Fox toolkit future?

Hi Jeroen,

Partially this message is based on the recent question that Pablo Alvarez
Lopez asked about new stable versions of the toolkit but there are some
other questions that I (and possibly others) have.

1. What are your plans with moving forward with some public git repository?
Obviously there are Github and Gitlab but you're also more than welcome to
host a git repo directly on fox-toolkit.org if you'd feel more comfortable
with that. I really think this could help with further adoption and even
new feature development. Both Github and Gitlab also offer CI as well.

2. The stable version (1.6.57) was released in 2018 and many enhancements
have been made in the 1.7.x series. It would be a great idea to release a
1.8.x stable version. What are your thoughts on a new stable release?

3. How about moving away from GNU autotools? Moving to CMake or Meson (or
something else?) may relieve you of having to maintain Visual Studio
solution files. There are already unofficial versions of the toolkit using
different build systems.

Making the move to a public Git and/or releasing a new stable version may
drive the project further forward and offer a chance for new contributors
to participate with FOX as well. Not doing these things may harm the
reputation of the project and indicate that it is forever a "legacy"
project. Many of us enjoy using this toolkit and see advantages of
continuing to use it over more popular toolkits.

Thanks in advance,

Devin Smith

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