Fwd: New Blood
Jason Townsend <[email protected]> Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:32:24 -0800
| Newsgroups | gmane.network.fire.devel |
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--===============1226543651== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-5-921667460 --Apple-Mail-5-921667460 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: Trevor Stone <[email protected]> > Date: December 12, 2006 10:32:02 PM PST > To: fire-development-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org > Subject: New Blood > > Greetings everyone. I notice this mailing list hasn't had any > traffic in the last several months and there haven't been many > releases this year (I couldn't find a packaged 2.0 Alpha > download). I hope Fire hasn't stagnated (burned out?). Maybe I > can help get some kindling going. > > I've been using Fire for the last few years and I think you've all > done a great job; I love how well it uses Cocoa features. For the > last few years I've spent my days writing enterprise software in > Java. I've decided to expand my programming skills by working on > open source software and Fire looks like a good candidate, in part > because there's a bug or two I'd like to see fixed ;-) > > What's the state of the project? What needs to be done? > > I built both 1.5.6 and 2.0 from source (Application Only because > the full build had an issue or two). The latter looks pretty but I > can't get it to connect to any services. Do I need to do something > special, or should I just try to get the full build working? > > Depending on the status and momentum of 2.0, I'd like to help fix > some bugs in 1.5 as a way of producing something desirable and > finding out how things work (though the readme in 2.0 indicates a > large refactor). Is there a unit testing framework? > > My highest priority 1.5.6 bug is the fact that Jabber accounts > (I've tried Google and LiveJournal) don't connect on Intel machines > (though the forums indicate PPC works fine). I stepped through the > connection process in the debugger and found that the socket open > callback had errno 61: ECONNREFUSED. Any pointers on how to debug > that further? > > At your service, > > =-=-=-= Trevor Stone -=- [Flwyd] -=- <tstone @ trevorstone.org> =-=- > =-= > Computer science, eclectic philosophy, games, wits, esoterics, odd > hats > http://flwyd.livejournal.com/ Thou roynish shard-borne > mammet! > Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play? --Apple-Mail-5-921667460 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><DIV>Begin forwarded = message:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>From: = </B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Trevor Stone <<A = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>></FON= T></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">December 12, 2006 10:32:02 = PM PST</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>To: </B><A = href=3D"mailto:fire-development-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org"><FONT = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"color: = #000000">fire-development-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org</FONT></A></FONT></P> <P = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><B>Subject: </B><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><B>New Blood</B></FONT></FONT></P><FONT = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; = min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Greetings everyone.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 = </SPAN>I notice this mailing list hasn't had any traffic in the last = several months and there haven't been many releases this year (I = couldn't find a packaged 2.0 Alpha download).<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>I hope Fire hasn't stagnated = (burned out?).<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Maybe I = can help get some kindling going.</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> = <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">I've been using Fire for the = last few years and I think you've all done a great job; I love how well = it uses Cocoa features.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 = </SPAN>For the last few years I've spent my days writing enterprise = software in Java.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>I've = decided to expand my programming skills by working on open source = software and Fire looks like a good candidate, in part because there's a = bug or two I'd like to see fixed ;-)</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: = 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">What's = the state of the project?<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 = </SPAN>What needs to be done?</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">I built both 1.5.6 and 2.0 = from source (Application Only because the full build had an issue or = two).<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>The latter looks = pretty but I can't get it to connect to any services.<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Do I need to do something = special, or should I just try to get the full build working?</FONT></P> = <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; = min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Depending on the status and momentum of 2.0, I'd like to help = fix some bugs in 1.5 as a way of producing something desirable and = finding out how things work (though the readme in 2.0 indicates a large = refactor).<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Is there a = unit testing framework?</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">My highest priority 1.5.6 = bug is the fact that Jabber accounts (I've tried Google and LiveJournal) = don't connect on Intel machines (though the forums indicate PPC works = fine).<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>I stepped through = the connection process in the debugger and found that the socket open = callback had errno 61: ECONNREFUSED.<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Any pointers on how to debug = that further?</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; = font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">At your service,</FONT></P> <P = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; = min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D Trevor Stone -=3D- [Flwyd] -=3D- <tstone @ = trevorstone.org> =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Computer science, eclectic philosophy, games, wits, = esoterics, odd hats</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><A = href=3D"http://flwyd.livejournal.com">http://flwyd.livejournal.com</A>/<SP= AN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 </SPAN>Thou = roynish shard-borne mammet!</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the = play?</FONT></P> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-5-921667460-- --===============1226543651== Content-Type: text/plain; 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