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2018/02/19 20:20:22 (permalink)

Making Sonar Open-Source?

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So Gibson screwed us. The Sonar we’ve been using for ages is dead. I think we’ve accepted that and we’re moving on.
My question is simple: Ok. Sonar is not going to come back in any commercially available form. So can the code be picked up and turned into one of the many amazing open-source platforms out there? The platform is great. It’s stable. It’s got a following. But it has issues and places where it needs expansion (video integration/codecs, for example). Is this something that can be done? Even just patches to keep up with major OS/hardware changes?
I’m not sure the legalities of taking over a dead system. If it’s a rights purchase issue, I’d bet we could crowdsource the funding to keep Sonar alive.

Thoughts?
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    The Forum Monkeys
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    Re: Making Sonar Open-Source? 2018/02/19 21:00:51 (permalink)
    You are about 2.5 months late to that discussion that already took plce.
     
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    Re: Making Sonar Open-Source? 2018/02/19 21:40:08 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby kzmaier 2018/02/20 17:05:25
    I'm not assuming Sonar is dead until the servers are shut down. I prefer to think of Sonar as in a coma.

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    Re: Making Sonar Open-Source? 2018/02/19 21:47:50 (permalink)
    Even tho Sonar seems to be in it's grave there's hope.       faint hope 

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    Re: Making Sonar Open-Source? 2018/02/20 01:45:38 (permalink)
    I don't think Sonar will ever be open source.

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    Re: Making Sonar Open-Source? 2018/02/20 14:29:24 (permalink)
    I don't either but boy I'd fix the console view prochannel act that last worked in x3 first.
     
     
     
     

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