Happy New Year 2026.

[Fifi]

I'm glad your health has improved. Hey, your reputation just tripled by returning!
Happy New Year... but can't help a lick with Linux stuff. I'd like to say I'm a Windows guy, but my therapist has warned me of the dangers of self-deprecation.
Pete

Great to see you back here, Pete.

Regarding my last question (#4 above), we're working hard to make our product compatible with Windows again, since our first release was originaly made for it (NT and 9x).

We've decided to never use Microsoft libraries again (or for any other operating system), because Microsoft, Apple, and even Google often deliberately break their OS compatibility with update or new release only to counter competitors who get in their way!

Been there, done that... for years, and it's never stopped since the split between IBM and Microsoft following the release of OS/2 Warp 3 when I was contracting with IBM at the Boca Raton Labs from 1990 to 1998.

Following the temporary suspension of our Windows support due to Microsoft's behavior, we have focused exclusively on Linux, which is much more open and stable, knowing that more than 95% of this market segment is used on various Linux platforms, including even the "famous" MS's own Azure!

We're almost ready to provide an "universal" code that uses only our own libraries, all been written in pure ANSI C (and very few lines in assembly for critical points), which also makes porting between different operating systems easier.

However, we don't plan to release this new version before the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2026.

Furthermore, this is why I'd be very interested to know how many members of this forum are still active developers, as well as to estimate a realistic number of QB64PE users worldwide, across all operating systems.

It is simply a matter of assessing whether supporting QB64PE on our web server is worthwhile considering the work involved, regardless of the operating system used, and determining the urgency and timeline for its implementation, as I still greatly appreciate the BASIC language for the pleasure of prototyping since my long collaboration at Borland on Turbo Basic from 1987 to 1989 with my late friend Bob Zale, and then with him until 1992 with his Power Basic.

Fifi