Mark Alan wrote:
This is getting strangely (needless?) complex.
Back in 2002, it seemed like a good idea to base the code development
at the SourceForge. Six years latter, there are easier, simpler and
much more reliable ways to store Open Source code.
I do not know if you develop code using Ubuntu, but, at least, it
seems that you also use it. Ubuntu's code development is based in what
must be the best and most clever way to maintain code in 2008: The
Launchpad <https://launchpad.net/>
i agree with you, sf has a lot of problems practically with everything.
i'm currently looking for something a bit more powerfull than launchpad.
ideally it has to support from bugtracking tomilestones integration to
wiki, something like trac would be perfect.
unluckily you can't install it on sourceforge.
and yes, i develop under ubuntu.
Unlike SourceForge Launchpad is really free (and, among other things,
your emails will not be filled up with publicity); is based on Bazaar,
arguably one of the best CVS at this moment; it has mailing list
support, bug track support and all the other amenities without the
need to setup and maintain all the supporting software. All what is
needed to maintain both the developers and the users happy is there
ready to use.
as you may know, healthcare systems tend to have a development rule
which is not the "release quick, release often". we are working on
stable systems
with as a minimum of changes as possible. that's why i will start releasing
the first beta this week and expect to become stable near the end of the
year.
In an Open Source project, after the code is released, the most
important success factor is user participation.
It just does not matter if the users are developers or not.
What matters are their experience reports, their description of the
problems that they discover while using the software and, if we are,
lucky, their ideas on how to improve.
There is no programmer clever enough to have better and more creative
ideas than a healthy community of users. And while not being your
case, there is no clever code written by a dumb programmer.
and there will never be...
Regards,
M.
regards
gj.
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