[A6] andromizer pc ports

[Paul Evenblij]

--------- Original Message ---------
DATE: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 00:32:48
From: Chris Pickett <chris.pickett at mail.mcgill.ca>

>Hey Paul,
>
>Some folks on the A6 list are interested in Win32 and possibly GNU/Linux 
>ports of your tool.

I know ;)

This has come up before. Since I have added my voice to the chorus clamoring for an open-source release of the Andromeda OS, I suppose I should put my money where my mouth is, and release Andromizer's source code... :)

There are 2 issues here:

1. Time. I can't release the code 'as is'. There's too much stuff in there that either needs to be removed, or is waiting for development into a new feature. And for me, this was also an exercise in multithreaded programming in C++ and Objective-C. This shows.
Also, even though the code is documented, I owe it to my professional pride to polish it, so people will have an easier job of understanding it. 
Currently I am much too busy to do that.

2. Effectiveness. Keep in mind that a large part of this tool's usefulness stems from its user interface. C++ user interface code is NOT easily ported to other platforms. In fact, any Linux or Windows programmer would probably have to rewrite this entire part. The MIDI part, of course, depends on system libraries as well. In my opinion, the only stuff that could actually be ported with any degree of effectiveness is the randomizing routines. Luckily, I have kept these parts functionally separate as much as I thought feasible.

That said, it would be nice if other people could build on my efforts. I will have to look up the sources (they're archived, and I don't have a MacOS 9 development system on my current machine...), and see if there is some way in which I can share the work. (Might take a while.)

Bottom line: I'll do my best, but I can't promise anything.

Thanks for the interest,
Paul



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