Re: Goodbye Bach

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<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> David Cuny=
 wrote:</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> =A0</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> &gt;I (maybe)=
 understand your reason for pulling it, but why remove=
 it</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> &gt;from the=
 downloads?</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> =A0</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> A general feeling=
 that despite my desires, it must no longer be a part of my life.=
 It is a dead-end language.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> =A0</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080">=
 &gt;</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> &gt;The=
 restriction on adding debugging and trace information=
 to</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> &gt;personalized=
 versions of Euphoria is understandable - it=
 prevents</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> &gt;people from=
 putting out</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> &gt;a=
 &quot;free&quot; version that could compete with=
 Euphoria.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080">=
 &gt;</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> =A0</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> Even a non-free=
 Bach would be competition. I had hoped that a professional GUI=
 editor/debugger (that would work for both Bach and the paid=
 version of Euphoria) would increase the market enough for both,=
 but Rob wouldn't go for it.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> =A0</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> &gt;But that's=
 it's flaw - it prevents people from putting out=
 something</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> &gt;that's=
 actually useful.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080">=
 &gt;</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#800000"> &gt;&gt;As far as=
 I know, no one has actually used it so it is unlikely=
 to</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#800000"> &gt;&gt;be=
 missed.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080">=
 &gt;</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> &gt;I miss it=
 already. Good luck with your other ventures.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080">=
 &gt;</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> =A0</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> Time to earn a=
 living again.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3 COLOR=3D"#000080"> Karl=
 Bochert</FONT></div>

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