11-09-2004, 02:41 AM
It seems there's another freebasic.
That's a geocities page that belongs to a "Rick Elbers" (touchwind [AT] geocities.com) and it's the first google result for "freebasic" (but this qbasicnews forum thread is #3 and catching up fast
)
So it looks like the name is (or *was*) taken, sort-of. The page looks abandoned and it's clear they weren't even close to a prototype let alone a release.
Here is an alt.lang.basic.compiler FAQ that mentions "the FreeBasic project" and links to the above geocities page, but it's 5 years old.
So I think it's safe to assume the name is ok to use, but I think you might want to mention (maybe in a FAQ entry or something) that it's not the same freebasic... or is it?
Both old and new were to be/are originally written in qb (although C++ and xbasic were being pursued as well, apparently), and the original freebasic project was free/open, so anybody is free to revive it...
v3cz0r, is that why you picked the name freebasic, or is this just a coincidence? :lol: Is there any connection between the old and new freebasic?
That's a geocities page that belongs to a "Rick Elbers" (touchwind [AT] geocities.com) and it's the first google result for "freebasic" (but this qbasicnews forum thread is #3 and catching up fast
)So it looks like the name is (or *was*) taken, sort-of. The page looks abandoned and it's clear they weren't even close to a prototype let alone a release.
Here is an alt.lang.basic.compiler FAQ that mentions "the FreeBasic project" and links to the above geocities page, but it's 5 years old.
So I think it's safe to assume the name is ok to use, but I think you might want to mention (maybe in a FAQ entry or something) that it's not the same freebasic... or is it?
Both old and new were to be/are originally written in qb (although C++ and xbasic were being pursued as well, apparently), and the original freebasic project was free/open, so anybody is free to revive it...
v3cz0r, is that why you picked the name freebasic, or is this just a coincidence? :lol: Is there any connection between the old and new freebasic?