VBPro goes open-source
Mark Miller has decided to make VBPro open-source, under the Gnu Public License. VBPro is a classic computer content analysis program and a de facto standard in the field, so it’s great for the scientific replication standard to have the algorithms available. But it’s also great to have a code base that can be updated (VBPro runs only in DOS), enhanced, and ported to other operating systems.
VBPro was always free, but I’m proud to have been part of the crowd presenting the arguments for making it open too. And I’ll be helping Mark sort of the licensing and hosting arrangments for VBPro’s new life. Frankly, I’m pretty excited about the whole thing.
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July 10, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Sir,
could you tell we where to download the VBPro source, or an install kit?
Thank you very much!
Zsolt-Gabor Burjan
January 12, 2008 at 1:54 am
Alas, I cannot; the author has not yet made all the source available. However, a precompiled version of VBPro is available from here: http://yoshikoder.org/links.html (final link).
Will Lowe
January 12, 2008 at 11:31 am
[...] A set of free computer programs written by M. Mark Miller to do content analysis of ASCII text. They run under DOS on personal computers. The programs are menu driven and come with user guides. All output is in ASCII format compatible with most word processors and statistical packages. Some time ago, it has been decided to make this software open-source. [...]
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February 29, 2008 at 9:56 pm
I am a long-time user of VBPro; excellent experience. Recently, I’ve been evaluating Wordstat and wondering whether others have used this software and how they think it compares to Mark’s package. Thanks for any comments.
Dave
August 19, 2008 at 12:34 pm
PELASE, Could you tell we where to download the VBPro source, or an install kit ?
ELVIA
August 27, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Elvia-
Link to VBPro http://yoshikoder.org/vbpro.html that Will Lowe referenced above.
Dave
August 30, 2008 at 1:31 am