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Topic: Will DP BASE ever go open source?

Will DP BASE ever go open source?

I'd like to help (I have some VB experience) if I can.

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Re: Will DP BASE ever go open source?

It already is.  Though access to the repositories is restricted to members of the "code team".
The whole DriverPacks BASE is written in AutoIt.

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Re: Will DP BASE ever go open source?

mr_smartepants wrote:

Though access to the repositories is restricted to members of the "code team".

It can't truly be called open source if it's restricted!


I don't suppose I'd be allowed a temporary membership to the "code team"?

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Re: Will DP BASE ever go open source?

Does it not depend upon the license model used?  I have only seen "©" mentioned as far as licensing is concerned associated with DP_BASE.  I could be wrong and if so, somebody should correct me.

  There are many differing subsets of "open-source" software for instance, such as "BeerWare"?  smile
Mmmm.  "BeerWare"; D'OH!!!

Is it a "http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/3.0/88x31.png Creative Commons License"?
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
There are license model that are even good for commercial use.

Does "http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/nc.png, http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/nc-eu.png, & http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/nc-jp.png" represent "http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/zero.png" for authors, "http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/by.png"?
images from http://creativecommons.org/about/downloads/

Answer:  Not necessarily.  If i remember correctly, a variety of that license model allows an author to charge a "nominal" fee.  Once again, if i'm wrong about that, then somebody should correct me.

I could probably only barely guess the total number of man-hours DP_BASE represents, considering development.

Edit:  see "Common Misunderstandings of “Free Software” and “Open Source”"
          http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-sour … point.html

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  • From: Cambridgeshire, UK
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Re: Will DP BASE ever go open source?

Damnation wrote:

It can't truly be called open source if it's restricted!

THAT is a very true statement.
I'd ping Jeff and ask him.  He's the sole code contributor.  I have access but I don't contribute anything to the code. 
Be careful what you ask for, Jeff refers to the codebase as a jumbled steaming pile of spaghetti code. wink

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Re: Will DP BASE ever go open source?

mr_smartepants wrote:

I'd ping Jeff and ask him.  He's the sole code contributor.

what's his username?

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Re: Will DP BASE ever go open source?

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Re: Will DP BASE ever go open source?

Thanks.