Re: Cheepware
By: Sean Dennis to All on Tue Jul 15 2025 11:26 pm

I had someone call my board today and tell me that they're interested in my Cheepware source code. So I've started the process of gathering all of my code together, making sure it compiles, and then releasing it all under the MIT License. I'll have an archive for download off of my BBS and I'll upload it to my Sourceforge Git repo.

I hope I'll have this done in a few weeks.

I'll include the door source code and all of my utility source code. The door source code will be released first.

Sean, I'm replying to your post which is a few months old now... Is this still being planned to happen?
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Gamgee wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Sean, I'm replying to your post which is a few months old now... Is
this still being planned to happen?

Yes, however, due to my health issues and other things going on in my
life, it's just a low priority.

I am seriously considering using the RMDoor doorkit, a cross-platform, open-source Pascal doorkit for DOS (OS/2 can run DOS doors), Win32/64,
and Linux, by Rick Parrish (Manning).

If you want to look at the doorkit:

https://github.com/rickparrish/RMDoor

There's no documentation for it but since I am familiar with his earlier doorkit, MannDoor, I have an idea oif how to work with RMDoor. I need
to convert my personal door-writing unit to us RMDoor.

The biggest issue is that I have introduced a serious bug into my code.
Now that I can see better, I'm willing to try to squash that code.

Right now, I am helping my parents look for and move into a new house.
Once this happens, I'll have more time to work on my doors.

I'd give you the code I have now but it's messy and buggy as per above.

I will work on it when I can. I'm trying to save up to buy a new desk
for the BBS so I have somewhere comfortable to work on it. Plus, I'd
like to get a dual-head video card so I can have two monitors on it.
I've found that for me, dual monitors are a must to seriously program.

-- Sean

... Documentation: the worst part of programming.
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digimaus wrote to Gamgee <=-

Gamgee wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Sean, I'm replying to your post which is a few months old now... Is
this still being planned to happen?

Yes, however, due to my health issues and other things going on in my life, it's just a low priority.

Understood!

I am seriously considering using the RMDoor doorkit, a cross-platform, open-source Pascal doorkit for DOS (OS/2 can run DOS doors), Win32/64,
and Linux, by Rick Parrish (Manning).

If you want to look at the doorkit:

https://github.com/rickparrish/RMDoor

Okay, cool, thanks.

Right now, I am helping my parents look for and move into a new house. Once this happens, I'll have more time to work on my doors.

Yes, that sounds like a priority.

I will work on it when I can. I'm trying to save up to buy a new desk
for the BBS so I have somewhere comfortable to work on it. Plus, I'd
like to get a dual-head video card so I can have two monitors on it.
I've found that for me, dual monitors are a must to seriously program.

All right, no problem. I might poke you on it now and then, so you
don't forget... :-) Thanks.




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Gamgee wrote to digimaus <=-

All right, no problem. I might poke you on it now and then, so you

After working on these doors for 27 years, I promise I won't forget. :)

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