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Re: Why aren't LDRAW tools Open Source?
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Date: 
Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:54:51 GMT
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I can only speak for myself. I am a self-made programmer with huge voids in my
programming skills. I am probably breaking every existing convention of good
programming habits.

I already know that, and I don't wish to have that confirmed those who know how
to write perfectly correct code.


/Tore



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  Re: Why aren't LDRAW tools Open Source?
 
(...) This is just curiosity, and feel free not to answer. To clarify, you don't want people criticizing the code you put your energy into? Or, do you not want people replacing your code with 'perfectly correct' code? As for the open source (...) (20 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
  Re: Why aren't LDRAW tools Open Source?
 
(...) I'm trained and skilled in programming, but I learned the Borland C++ builder environment as I went. I have yet to figure out how to split my files into subsystems. I tried it and had trouble getting it to work for LPub. As it stands, LPub is (...) (20 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)

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  Why aren't LDRAW tools Open Source?
 
The LDRAW tools (including MLCAD) are available for free download in binary form. But the source code is kept private. I'd like to offer a word of encouragement to the authors and maintainers of the code to consider opening the source code. This (...) (20 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)

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