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AccessPaint - a keyboard and Switch painting program
The is an outline of some ways in which such a program may work.
Other Developers Input?
I have not yet met a developer who I would trust to do things properly. I am a tad obsessive and perfectionist myself, and having spent almost 3 years developing the program, getting it stable and minimizing the memory & CPU footprint, it would break my heart to see someone come and paste sloppy code in there.
Hard Code to Edit?
My code is very difficult to work on if you do understand the dynamics of the code. I think developers would quickly get frustrated and dismissive.
Porting to another OS?
My Software cannot effectively be ported to any other operating system. Can it be open sourced?
Proprietary Languages?
My Software is developed in A.N.Other++ Language (e.g. VB, VC++, V#, ...). This is a Microsoft proprietary language and developed exclusively for windows. Can it be Open sourced? I have never heard of Open source Vb...
Simon
Simon has worked in the Assistive Technology field since graduating in 1999, he strongly believes in a role for Open Source within the Assistive Technology field. Simon is one of the OATS collaborators and has been heavily involved in the production of the OATS site.
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The Drake Music Project
Drake Music works with disabled musicians to explore, compose, and perform music. Using technology in innovative ways we foster creativity, nurture talent, develop new skills and bring together disabled and non-disabled artists. We provide previously unimagined access to music.
How do I link directly to my download file?
I want to link to the download file (so that the 'save/run' dialog pops up), where is it?
How do I make my program an Open Source Project?
What do I need to do to move my program from being my own to be a Open Source project?
OATS site launched!
The world's first website dedicated listing and developing Open Source Assistive Technology was launched today!