BlackBox 1.5 BETA

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Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:55:08 +0100

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Dear BlackBox developers,

today, we released the beta version of BlackBox 1.5 for download from our
Web site. Basically, this is BlackBox 1.4 plus service pack 1 plus some
additional patches plus the Direct-To-COM compiler extensions, consolidated
into a new release. The major new aspect of BlackBox 1.5 is the added source
code for the entire system, governed by an open source license.

The new release is a beta release. We will make the final release available
within the first quarter of 2005.

We hope that our contribution enables open source projects based on
BlackBox, to take it to places that we would not be able to reach with our
new strategic direction and the limited resources we have. Oberon
microsystems will continue to use BlackBox in some customer projects, and
thus is interested first and foremost in a stable code base, with as few
changes and additions as possible. Nevertheless, there may be new releases
from time to time, which we will provide as open source as well.

Starting now, technical support for BlackBox will be strictly limited to
existing ASPAK tokens and to support contracts. If you are interested in a
support contract, or have questions regarding the new open source license,
please contact info{([at]})nowhere.xy

With these open source arrangements, new perspectives for the future
development of BlackBox as a highly reliable and light-weight development
platform are opened, right in time for the new year.

We wish you all a Happy New Year,

your Oberon microsystems crew


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