[Papyrus-L] Lets not throw in the towel

[Alexandra Baehr]

Papyrus is an excellent program, and Dave's support of
it has been superb.  Any Microsoft application is a
moving target and very difficult for a small team
to deliver and maintain.

If there were plans for a Linux version (thus evading
Microsoft's planned mandatory annual subscriptions)
I, too, would be willing to make monthly contributions
to further Papyrus development.

Alexandra Baehr
Senior Applications Developer
University of Chicago
Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy
1027 East 57th Street
Chicago IL 60637

(Incidentally, it *is* possible to write code that will
run both on Linux and on Windows.)


On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Robert Blaisdell wrote:

>
> I also consider myself a loyal Papyrus user.  Its the only software program
> that I actually like. I don't have up front money - but would be willing to
> subscribe to monthly contributions or some payment plan to further Papyrus
> development.
>
> Robert Blaisdell
> Assistant Research Scientist
> Texas A&M University
> Department of Rangeland Ecology % Management
> College Station, TX 77843-2126
> (979) 845-7333 office
> (979) 845-6430 fax
> b-blaisdell at tamu.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: papyrus-l-admin at rsd.com [mailto:papyrus-l-admin at rsd.com]On Behalf
> Of Rick Lentz
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 8:59 AM
> To: papyrus-l at rsd.com
> Subject: [Papyrus-L] Lets not throw in the towel
>
>
> Dave
>
> I have appreciated your DOS program, your reasonable prices and
> licensing policies, and your terrific commitment to support.  It would
> be a shame if we had to lose it.
>
> You indicate that that RSD does not have the resources to continue
> working on a windows Papyrus version.  Assuming you lack only the
> resources, and not the enthusiasm for the project, perhaps its possible
> that your cadre of loyal Papyrus-users (of which I count myself one)can
> present a solution. This may be a naive proposal, but I know that I
> would be willing to invest a certain amount of money up front, if I
> knew we could obtain a Windows or ?-based Papyrus version. If enough
> Papyrus users were willing to provide up-front capital, would you be
> able to finish the project?  Perhaps we could form a cooperative or
> find some other way to find the resources to finish the project.  What
> do you think?
>
> --Rick
>
>
>
> Dr. Rick D. Lentz
> Soil Scientist
> USDA-ARS Northwest Irrigation &           Tel:     208/423-6531
>  Soils Research Laboratory                Fax:     208/423-6555
> 3793 N. 3600 E.                         Email: lentz at kimberly
> Kimberly, ID  83341                            .ars.pn.usbr.gov
>                                    http://nwisrl.ars.usda.gov
>
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