FibPlus please convert in Lazarus
lazarus / 16-Databases

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laguna · 2019-02-10 02:14

Fibplus now is free   https://github.com/madorin/fibplus
Please convert in lazarus

Thanks

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Bart · 2019-02-10 12:44

Well, you can set a bounty.

Bart

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laguna · 2019-02-10 13:50

I program by passion.
I have no business purposes, and I do not have the skills to convert
such a large project into Lazarus.

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Bart · 2019-02-10 13:56

But you seem to expect that other volunteer programmers do convert
this large project for you?

Bart

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laguna · 2019-02-10 14:13

No for me, but it's an open source project now, there are so many
projects done with Delphi 7, which use FibPlus, it could be a good
incentive to migrate to lazarus.

Reward

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wp · 2019-02-10 14:25

Quote from: laguna on February 10, 2019, 03:14:47 amFibplus now is
free   https://github.com/madorin/fibplus
The fact that the sources of a library are published on somebody's
github does not necessarily mean that this library really is free.
Looking at the header of some files I see that a "license.txt" is
mentioned but this is not found anywhere. I am a bit in doubt if this
really is legal.

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laguna · 2019-02-10 14:32

see this
https://www.firebirdnews.org/fibplus-library-github-repository/

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ASBzone · 2019-02-10 15:59

Quote from: laguna on February 10, 2019, 03:32:12 pmsee this
https://www.firebirdnews.org/fibplus-library-github-repository/


"...that seems to be abandoned..."

That's some dangerous territory there.

"...without pretending to any copyrights."

And that's the wisest thing that was said thus far.

Still, the earlier comments remain: This type of work is not something
that volunteers can be expected to pick up with any urgency -- even in
the clearest of situations.  And now the situation is quite murky.

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laguna · 2019-02-10 17:31

Ok.

Thanks

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marcov · 2019-02-10 17:32

Search lazarus and fpc maillist archives circa 2007-8, afaik there has
been attempt before.