Let's ask MS to make VB6 open source!

[FunkyDexter]

I can't see MS releasing B6 as OpenSource. For one thing, MS guard their intellectual property with more spit than Cerberus. But also, MS don't want you to continue writing in VB6. They want you to switch to one flavour or another of .Net. Should MS be worried that there are people still using our VB6 forum? Yes. When nobodies using it they'll be happy because it will indicate that those who remain addicted to VB6 having finally kicked their habits.

Eposito, the argument you give for sticking with VB6 (you want to run from a pen drive) is valid... for you. But the point I think you're missing is that you represent a tiny minority. For the vast majority of us VB.Net is more suitable. The vast bulk of people who are still using VB6 are doing so, not because of a genuine technological reason, but rather due to inertia. They've got apps that are already in VB6 that they don't want to port. They've got developers who are trained in VB6 who'd need to be retrained. Often VB6 is just "what we do around here". Given that MS would really like to get all those developers onto .Net, why would they release 6 as open source? Sure, they might please you and a very few others who have a genuine reason not to use .Net but they lose the opportunity to prod the foot draggers forward. In the end they just deem that, from a business point of view, you're not important enough to matter.

Have you looked at the compact framework? I have no experience of it at all so this might be a red herring but it would be the first thing I'd look at if I were in your position.

Also, I looked at your site. It looked fine to me but there's all this strange alien writing all over it. which I couldn't understand I panicked, got scared and closed it down.