Ok I am going to throw my 2 cents into this conversation and put a stop to
it.

The code is what is important, the documentation is being worked on by
volunteers, as is the rest of the project. The only person who works full
time on this code is me. Nate works on the code, but he also has a job
outside of CakePHP. Garret is the project manager, but he also does work
outside of CakePHP. John, the person who has taken charged of the
documentation since joining me on this project, also has a job outside of
CakePHP. It should also be noted that John has been working with me on this
project longer then anyone else, so give him a break, I am not the easiest
person to work with.

No one is paid to do this development, be it the code or the documentation.
The few donations that come into this project help cover the cost of the
services that are offered to people for free.

One of the things that motivates me to do what I do on this project is the
people who use it. Trust me the skills I have could be worth a lot if I
accepted a job offer if it came my way. From the start I have been totally
dedicate to the success of this project, and will continue to be dedicated
until my last breath. I have no doubt that CakePHP will continue on its path
as the best PHP framework.

So be patient and things will come. If you feel like something is taking too
long, step up. There are many things that can be done outside of the code
development. If you are not able to contribute by helping with documentation
or patches to bugs on the Trac site, ask how else you might be able to
contribute, I am sure someone will reply in a positive way.

So there is my 2 cents, for what it is worth to anyone reading.

And get this thread back on topic again...

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On 1/22/07, RichardAtHome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Tarique, I'm definitely not 'copying out' ;-)
>
> I'd love to contribute to CakePHP as I believe its the best thing to
> happen to PHP in all the time I've been programming with it (since
> PHP3).
>
> I was trying to illustrate that perhaps, if the documentation was
> available then the learning process would be faster and I would be in a
> better position to help others. As it stands, I'm no-where near up to
> speed with CakePHP to help out in any substantial way.
>
> And your are right, this is one of the most friendly, a knowledgeable
> lists I've subscribed to and I'm keen to take a more active roll.
>
> I understand how OSS projects are developed, but lack of documentation
> has sunk other worthy projects in the past. I'd hate to see cake suffer
> the same misfortune.
>
> I'm not asking for wikipedia scale documentation. What would really be
> useful would be to extend the sample Blog application to cover the
> stuff that make a site 'work'.
>
>

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