11 Apr
2005
11 Apr
'05
5:25 p.m.
2. The libfst project is essentially unmaintained.
Again, WINE
versions wreak havoc with users who want to keep both fst and WINE
up-to-date. Paul and/or Torben: Is the libfst project going to see any
more activity from your end, or should it be considered an open project
and up for grabs ?
its not up for grabs. work on it is slow, but torben has a new version
that is Wine-version-independent.
this is harder for application authors to use, because their apps have
to compiled using "winemaker". but i had a long conversation with the
head of CodeWeavers (the primary wine sponsors/company) and he
convinced me that the hackish approach torben and i had taken was
never going to be be sustainable.
both of us regret not having more time to work on it; hopefully the
logjam will break soon.
--p