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From: Paul Reece <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Proposal
To: Dominic Ramsey <[e-mail]>
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On Mon, 25 Jul 1994, Dominic Ramsey wrote:

>
> >   Given the likelihood (or is it certain now?) of the AMOS source code
> > eventually going into the public domain, I think a team of programmers
> > should be created which would work on improving AMOS, fixing the bugs,
> > etc.  The team would discuss problems and send code through E-mail, and
> > release updates occasionally.  This way work on AMOS could be
> > coordinated and accomplished quickly, and there would be a single
> > official version, rather than people going and making their own changes
>
> If you wanted it to be `official', you'd have to talk to Europress first.
> If they release it as PD, then ANYONE will be able to do whatever they
> want with it.

The idea is to STOP this from happening...  Everyone will have rogue
versions of Amos and 1 program will have trouble working on different
copies...  = BIG TROUBLE!

> > to the code and having lots of different versions (which would most
> > likely be incompatible with each other).
> >
> >   If you would be interested in joining such a team, let me know.  You
> > will need experience in assembler, since that's what AMOS is written in.
>
> I don't see any reason why assembler experience should be needed. There are
> a lot of very experienced AMOS programmers who know nothing about assembler.
>
> > The AMOS code itself probably won't be out for a while, but the team
> > could still bounce around ideas, compile a bug list, etc., and be able
> > to start working immediately when the code is finally released.
> >
> >   --Andy Church
>
> Something I'd like to see would be a change to the extensions system, so
> any number of extensions could be loaded at once, and not have to have their
> own extension number. I think this will be a big problem if/when the source
> code becomes available, with everyone producing their own extensions.

Exactly..  The source shouldn't be available to everyone..  If it does
however, the 'team' can put out their own release..  Look whats happened
to many other programs on the Amiga....

 - Paul

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