Re: FYI: Lessons from Kai Wu at ArsDigita

> If i _had_ to sum this all up, i would characterize the ArsDigita
> actions more towards the "push the new version because we have no
> other choice" variety, while i see the Zope3 process as being "do that
> refactoring we now have the wisdom and time to do, in a way we can
> land gradually and as fits".  I'm sure that's an idyllic view, a bit
> self-indulgent - but i do see the two situations, ACS development
> versus Zope development, as being different in key and, from the Zope
> side, redeeming ways ...
> 

Very good analysis. I think the problem we are having with Zope 3 
marketing is not the ACS one. It's not that we are depending on the 
release. We are not selling it already to customers. It's just that 
people were a bit confused whether they should still invest into Zope 2 
now that a new version is imminent.

Zope Corp. has clearly stated that "imminent" is not "right now", so 
part of the problem is gone. The other one is that while we don't HAVE 
to get a Zope 3 release out soon we still WANT to because it fixes Zope 
2's design flaws and will, eventually, be the better Zope.

So, how do we speed up the Zope 3 development? By making sure that new 
development for Zope 2 will be forward compatible to a large extent.

Joachim

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