Re: [PHP-GTK] Status of PHP-GTK

Bob Majdak Jr wrote:
>>> IRC shouldn't have a lot more going on than the mailing list, full stop,
> 
>> I totally agree about the IRC.  I know it appeals to some
> 
> And that is why you two fail. 

Except that I filled half the first manual single-handedly and wrote the build system for the second. I've been out of it 3 years and now what's going down?

But seriously. Especially when we are
> trouble shooting mailing lists are usless when we want to get it done
> NOW. why do we want to get it done NOW? Because that exact moment is
> the first moment we had free from real life all week. If I have to
> wait a day for a mailing list reply, it is screwed until next week.

Trouble shooting, yes, sure, use IRC. Planning major changes is a whole different thing.

- Steph

> 
> - bob
> 
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Madeleine D. <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Steph wrote:
>>> IRC shouldn't have a lot more going on than the mailing list, full stop,
>>> because it means there is no way for anyone outside the current working
>>> group to know what's going on. I for one had no idea any of the projects you
>>> mentioned above were under way; I only knew about Madeleine's ongoing quest
>>> for notes, and that's because she keeps the ML informed. And the OP thought
>>> PHP-GTK was a dead project.
>>>
>>> - Steph
>>
>>
>>
>> I totally agree about the IRC.  I know it appeals to some, but I've gotten
>> so much more from the list over the years.  The archives make it invaluable.
>>  And it's the first resource listed on the Web Site, so it's the first stop
>> for newbies.
>>
>> Madeleine D.
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Elizabeth
>>>>
>>>>> Eddie
>>>>>> to donate the time to do something about it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - bob.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Harald Thoeny wrote:
>>>>>>> the documentation on the website is a mess !
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> we had a thread on this list with frustrated doc writers....
>>>>>>> myself is also waiting for a better doc system!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> greetings
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> harald
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Madeleine D. wrote:
>>>>>>>> Not really stale at all, just quiet on this list.  Those who have the
>>>>>>>> skills are busy working on an update.  There's a lot of daily activity via
>>>>>>>> kksou.com, some via Gnope.org and even more via IRC.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think part of the problem is the broken web site for gtk.php.net,
>>>>>>>> which sends people off in different directions, but so far, no luck on
>>>>>>>> getting fixed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Madeleine D.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Eddie L. Hixson wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Has this project become stale?  What is the future of php-gtk?  I
>>>>>>>>> hear
>>>>>>>>> no chatter from the list.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Eddie
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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