Re: Work Distribution

On Wed, Jan 06, 1999 at 09:37:34AM +0100, Esben Haabendal Soerensen wrote:

> Somehow I feel that a comparision between the design and development of a
> full blown OS and a small game-client has very little relevance.

Linux was once smaller than freeciv :-)

> > Esben has had some very good ideas on the pattern.
> 
> Thank you.  But I do not in any way consider my design ideas in a state that
> is as good as I would want to have it before we really start.  By starting
> right the end product will be better and it will probably be much easier
> to do it.

I agree.  I suppose first we ought to decide if the existing code is
salvageable.  I'd hope so.  Parts of it are, I'm sure, anyway.

> > > We could use 'dia' for UML.
> > 
> > I have no idea what you just said there :-)
> 
> Well I don't know dia.  I usually do all my uml diagrams with a pencil.
> I think I will take a look at dia :-)

I don't even know what UML is; can someone enlighten me?

> Again, the comparision with Linux is not se relevant.  The difference in
> the total code-base-size and number of coders _does_ make a difference.
> 
> > but if it's that important, I'll figure
> > something out.  I am nervous about pserver security, but if necessary, I'll
> > just give everybody accounts on a Unix box for hacking.
> 
> We don't need a unix account to have pserver access.

Right, I know.  pserver has known insecurities, but I've bitten the bullet
and just set it up anyway.  So pserver is going, my fingers are crossed, and
a tape is backing up the system :-)

> thing is not working out as I would like it,  so I no reason to use
> my spare time here.

What is not working out here?

Everyone's been busy, myself included.  I had hoped to have some sort of CVS
solution going a few weeks ago already.  Well, it's here now.  I'll be
updating the webpages with the instructions that I just sent to the list, so
that will be taken care of.

I think Esben's design (it is someplace in the list archives at
http://www.complete.org/mailinglists/archives) is a good one, but certainly
if there's something better, by all means use it.  My problem is that I
didn't have the time to figure out how to re-implement everything with that
design.

Hmm, I think this means we need more people :-)

John