Subject: open source crap was Re: Archiving Software
From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 07:45:09 -0800 (PST)
To: cctalk at
classiccmp.org
My small waste of BW and all.
I write a lot of code. None for the most part appears in the public realm.
There are several reasons for this. One being my favorite language is solder.
Others include must of the code is crap, one off and quickies while useful
are not worth much. HOWEVER...
Once I went to great lenghts to put out a subsection of CP/M bios using
765 for general interest and no particular use. The result, one moaned
about the assembler used (plain ASM), another was disappointed I didn't
use Z80 instructions and Opcodes, A two tried to tell me it can't work
(it was from the system that used/assembled it!). My response was and
is still FREE IMPLIES: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. Caps inteneded.. Often
rather than getting mad accept it for what it is.
Allison