>> On Sat, 23 Feb 2002 13:27:34 +0100, Stefano Mazzocchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Moreover, we must understand that as soon as books start to come out, we > *must* support technologies for longer cycles, even if this sacrifices > elegance and architectural beauty. > > I'm sure Carsten and Matthew agree with me here :) >> Yes I think we _all_ agree on this - right :) ?. However the problem is not just books although it is a problem I am familiar with (back in 1993 I wrote a book on UUCP email and news. In all it had 1 paragraph on this new Thing called the Web. Well guess what happened....). The far larger problem is the user base. You will only build up a user base for Cocoon if you keep the technology stable. Users will be plain scared off if they get the feeling Cocoon is a moving target. There are enough of those out there already. In addition users are so "near" nowadays that even just posting remarks, random thoughts, rants (guilty as charged) can cause "unrest". Look at how quickly things appear on major sites or weblogs. It is a difficult balance we need - on the one side keeping _good_ (but perhaps not perfect) techologies stable and on the other hand working to make Cocoon even better than it already is. On the one hand we have quite a lot going on to give Cocoon a greater "architectural" beauty (without there perhaps being a real need to do so) and on the other hand we have the need to enhance Cocoon to push it further into the world of XML applications (to make it more usable). And both sides are great. And one thing that makes the Cocoon community different to others out there is that these two sides co-exist without there being too much friction. And some friction is good anyway. However, I also feel we need some form of Cocoon roadmap that is publicly available. What will the next version look like, what will be in it? This doesn't need to be 100% detailed or even correct - but we must (!) be able to give the impression that we at least think we know where we're going :-). Matthew -- Open Source Group sunShine - Lighting up e:Business ================================================================= Matthew Langham, S&N AG, Klingenderstrasse 5, D-33100 Paderborn Tel:+49-5251-1581-30 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.s-und-n.de Weblogging at: http://www.need-a-cake.com ================================================================= --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
