Re: Yarn updates unlikely

From: James Huang (james@sin.not)
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 21:01:41 +0100

In mail.yarn, article
<Pine.BSF.3.96.971124123120.5028A-100000@mirage.skypoint.com>, Richard
Steiner <rsteiner@skypoint.com> wrote:

> > Alternatively, Yarn has been ported to Win95 and I am sure the
> > person who did that can help with some hints or maybe share the
> > source code he has. That is if Chin (or anyone else) does not
> > object.
>
> People should be very careful to obtain Chin's permission, mostly
> because the software is his, and his rights regarding the software do
> need to be respected. There's a lot of effort invested in Yarn, I
> suspect...

He was very receptive to offers to help in some ways - amongst others
the port to Win95. I would not be surprised if he is still open to
offers of help to 'modernize' Yarn so that it meets todays needs better.

I know that he has put in a lot of time and effort but then development
- as we know it - has stopped for over a year. Maybe just a little nudge
would get him going again or even get him to release the code to someone
responsible?

James