That doesn't mean it's fair, or even matters that much.
Passing judgement on someone often doesn't matter much, except to the 'convicted'. "Not guilty" vs "4 weeks in jail with parole" can change someone's life dramatically.
Never-the-less.
Someone could write a novel on all the ways I've failed with respect to the James project. Did you see that huge list of terrible dependencies? I was the original code donator that got convinced to adopt to this Avalon product (...that was only a few months away from releasing this great server platform.) Hell, we're still losing to sendmail!
I just don't know what the big deal is about failing an open source project. I certainly would never compare it to a conviction, guilt, or jail.
Are you hinting that ASF's significance will diminish over time, as it is unable to cope with its own growth in light of the legacy?
Is there a scalability issue with OSS in general? In ASF?
Are there long-term problems of keeping smaller projects healthy? How about the larger ones? Do they need the benevolent dictator with his lieutenants?
In a word, "dunno."
-- Serge Knystautas Lokitech >> software . strategy . design >> http://www.lokitech.com p. 301.656.5501 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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