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Marc:
thank you for good news.
W
> BlackBox 1.5 BETA was the beginning of a new product life-cycle. By
> publishing the entire source code together with the associated license,
> Oberon microsystems provided the base for an open source project. Up
> till now the BlackBox community did not organize a "community-type"
> project on top of this foundation. This situation is not completely
> unexpected: such things certainly take their time and maybe also sheer
> luck.
>
> We definitely see some interest in Linux and 64-bit architectures. We
> welcome and support initiatives aiming towards this direction by
> providing technology transfer. However, since our current business focus
> lies in other areas, we will not be able to actively participate unless
> substantial funding is available (> 100'000$).
>
> All this being said, there is actually one single item on our roadmap:
> maintaining a very stable and reliable, and thus conservative, version
> of BlackBox that we are using ourselves for our custom software
> development projects. It looks like one release per year seems
> reasonable. Our focus is clearly on stability, reliability, and
> efficiency but not on new features. These are the qualities we rely on
> the most, and we hope that most developers, students, and teachers in
> the community also can profit from this asset.
>
> with best regards
> Marc,
> Oberon microsystems AG
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blackbox{([at]})nowhere.xy>> Behalf Of skulski{([at]})nowhere.xy>> Sent: Dienstag, 13. September 2005 22:08
>> To: Blackbox
>> Subject: [BlackBox] - - Blackbox 1.5 final?
>>
>>
>> Marc:
>>
>> any plans to move further with BB development, such as
>> 64-bit Windows or Linux? Does "final" mean the end of the
>> product life-cycle?
>>
>> Providing some sort of a roadmap is a common thing in
>> industry. So what is the roadmap in this case?
>>
>> W
>>
>> > we decided today that BlackBox 1.5 will be released sometime before
>> > Christmas 2005.
>> >
>> > Except for some minor corrections it will consist of the
>> same software
>> > and license as BlackBox 1.5 BETA.
>> >
>> > with best regards
>> > Marc,
>> > Oberon microsystems, Inc.
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