Re: HLA v1.93 is now available

Betov ecrivait:

Euhhhh!!! "until the rewrite is done" ???!!!...

Dream on. Why on earth would this swindler do that?

Simple,

1.) Randy wants to get rid of the C/Flex/Bison code kludge that HLA
v1.xx (the prototype) is now, and replace it with "his own" high-level
dialect of x86 assembly to clean up the source code.
2.) He wants to release HLA v2.xx (the production grade tool) in
public domain. Incorporating fasm source code (or any GPL-like code
for that matter) in HLA v2.xx makes HLA v2.xx take the fasm resp the
other corresponding license, disqualifying it for a release in Public
Domain, since PD strictly isn't a license at all. To keep HLA v2+.xx
free from licenses, a complete rewrite, including that of the built-in
fasm back end to one of his own, is necessary.
3.) HLA has already hit version 1.93, so the rewrite is not far off.
In fact, Randy already mentioned that at least 60% of HLA 2.00 already
is done, and is/has been devoting a considerate amount of time in
porting HLA to BSD and MAC, and working on the HLA standard lib. One
doesn't have to wait an outrageous amount of time for HLA 2.00
anymore now.


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