> 2. The libfst project is essentially unmaintained. Again, WINE >versions wreak havoc with users who want to keep both fst and WINE >up-to-date. Paul and/or Torben: Is the libfst project going to see any >more activity from your end, or should it be considered an open project >and up for grabs ? its not up for grabs. work on it is slow, but torben has a new version that is Wine-version-independent. this is harder for application authors to use, because their apps have to compiled using "winemaker". but i had a long conversation with the head of CodeWeavers (the primary wine sponsors/company) and he convinced me that the hackish approach torben and i had taken was never going to be be sustainable. both of us regret not having more time to work on it; hopefully the logjam will break soon. --p