Paul,
For many years, one could easily download the executable, the source, or both. Each was in a single "compressed" file format (tarball, zip, arc, etc.) and made accessible to the public.
Now, this "FREEWARE" software seems to be getting away from allowing others access, not only the information about it (Spanky server being down and out) but to the source code. No longer can anyone retrieve the current working versions' source with a single download, nor are there any instructions for doing so on the web sites that are still functioning.
If you point your svn client to http://fractint.net/fractsvn/trunk/fractint you should be able to get the current working version of the Fractint/Winfract/Xfractint source tree. This will be as up to date as of the last time I committed my changes. This will not always provide you with source that compiles or runs, but it *is* the most up to date. The last "official" source patch can be retrieved at: http://fractint.net/fractsvn/tags/fractint-20-04p09 Prior to switching to the subversion repository, we used a cvs repository, where providing anonymous access was problematic. Before we used a repository at all, I was creating diff files when I released a patch. Currently, when I create a patch, I put together an Xfractint source tarball, a Winfract release zip file (no source), and a Fractint release zip file (no source). All of which can be found at: www.fractint.org or www.fractint.net The last time the Fractint source was "officially" released was with version 20.0. The updated Winfract source has never been "officially" released. Yet, the source for the current developer's versions of both are readily available at the svn repository listed above. Jonathan