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  RISC OS Links Database Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-01-28 10:49 +0000
    Re: RISC OS Links Database Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2012-01-28 13:52 +0000
      Re: RISC OS Links Database Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2012-01-28 18:43 +0000
        Re: RISC OS Links Database Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-01-28 20:09 +0000
          Re: RISC OS Links Database Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-01-28 23:08 +0000
            Re: RISC OS Links Database Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-02-04 14:06 +0000

#3435 — RISC OS Links Database

Does anyone know if Paul Vigay's RISC OS Links Database at
http://www.riscos.org/links/ is still being updated?

The list of recent updates don't look promising (with a whole bunch on the
29th March 2011 and nothing after that).  I'm wondering how much use a tool
like Martin Avison's Rover would be these days, if the databse it relies on
is now Moribund.

-- 
Steve Fryatt - Leeds, England             Wakefield Acorn & RISC OS Show
                                             Saturday 28 April 2012
http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/           http://www.wakefieldshow.org.uk/

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#3436

On 28 Jan 2012  Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:

> Does anyone know if Paul Vigay's RISC OS Links Database at
> http://www.riscos.org/links/ is still being updated?

I don't think so, and certainly several times I've used it to try to 
find software it's come up with a dead link.

> The list of recent updates don't look promising (with a whole bunch on the
> 29th March 2011 and nothing after that).  I'm wondering how much use a tool
> like Martin Avison's Rover would be these days, if the databse it relies on
> is now Moribund.

I haven't tried Rover for quite a while, but I really don't think it 
would now come up with reliable information, excellent idea though it 
was.

With best wishes,

Peter.

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and      \/ __            __  \                              England.
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#3437

On 28 Jan, in article <8581a85852.pnyoung@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>,
   Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> wrote:
> I haven't tried Rover for quite a while, but I really don't think it 
> would now come up with reliable information, excellent idea though it 
> was.

Yes, it worked a treat while the database was being updated.

Unfortunately no-one has taken on the updating task, or tried to convince
developers to do it, since Paul's sad demise. It is a great pity, because
it was by far the most complete reference to what was available.

If anyone can think of a way to revive the links database, or suggest
another database that could be used instead, I would be glad to hear any
suggestions!

Martin

-- 
Martin Avison 
Note that unfortunately this email address will become invalid
without notice if (when) any spam is received. 

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#3438

In article <5258c321c2News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk>, Martin
<News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> wrote:
> If anyone can think of a way to revive the links database, or suggest
> another database that could be used instead, I would be glad to hear
> any suggestions!

Perhaps each link should go instead to a wiki with some sort of download
or links page for a given piece of software. Then if anyone finds a
broken link but hunts down the correct link (or not) they can update the
page accordingly. The same goes for new stuff such as "this updated
version hosted not by the original author and mentioned only on a closed
message board works on ARMini" and suchlike. ;-)

-- 
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#3439

In article <5258cafe91tim@invalid.org.uk>,
   Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> wrote:
> The same goes for new stuff such as "this updated version hosted
> not by the original author and mentioned only on a closed message
> board works on ARMini" and suchlike. ;-)

Is there some underlying issue here? I would have thought if the
update was simply a recompile to make the original OMAP3 or OMAP4
friendly, then there seems little point getting all the VRPC users
out there excited. If there was a genuine upgrade or bugfix, I would
hope it would be announced through the usual channels (c.s.a.a).

-- 
Chris Johnson

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#3523

In article <5258db5788chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net>, Chris Johnson
<chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> wrote:
> In article <5258cafe91tim@invalid.org.uk>, Tim Hill
>    <tim@invalid.org.uk> wrote:
> > The same goes for new stuff such as "this updated version hosted not
> > by the original author and mentioned only on a closed message board
> > works on ARMini" and suchlike. ;-)

> Is there some underlying issue here?

Only the usual one: as otherwise unsupported software is patched and
uploaded for download to somewhere other than its 'official' home, it can
be hard to track down. And: how do you know it's there to be tracked down?

> I would have thought if the update
> was simply a recompile to make the original OMAP3 or OMAP4 friendly,
> then there seems little point getting all the VRPC users out there
> excited. If there was a genuine upgrade or bugfix, I would hope it
> would be announced through the usual channels (c.s.a.a).

True. Though, of course, announcement alone isn't enough!  ;-)

-- 
Tim Hill of timil.com . . .
* supports TFT & shares in cheaper ethical telecoms http://tjrh.eu/phone
* has a genuine & spam-proof address for Usenet http://www.invalid.org.uk/
* accepts incoming email: substitute postmaster@ for tim@

... "Wherever the bright sun of heaven shall shine, his honour and greatness of his name shall be" Henry VIII, Act v, Sc.4

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