[wpkg-users] ghostware?

[heiko.helmle at horiba.com]

> > Hi
> > Just a query really. Sorry if this is the wrong mailing list.
> > Is WPKG a dead project now. I notice there hasn't been a release since 
2014.
> > Has it entered the realm of ghostware, and if it has, shouldn't the
> > website say so?
> 
> Mature software does not need updates every day.
> Have a look at this mailing list. There are still users and supporters 
> here (including me). The WPKG "server" componnent wpkg.js is quite 
> feature-complete for now and works pretty well in most situations. 
> Currently there are no critical bugs known.
> 
> So no, the project is not dead but is currently in maintenance mode as 
> larger feature request implementations would require some major rewrite 
> which is currently on-hold due to limited resource. The existing 
> components work as expected and help is provided in mailing lists.
> 

Hello Rainer,

you're right. wpkg.js is pretty complete and the lackings are minor (i'd 
have some ideas for new features though). What WPKG is desperately missing 
is steady support on the Front-End.

The "official" WPKG client is practically dead, only working properly on 
XP (by design) and it's successor, WPKG-GP - while being a tremendously 
good idea and product - does have unsolved problems on Win10 that make 
it's main working mode (GPE) unreliable. With Nils' GUI-Addition there's a 
nice workaround (and finally a GUI). 

I sincerely hope that this fork will get some more love - i do like it, 
but my non-programmer love will probably not be that useful :)

Best Regards
 Heiko
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