Re: GPL (not as in GNU!) Assistant - my plans for future "development" (cough)

Gault wrote on 06 Dec 2000:

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> >"David Buttery" wrote: >(snipped enormously) >> >> The program will now be called "GPL Assistant Plus" ("GPLA+"), on the >> grounds that it might actually do something useful this time around.... > >GPLA+ looks good. Say... why don't you swap the A and the L around for >naming purposes? :-)

You're asking for a scrap, you are... In any case, GPLA Original is (at least of five minutes ago) in existence, working and downloadable. So "that name" would be rather unsuitable, no? -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

(Sorry if this has turned up twice - once is *quite* enough, I realise!) (For those who don't know, GPL Assistant is my rather feeble effort at a configuration frontend for the game Grand Prix Legends. It was mostly written for my own use, but I thought I might as well stick it up for download. Further details on my website.) OK, as those few of you who for some reason persist in using the blasted thing will have noticed, updates to GPL Assistant have been pretty thin on the ground recently. In fact, there hasn't been one since v0.60 came out in August. Not good. OK, two HD crashes haven't helped, but even so... Having thought about this, I've decided to start writing the prog again, pretty much from the ground up. This time, I'll put the source code up on the website, so those of you with time to kill can have a good chuckle... :-) The program will now be called "GPL Assistant Plus" ("GPLA+"), on the grounds that it might actually do something useful this time around.... I expect development on GPLA+ to be quite slow, but on the other hand there should be more frequent releases (not hard!). For quite a while, therefore, GPLA+ will lag behind the original Assistant in terms of features. Because of this, GPLA Original v0.60 (not an official name, just convenient) will continuue to be available for download from my website for the forseeable future, and I will still support it. As I say, I expect progress on GPLA+ to be slow, which is mainly (no point in not being honest!) because of my less than brilliant Delphi skills. I shall be writing GPLA+ in Ye Olde Delphi Desktop 2.0, so I don't want any emails telling me to put some feature in that is only available in D3Pro (unless you want to send me a free copy... :-) ). I have no illusions about my programming level, and GPLA+ will not have elegant source code. As I say in the readme to the original GPL Assistant, my philosophy is "hack about manically until it more or less works, then stop". Finally, let me assure you that GPLA+ will always continue to be: * Free; * Open-source; * Freely distributable; * Small enough to download (I can't envisage it ever getting over 500K); * Not crippleware (beyond my inability to program properly!), shareware, adware or spyware in any way, shape or form. Anyone who actually wants to have a go at the prog (you need Grand Prix Legends installed or it won't work at all) should go here: http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com If you're still here, you're certainly committed! (Or should be...) -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh. -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

"David Buttery" wrote: (snipped enormously) > > The program will now be called "GPL Assistant Plus" ("GPLA+"), on the > grounds that it might actually do something useful this time around.... GPLA+ looks good. Say... why don't you swap the A and the L around for naming purposes? :-)

sssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... dont say the gp*l word around here .... Shane Uncle Fester <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Gault wrote: > > > > "David Buttery" wrote: > > (snipped enormously) > > > > > > The program will now be called "GPL Assistant Plus" ("GPLA+"), on the > > > grounds that it might actually do something useful this time

around....

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> > > > GPLA+ looks good. Say... why don't you swap the A and the L around for > > naming purposes? :-) > > > Where can I get GPaL? > > -- > Chuck Kandler > > Linux, because life's too short for a buggy OS. > > Registered Linux User #180746 > http://counter.li.org

Gault wrote:

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> > "David Buttery" wrote: > (snipped enormously) > > > > The program will now be called "GPL Assistant Plus" ("GPLA+"), on the > > grounds that it might actually do something useful this time around.... > > GPLA+ looks good. Say... why don't you swap the A and the L around for > naming purposes? :-)

Where can I get GPaL? -- Chuck Kandler Linux, because life's too short for a buggy OS. Registered Linux User #180746 http://counter.li.org

"Uncle Fester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > Where can I get GPaL? > > -- > Chuck Kandler hmmmnn GPal....that has a certain familiar ring to it doesn't it??? :) Kinda reminds me of something......a movie perhaps...no! A MOVIE STAR! Yes thats it...(notice I did not say Actor!) Yes it's very clear now... the movie is....RAMBO! dave henrie

On Tue, 5 Dec 2000 23:32:33 -0500, "Gault" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >"David Buttery" wrote: >(snipped enormously) >> >> The program will now be called "GPL Assistant Plus" ("GPLA+"), on the >> grounds that it might actually do something useful this time around.... > >GPLA+ looks good. Say... why don't you swap the A and the L around for >naming purposes? :-)

BAD idea! Andre

On Wed, 06 Dec 2000 06:10:34 GMT, "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >"Uncle Fester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > Where can I get GPaL? >> >> -- >> Chuck Kandler > hmmmnn GPal....that has a certain familiar ring to it doesn't it??? :) >Kinda reminds me of something......a movie perhaps...no! A MOVIE STAR! >Yes thats it...(notice I did not say Actor!) Yes it's very clear now... >the movie is....RAMBO! >dave henrie

Both Rambo's are fake.. Andre

"David Buttery" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Gault wrote on 06 Dec 2000: > > > > >"David Buttery" wrote: > >(snipped enormously) > >> > >> The program will now be called "GPL Assistant Plus" ("GPLA+"), on the > >> grounds that it might actually do something useful this time around.... > > > >GPLA+ looks good. Say... why don't you swap the A and the L around for > >naming purposes? :-) > > You're asking for a scrap, you are... In any case, GPLA Original is (at > least of five minutes ago) in existence, working and downloadable. So

"that > name" would be rather unsuitable, no? You're entirely correct- no offense intended. Just looking for a cheap laugh there. :-)

Gault wrote on 06 Dec 2000: <snip> >Just looking for a cheap laugh there. :-) Good man... :-) -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

Here we go again uncle Jack <G> MS Gault <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:90kf0v$3o6$[email hidden]...

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> > "David Buttery" wrote: > (snipped enormously) > > > > The program will now be called "GPL Assistant Plus" ("GPLA+"), on the > > grounds that it might actually do something useful this time around.... > > GPLA+ looks good. Say... why don't you swap the A and the L around for > naming purposes? :-) > >

On Thu, 7 Dec 2000 23:53:02 -0000, "Mark Seery" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Here we go again uncle Jack <G> SSSSTTTT!! He wants to remain anonymous! ;) Andre

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> >MS >Gault <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:90kf0v$3o6$[email hidden]... >> >> "David Buttery" wrote: >> (snipped enormously) >> > >> > The program will now be called "GPL Assistant Plus" ("GPLA+"), on the >> > grounds that it might actually do something useful this time around.... >> >> GPLA+ looks good. Say... why don't you swap the A and the L around for >> naming purposes? :-) >> >> >