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Re: Open Sourcing LCW

hello,

>
> Yes I do plan to. In fact I can even send you what I have if you
don;'t mind the lack of documentation...

If you've made the decision to open source it, it would be nice if you
could slap an appropriate license on it and check it into google code
or source forge and file a bug report (with the bug you identified!).

As the maintainer of a small open source project (at
http://code.google.com/p/aima-java/) I know from experience that it is
very hard to publish code which the author(you in this case) thinks is
suboptimal. I hesitated for a long time to publish code which I wrote
for my personal use because i thought it was too yucky, lacked
documentation etc. My experience in this (fwiw) is that people are
glad to see even sub optimal code and will jump in and fix anything
that needs fixing.

If you check it in to google hosting or source forge, it will be
easier for people to send patches etc.

However, it *is* your code . You have to decide what you want to do
and when. :-)

So please don't consider any of the above to be "pressure" !!

regards,
ravi

Regards,
Ravi






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http://c7games.com/VirtualTabletopIndex.htm This is in effect a 3D version of LCW, take a look... Milton...
msoong
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Feb 2, 2007
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... Looks pretty good!...
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Problem is with virtual table top is that he only talks and keeps the date on the site current IM been on the beta test list for two years I've never seen...
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... It looks nice, but I like the top-down view, plus the additional view when the unit is selected, as you have it now. Now just for a few bug fixes and...
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Funny you mentioned that. Since I am severly time crunched now, I am considering making it open source if there are demand for that... ... From: Dale...
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I spotted the Space Marine models/figures in the screenshot on the site, thast got my 10 year old excited. Are these part of the planned release?...
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I'd be very interested in that! Harry...
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who knows. The thing has been dormant for at least 2 years. Never released a beta but always says its coming soon. ... From: Angus Looney To:...
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It's not really a rival, just a different approach. A 3D app requires a dedicated client - not to mention you will need 3D graphics to use with it. As for open...
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My thought exactly. I need to clean up the code before it's even ready for open source (sloppy code would be quite embarrassing if it ever makes it out to the...
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... it ... Ummmm. Clean up sloppy code to make it "ready for open source"? I've worked on two "niche" open source projects and I can tell you, products that...
Dale
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good point. My biggest problem right now is that the trunk compiles and doesn't run right, so SOME cleanup is definitely needed! All your other suggestions are...
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... You must work for Microsoft. After, all, we the world doesn't need reliable, maintainable code - just lots of new releases, one right after another, which...
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... Is that supposed to be an insult? ... Is that sarcasm or a political statement? I'm not really sure what your point is. Is it that the documentation that I...
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Have to agree with your initial statements and rebuttal Dale. And no, I don't work for Microsoft... Having released my own bit of open source code I know all...
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... possibly ... effort....
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Hello, i was just wondering if the open source effort ever picked up steam. We (The India Wargamers - http://indiawargamers.com) are contemplating creating a...
Ravi Mohan
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Thanks to all of you who cared enough about the project to comment. I'll start doing some docs after the tax season and then just put the code out there and...
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Yes I do plan to. In fact I can even send you what I have if you don;'t mind the lack of documentation... (it has a bug in it , but if you are ok with that) M ...
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hello, ... don;'t mind the lack of documentation... If you've made the decision to open source it, it would be nice if you could slap an appropriate license on...
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