Viktor, I did contribute tp_ on xharbour as a 'proof of concept' for a program I was developing on linux which needed serial communication and compatibility with the original telepathy API. The project was cancelled a few weeks after my contribution.
My code was a refinement of a previous library I found googling around and, in its limited scope, was able to communicate through a modem. Now, the midnight bug could have been fixed by me or by any other one using it; I think it is against the 'market and bazaar' idea upon which free software is built to remove every contribution which is not fully bug-free. And, it is also against the very same idea to feel personally committed in keeping code sent to contrib when someone finds a bug. I mean, keep it easy, if you don't have time to fix each and every reported bug, don't do it. If someone needs that bug-fix _he_ will find a way to fix it and/or will search for some other solution. Removing your code you make harbour as a whole less inspiring and less able to solve problems, which is against what a compiler/language should be, IMHO, in the first place. My best regards. Maurilio. Viktor Szakáts wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jaroslaw Kadziola" <kadzi...@tlen.pl> >> To: "Harbour Project Main Developer List." <harbour@harbour-project.org> >> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:25 AM >> Subject: Re: [Harbour] Wrong hbsms >> >> >>> To send sms' i'm using Nokia phone plugged to usb port. >>> In system must be installed modem driver (for this phone model). >> >> as messaging device, we currently use industrial siemens box [it is fixed, >> not portable], plugged into serial/com, custom made vb6 app using >> mscomm32.ocx, running on win/2003/64, but also sometimes having hangouts >> while waiting on gsm responses/confirmations, so i am seeking for some >> improvements > > hbsms was a generic solution using standard AT > modem commands via serial communication to the > device. > > I don't want to offend anyone here by contributing > code and not being able to give "proper" support > for it, and seemingly no one else wanted to touch > it with a stick, so it's better for everyone if > such abandoned piece of code is missing from our > SVN. Anyhow the code is accessible, so those who > find it useful can keep using it. As for telepathy > which is another buggy piece of code in Harbour, > I hope one day someone will fix it. > > Brgds, > Viktor > > _______________________________________________ > Harbour mailing list (attachment size limit: 40KB) > Harbour@harbour-project.org > http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour > -- __________ | | | |__| Maurilio Longo |_|_|_|____| farmaconsult s.r.l. _______________________________________________ Harbour mailing list (attachment size limit: 40KB) Harbour@harbour-project.org http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour
