On Thu Jan-25-2018 23:35, Nick Andre (1:229/426) wrote to All:   
      
    NA> Hi everyone, lets get our harmonicas ready as I'm afraid I'm   
    NA> singing the  blues.... but no, I will not share the booze in the   
    NA> brown paper bag.    
      
    NA> D'Bridge 4 is in total limbo at this point. I'm too busy with a   
    NA> school course which I'm beginning to regret enrolling in, and   
    NA> holding down two jobs and  raising the munchkin - Who may soon be   
    NA> the youngest RC/NC in Fidonet as I am  giving serious consideration   
    NA> to letting her run my mail-hub system.    
      
    NA> I had a phone call with Chris Irwin, the original author, and we   
    NA> both agree  that the code may not be possible to port over to a   
    NA> "modern" compiler; because there is a LOT of code specifically   
    NA> written for MS-DOS and the IBM PC/XT.    
      
    NA> I managed to get DBUTIL compiled for Linux and Windows 32/64-bit,   
    NA> but the  mailer, editor, nodelist compiler, etc. makes heavy use of   
    NA> a third-party  library called Turbopower. The database code would   
    NA> need a complete overhaul to say nothing about all of the   
    NA> assembler-code for EMSI/Zmodem, dialup, etc.    
      
    NA> Its one of these things that needs time and perhaps someone to help   
    NA> me port  the code over, if possible. I've contemplated paying   
    NA> someone to rewrite some  of the stuff just to get the ball rolling,   
    NA> but not sure.   
      
    NA> The program means so much to so many people, but I cannot trust   
    NA> anyone else to work on it; nor can I open-source it as I made a   
    NA> gentlemans-agreement with  Chris never to do so.   
      
   Good for you and good luck in the future.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
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