Re: 1.2 goals [Re: SmartEiffel open Edition - what would be the goals?]

On Thu, 2005-05-26 at 13:19 -0300, Daniel F Moisset wrote:

> So, I will consider that 1.2 was successful, if some months (or a few
> years?) after its release, nobody is using it and is using 2.x
> instead :)

An admirable goal. And a LOT of work! But you have a good track record
of open source work, so I don't doubt that you can do it.

> I'm doing it to help focus the community on SE. You might be doing it to
> fork away (which I consider harmful to the already weak Eiffel
> community).

I don't _want_ to fork. I really, really, really don't want to fork!
(Because it creates duplication of work and dilutes the available
talent.) The benefits of forking would have to be very large to make it
worthwhile. But...

The current SE approach doesn't build community, it alienates it.

If someone could successfully pull it off, the way to build the
community would be to unite it around an inclusive project - an open
project where the SE team could develop a branch, the ECMA enthusiasts
could develop a branch, and the ISE-compatibility fans could develop a
branch. The main trunk would move behind: incorporating the best,
proven, new bits and keeping maximum library compatibility.

Regards,
Roger
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Roger Browne <[email protected]>