Re: Go VADV!

> The way Roland created the source code, I believe you would have to rewrite
> the software anyways. Even by possessing the 'source code' you are missing
> half of the actual program... I might not know what I'm talking about too. 

Yeah, he did omit two of the critical modules required to rewrite the
software.  However, those modules are mostly support routines and low-level
modem access routines, if I recall correctly, which would have to be
reweritten anyway if the software were to be ported to Windows.

When I suggested writing a clone, I wasn't thinking about actually porting
the existing VBBS/VA code, since it is written in basic and wouldn't even be
able to take advantage of some of the newer features in VisualBasic.  I was
thinking more along the lines of using the source code as a guide to write a
new BBS program that was similar to VBBS/VA, but was its own entity entirely.
Why limit yourself by porting the VBBS code, when you could write a program
that is every bit as good as VBBS, at least script-compatible, and could have
new features, like better internet integration/web-based interface, etc?


Richard