On (22 Apr 95) Lou Sanders wrote to All...
 WB> Again, we agree......like - is this project all going to be written
 WB> in one code or will it be decided to let different sections be
 WB> written in different code as long as it can be linked together when
 WB> compiled?
 LS> I'm not the committee but I would think using ASM and PowerBASIC is all
 LS> that's needed, Chris Adams has already stated this in one of his
 LS> messages,"I believe." If we have C code that's okay too but I'm not a C
Correctimundo. It seems to me that we really don't need anything else, 
at this time. If we do, we'll burn that bridge then.
 LS> person. I think we should let PowerBASIC strut it's stuff. I don't think 
we
Definitly. Let's help get rid of some of the disrespect for BASIC 
programmers!
 LS> documented. Functions and sub routines be kept in a PowerBASIC.PBL and 
e
Yeah, perhaps several (i.e. FOSSIL.PBL, etc, so we can reuse them 
easily, and it allows someone to update one function easier.
 LS> maintain a PowerBASIC.PBH to go with all code adopted by the committee. 
The
 LS> PBH will not only serve as a tool for debugging but could also serve as 
the
 LS> springboard for our documentation group.
Amen. Proper docs are essential.
 LS> I don't think we should launch into too many areas at one time and 
pread
 LS> ourselves too thin. Since we don't know what our head count is going to 
be,
 LS> we should first focus in on the FrontEnd Mailer and lay in a good
 LS> foundation.
Kinda what I've been planning.
 LS> We have talked about a FrontEnd Mailer, a BBS, a Tosser, etc... as being
 LS> part of this project. Since there are some good BBSs and Tossers out 
there,
 LS> I would think the FrontEnd Mailer would be first in line and would allow 
us
 LS> to stay compatible and support the Tossers and BBSs already in use. The
 LS> variety of BBSs and Tossers already in use will make for a good test bed
 LS> and we should get great feedback.
Yeah. Then we can just integrate them (something like CHAIN) and make it
more flexible as well (ie the mailer will work with other BBS packages, 
but it will work best/easiest with ours, etc, etc)
 LS> We should be able to get the FrontEnd up and running fairly soon, that
 
Famous last words!
... ===__-*-    *-=/___ *-=/___ *-=/___
--- PPoint 1.88
---------------