Opensource filePro Project

[Laura Brody]

Quoting Jose Lerebours <fp at fpgroups.com>:

> Is there room for a filePro based Open-Source Project?
>
> Could fp-Tech make more money by joining the Open-Source community   
> and serving
> as a pilot company than as is now?
>
> If filePro were Open-Source, how large would you estimate its   
> community to be?
> Compare that to what it is now!
>
> If I owned fp-Tech, I would approach companies like Red-Hat and try to work a
> deal where filePro would be delivered with every copy of Red-Hat.    
> Possibly do
> same for any Linux flavor out there.

   I suggested this 15 years ago. Zero interest in even putting
a Linux version out at that time... There are different people
calling the shots now, so revisiting this idea might not be
a total waste of time.

> How old is Ken and how long is he planning on carrying the filePro   
> development?

   47.
   Until they pry the keyboard out of his cold, stiff fingers.

> What if he decided he had enough and retired, who can carry his   
> torch and keep
> filePro alive?  Am I mistaken to believe that "he is it"?

   Yes, you are.

   Ron Kratch isn't chopped liver. Jim Snavely is also doing
some development.

> I do not think I have ever heard of a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or a list of developers
> responsible for the code behind filePro.  Is there such a team?  If so, whoam
> are they?  Where are they?

   Granted that the development team was larger years ago, but
it is currently more than just Ken.

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