Foot in the mouth disease is spreading fast. It seems I caught it, too. Mike's idea looks so obvious, someone should have come to this earlier. Combine it with JaMi's idea and it seems to be feasible as an open source project.
Is anyone else sick? Is there an antidote? Igor -----Original Message----- From: JaMi Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 16 October 2003 5:07 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Cc: JaMi Smith Subject: Re: [PEDA] Open source SP7 Ok, Mike, I'll stick my foot in my mouth . . . As if I haven't already done enough of that . . . Actually, I think that it is a lot easier than anyone may think. Most people on this list own a functioning copy of Protel 99 SE. Protel 99 SE runs faster on a slow computer than Protel DXP runs on even a fast machine. Enter the SDK. Lots of people have a copy of the SDK, and I happen to know for a fact that not all legitimately obtained SDK'e were obtained at the point of a non-disclosure agreement, or even at the point of an EULA. : ) So we use the Design Explorer shell from Protel 99 SE, and maybe even the core of Protel 99 SE SP6 PCB, and plug in a couple dozen "servers" that fix or replace all of the known problems (we can start with a pack of say seven (7) servers). : ) Worst we might have to do is make a few patches and/or intercepts in some of the the original executables. We might even be able to find a few legitimate "Trial Versions of Protel 99 SE" out there that we can legitimately redistribute in their original form for free, etc., etc., etc.. Yeah, I know some of you are worrying about slowing everything down by hanging all these new servers and patches on it, but once you put this thing on a really fast new machine, like the kind that you need to even make Protel DXP even limp along, then the thing should still fly. It could even possibly out-perform Protel DXP. If they won't give us our "Service" Pack 7, then maybe it is time that we develop our own "Server" Pack 7. : ) They don't actually even hold all of the cards that they may think they hold. There is more than one way to respond to a non responsive EDA vendor. : ) Altium, your last chance to give us "Service Pack 7" for Protel 99 SE is fast approaching. : ) Whats it gonna be: SP7 or SP7? : ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Reagan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Open source SP7 > I thinks Jon is right we need the source code to start > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 3:26 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Open source SP7 > > > hell, i'd buy a closed source one! > > ds > > > Mike Reagan wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > I was contemplating what my next move with Protel will be and came up > with > > an idea of creating an open sourced SP7 software for 99SE. Before I put > my > > foot in my mouth, is there a future for open sourced Service Packs? > > is it legal? > > > > Mike Reagan > > EDSI > > -- > Dennis Saputelli > > ========= send only plain text please! - no HTML ========== > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
