Version 15 of OpenVerse Visual Chat

Updated 2003-12-30 12:59:55

OpenVerse Visual Chat is an application written in pure tcl/tk which requires no extensions to the language. We are an OpenSource project and welcome any and all help from Tcl programmers around the world.

OpenVerse was written by David Gale.

>UNFORTUNATLY NO ONE IS MAINTAINING IT ANYMORE BECAUSE THE PERSON WHO CREATED IT QUIT THE PROJECT. YOU CAN FIND SOME INFORMATION AT THEIR NEW WEB SITE http://openverse.com

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Jeremy Miller

The only things that are true here is the new website url, and that the original Author left the project. Let me say that I have nothing but respect and admiration for David "cruise" Gale, and also I agree completely that he looks nothing like Kevin Spacey. However, despite his absence, although initially injured, OpenVerse lives on. I am on the devel team myself, and I am currently reworking the setup portion of OV to be modular, and seperated. you can see what it looks like so far at http://www.vileplanet.net/duck_farm.jpg ---

PLEASE NOTE - ALL LINKS WHICH POINT TO OPENVERSE.ORG ARE NO LONGER RELATED TO THE OPENVERSE VISUAL CHAT PROJECT.

If you're into fishing you can check out lots of information about that at the following web links. (what's this got to do with tcl? well I guess I use some tcl scripts to make the web sites work ! )

http://openverse.org/Fishing

http://www.liphooked.com

 What: OpenVerse Visual Chat
 Where: http://www.openverse.com/ 
 Description: Graphical chat system built using Tcl/Tk.  Supports a plugin
        architecture, as well as provides support for Windows and Unix. <- This includes Linux and OSX. 
        Mac classic is still being worked out, as there are some Mac specific tcl/tk problems? We really 
        need a mac developer, or at least some more mac testers.
        Should be portable to all Tcl/Tk implementations.
        Previously known as Metaverse.
        Currently at version 0.8-7 .
 Updated: 12/2003
 Contact: mailto:[email protected]

>****It's a pity that it's NOT written anywhere on www.openverse.com that >openverse is an "abandonware"!

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Jeremy Miller

It's *NOT*, and all you had to do was mail the devel list and ask about it, or its current Maintainer, [email protected]

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>I downloaded the latest version for testing, and I think the main idea >behind was great, but what pain to find a server still running in the list....

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Jeremy Miller

Thanks, and that idea is still going strong as we work towards ov 1.0.

The default server has been, and is still running: openverse.com:7000

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>openverse.com port 7000, was the room I visited (with 4 ghost like displayed users!)

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Jeremy Miller

Sorry we missed you. It is true, that there isn't a great lot of chat going on in the servers at the moment. We have never had a skill for marketing. We hope as the program matures that it will draw more and more people through word of mouth. We are in the process of making OV more accessible to the masses. We don't have advertising money. We are GPL and demand nothing in return for the work we do.

If you see lurkers its likely one of the faithful regs that leave OV connected 24/7, and don't do much actual chatting. (Who knows where they are.)

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>Thus, seems that M$ messenger/aim has great future (if everybody "give up the fight"!)

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Jeremy Miller

These are both *IM* programs (I prefer AOL IM) but we are a visual chat, so the comparison is a false one at best. Perhaps you should Say Excite VP, and Palace... oh wait those are dead.. Hmm.. Anyway, rest assured that we continue to strive, and that it is unlikely OV will die any time soon. If OV development seems slow its because we all have full time jobs, and or colleges to attend. I myself have a wife, and a full time job, so I don't gew a lot of programming time.

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>Sadly,

>Bob M.

Hopefully Enlightening,

Jeremy Miller


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