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Re: I've issued Dynamic Draw Professional.
de George 06/28/2006 04:14
Masayuki,
If Dynamic Draw were my creation, I don't think I would release the
source code unless there was a specific advantage to do so. Most
people will be happy to use the program as freeware. However if I lost
interest in updating it, I would probably release the source code just
to keep the program alive. Releasing the source code is always
something you can do in the future but once it is released, it would be
difficult to take back. There are some folks on this forum that might
disagree, but that is my opinion.
I have to say that your knowledge of the English language is better
than you give yourself credit. I have noticed only occasional errors.
To be honest, your English writing is better than some Americans.
George
Masayuki Fukushiro wrote:
> Roger Johansson wrote:
> > It was somebody else. I asked you because I know we have people here
> > who help with such things. They just need to know that a program is
> > very good and that it is okay with the author to distribute it.
>
> Oh,so,I thank you and somebody !
>
> Roger Johansson wrote:
> > For the future you can maybe think about if you want to have full
> > control over this program. If you are the only person who can change it
> > and make it better.
>
> I understand what you've said.
> In fact, I've been thinking that my source code should be opened or not
> almost everyday.
>
> I agree with you that we will only use free software in the future.
> But I do not agree it becomes in a few years. I supporse it will be
> more distant future. Because, in some kind of software, it is really
> difficult to separate and distribute the development task to many
> people.
> In this kind of software, a few person must dedicate themselves to the
> development. If the software will hold a lot of users, like OpenOffice,
> the person will get some method to keep their life, but if the software
> will not hold many people, like my software, it is difficult to keep
> their life.
> I suppose that in the future, it will become easier to keep the life,
> then every software become opened and free software.
>
> Anyway, this is just my opinion and it is not important.
> The topic is, what I think this software should be.
> Before starting to describe it, I wish to describe the background of my
> software development.
>
> I've been working as a programmer for long years, and I had felt many
> times that the technology becomes difficult day by day, and products
> becomes more and more complex.
> We've spent long time to learn the technology and take over the product
> development from others.
> But, someday, it will reach a limit, because we cannot alive forever,
> the time is limited.
> I think that 'Historied structured document' might become one solution
> of this problem.
> I am describing about 'Historied structured document' in my homepage. I
> call it 'hidocument'.
> It is just a possibility. I am not sure it become a solution, but I am
> sure there is a chance.
>
> So, my final goal is, most software will become to support 'hidocument'
> style.
> I hope that OpenOffice, MS Office, famous UML editors, etc, support it.
> If it is promised that, when I become my source code opened then they
> support it, I will open it immediately.
> But if they wish to hold it, I may donate it to them.
> I know my goal sounds something stupid and too big imagination, but I
> am serious.
> I know that, to realize my dream, the efficiency of hidocument must be
> proved.
> So I hope that many people use my software. And for them, I put an
> effort to open the document format.
> I think that most important propertis for users is, their documsnts.
> And when I notice my dream is illusion, or I die, the soruce code will
> be opened.
>
> I've described my too big imagination, but in fact, I am happy just use
> it as a drawing tool.
>
> I apologize that I've spent many space for my explanation.
> And, if I use some rude words or somebody feel bad, sorry. I don't have
> a lot of experience writing English, especially this kind of
> description.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Masayuki Fukushiro
> author of Dynamic Draw Professional
> http://www.dynamicdraw.com/