How to use wxPython documentation

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True. Although let me share something with you.

There has been a trend in open source to collect funds, via donations
or with "products".. or services..

Then apply the money to pay people to fix some of the things that
the core developers don't/can'd be bothered to do.

This might include bug/fixes... new-drivers.. customisations whatever...

Interbase does this... and it helps them to no end...

Linux Kernel (IBM) is another great example...

You guys don't have to do that... but at the same time.. don't be locked
into thinking that you can't fix things because of lack of resources.

If you have a good project... getting commercial funding/involvment is
not so hard...

David

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On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:39:52 -0700, Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> wrote:

Do you see what I'm saying? Commercial products have documentation
because the companies can afford to pay writers and programmers at the
same time, so development doesn't lag. An open source project doesn't
have that luxury.

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David Lyon wrote:

There has been a trend in open source to collect funds, via donations
or with "products".. or services..

Then apply the money to pay people to fix some of the things that
the core developers don't/can'd be bothered to do.

This might include bug/fixes... new-drivers.. customisations whatever...

Interbase does this... and it helps them to no end...

I didn't know that Interbase is Open Source.
I thought only the 6.0 version is.

Any pointers to the newer Interbase Open Source versions?

Uwe

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Uwe Grauer escribió:

Any pointers to the newer Interbase Open Source versions?

Uwe

Hi Uwe, the open sourced Interbase evolved (a lot!) into the Firebird project:

It is a great piece of software.

Regards,

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Marcelo Fernández wrote:

Uwe Grauer escribió:

Any pointers to the newer Interbase Open Source versions?

Uwe

Hi Uwe, the open sourced Interbase evolved (a lot!) into the Firebird
project:

http://www.firebirdsql.org/

It is a great piece of software.

Regards,

I'm using Firebird since version 1.0!
Firebird != Interbase

Uwe

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Uwe Grauer escribió:

Marcelo Fernández wrote:

Uwe Grauer escribió:

Any pointers to the newer Interbase Open Source versions?

Uwe

Hi Uwe, the open sourced Interbase evolved (a lot!) into the Firebird
project:

http://www.firebirdsql.org/

It is a great piece of software.

Regards,

I'm using Firebird since version 1.0!
Firebird != Interbase

Uwe

I don't think Borland (now Embarcadero Technologies) is still opening the source code of new versions of Interbase. Anyway, the 6.0 code is here:

http://info.borland.com/devsupport/interbase/opensource/

The only developer team I know of, who took this code (and kept improving it) was the Firebird people.

Ok, now this is is OT :wink:

Regards,
Marcelo

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Uwe Grauer wrote:

Marcelo Fernández wrote:
  

Uwe Grauer escribió:
    

Any pointers to the newer Interbase Open Source versions?

Uwe
      

Hi Uwe, the open sourced Interbase evolved (a lot!) into the Firebird
project:

http://www.firebirdsql.org/

It is a great piece of software.

Regards,
    
I'm using Firebird since version 1.0!
  

I am only using it since 1.5, but

Firebird != Interbase
  

My understanding is that FB is based on the code which Borland open sourced and then "closed" again.

Werner

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Sorry... I meant Firebird..

They have a foundation.. collect funds.. and distribute the funds
to progress their project in areas where the volounteers aren't
willing/able.

I'm very sure the same model would be very advantagious to wxPython
as I believe it has fairly widespread uptake.

Regards

David

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On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:13:52 +0100, Uwe Grauer <uwemailmeister@googlemail.com> wrote:

David Lyon wrote:

There has been a trend in open source to collect funds, via donations
or with "products".. or services..

Then apply the money to pay people to fix some of the things that
the core developers don't/can'd be bothered to do.

This might include bug/fixes... new-drivers.. customisations whatever...

Interbase does this... and it helps them to no end...

I didn't know that Interbase is Open Source.
I thought only the 6.0 version is.

Any pointers to the newer Interbase Open Source versions?