Re: [HS] This is Ridiculous

Guess I came across a little strong.  Please understand I meant no ill will toward Chris.  

--- In [email protected], Greg Gaub <mailing.lists@...> wrote:
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> I understand your frustration, Albert, but please lay off Chris. 
> Remember, HandyShopper was always free. He made it for himself, and was 
> kind enough to share. That so many people fell in love and became 
> dependent on it only means Chris did a fantastic job. But he has never 
> been, nor ever will be, obligated to do anything more than whatever he 
> feels like doing.
> In case you didn't know, he has made all the necessary information on 
> his database format available to anyone who asks. A developer who wanted 
> the "HandyShopper" market could just as easily copy the HandyShopper 
> interface, and use the HandyShopper database format for full backward 
> compatibility, market it as HandyShopper compatible, and come up with a 
> clever new name, and presumably do very well.
> Why every new developer in this market wants to start from scratch is 
> beyond me, but whatever.
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> Anyway, while the future of HandyShopper itself is a mystery, handy 
> shoppers on this list can continue to use it on their old devices, use 
> the app on an emulator on their new devices, or switch to an entirely 
> new app. I haven't seen an update in a little while, but last time I 
> looked, AndShoBBer was doing a pretty good job of mimicing HandyShopper. 
> Hopefully he'll continue to improve it.
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> As for the poll, so far it's pretty much a landslide in favor of opening 
> up the group. I have set the poll to close at the end of the month. Come 
> January 1st, 2013, we might be seeing a lot more topics on this group.
> -Greg
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> Albert wrote:
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> >Results of the poll notwithstanding we need a place to discuss how to achieve partial if not the whole capability of HandyShopper on current, relevant systems!
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> >Most of us in this group will agree that HandyShopper is the finest shopping program available, period, not to mention an excellent "TO DO" list manager.  Unfortunately, for whatever reason Antos has chosen not to port this capability to a relevant OS.  Fine.  His choice, his right and I fully respect that.  I hold him no ill will.  However, that does not change the fact that it leaves the rest of us who live in the 21st century in a lurch.
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> >I personally don't care if we change the rules on this group or create a new one.  The only thing I really care about is I WANT HANDYSHOPPER BACK!!! AND, I WANT IT TO RUN ON WHATEVER DEVICE I HAVE AVAILABLE!  Since this will probably not happen I strongly support any and all discussion for a replacement that is as close to the original as we can get.
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