoughts exactly
William
> 
> 
>

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