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Re: Hey, Qu0ll! JNA

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On 11-05-21 07:29 AM, Tom Anderson wrote:
> On Fri, 20 May 2011, Steve Sobol wrote:
> 
>> Also, since the last major release was in 2007, I was not sure whether
>> it's an actively supported project, but I see recent posts on the
>> Users mailing list...
> 
> Perhaps it's one of those things that doesn't really need maintenance.
> How much development has JNI had since 2007? Have there been any major
> innovations in executable formats, calling conventions, dynamic loader
> APIs, or other stuff which would need JNA to be changed?
> 
> tom
> 
I know what you're saying, Tom, but I think every software needs at
least caretaker maintenance. I use plenty of libraries myself that have
been stable for a long time, and any potential changes would really
deserve a '2' or '3' fork. But I sure like knowing that there is a One
True version owned by at least one human being, gettable from at least
one approved spot, so that you know it's the real goods and have provenance.

In the sense that you meant, some level of _active maintenance_, I
agree: quite a few libraries no longer need even one person to do that.

AHS

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Hey, Qu0ll! JNA Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-20 23:22 -0700
  Re: Hey, Qu0ll! JNA "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-21 16:25 +1000
  Re: Hey, Qu0ll! JNA Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-05-21 11:29 +0100
    Re: Hey, Qu0ll! JNA Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-05-21 10:26 -0300
    Re: Hey, Qu0ll! JNA Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-21 09:54 -0700

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