forward references...again

[Bill Baxter]

Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
> "Bill Baxter" <dnewsgroup at billbaxter.com> wrote in message 
> news:fnoqnb$guj$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
>>> "kede" <nobody at devnull.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:fnont6$9om$1 at digitalmars.com...
>>>
>>>> Anyways, I'm looking for some feedback concerning how to fix this in an 
>>>> acceptable fashion.
>>> A way of fixing it in an _un_acceptable fashion would be to stick 
>>> everything into one module.
>>>
>>>> Thoughts or feedback before I start on this, or reasons why I shouldnt 
>>>> waste my time ;)
>>> Well, Walter doesn't feel that fixing this kind of bug is of the highest 
>>> priority, despite its being the one that is run into the most often and 
>>> which has no real workarounds.  But what can you do, the frontend's 
>>> closed-source.
>> Backend, I think you meant to say.
>>
>> --bb
> 
> Well the frontend is open-source but it's not like anyone but Walter 
> actually has the authority to change it.  You can submit patches but whether 
> they make it in is entirely up to one guy. 

I see what you mean.  Still, technically it does satisfy the definition 
of "open-source".  Practicality aside, anyone is free to start a new 
fork if they so choose, right?

--bb