[OPT-general] Re: Request For Information - OPT Commercialization [26072004]

[Guy D. <da...@gu...>]

mose wrote:
> Actually after time, OPT is still a unique unrivaled application, with
> a high professional ability. I take that occasion to ask Guy what are
> further projects on that development, as it seems that there is no
> activty on SF cvs since january. I know other users/developers that
> will enjoy like me to get some news about it.

You're right that there has been little in the way of new work done on 
OPT recently.  This is due to my interests falling elsewhere and the 
fact I haven't received any contributions from other developers.

My goal for the summer had been to get a bug-fix update out the door 
with just minor changes.  I had also hoped to rework the translation 
system so that it allowed easy translation from English to other 
languages as the OPT Max version's translation support is quite poor 
now.  But at the rate the summer is disappearing, I'm not sure that even 
this small goal will be reached.

I guess I'm saying that I no longer see myself as being a serious 
contributor to OPT.  I'd be happy to continue to act as custodian, 
pushing out a release once or twice a year of bug fixes etc.  However if 
anyone with more time and interest steps forward and demonstrates 
ability, then I would be happy to let them take over as project 
maintainer.  Such a decision would probably be made by consensus vote on 
the mailing list.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Guy