On Mon, 08 Sep 2014 23:39:15 +0000 Dicebot via Digitalmars-d <[email protected]> wrote:
> Because original post had no learning context at all. and we have no NG to ask such questions. this NGs is the main point of connection for D users. where he should ask his question if not here? we have no "D.experiments" or such (as i written before), and this is not for "D.learning" too. so... ah, yes, i see: he can start his own forum then. and answer his own questions by himself. right? you are overreacting. this is not the post "let's do five more incompatible D versions!", neither "let's start crusade!". OP just asking what private patches other has. that's all. it's exactly like my thread about code cleanup, which turned to "github or GTFO" thread, yet i just informed people and don't even use word "github" there. i can't see how we can hurt D by talking about our experiments. yet i clearly see how *you* can hurt D with "never do anything that is not blessed by the Gods or you will be punished!" attitude. let me stress it: this it NOT ABOUT FORKING AT ALL. this is about "hey, people, tell me about things your playing with in your free time!" and now you telling us that we should stop playing with *free* *and* *open* *code*. or at least be ashamed of what we are doing. i'm not sure that this is the good way to get more contributors. you killing "fun factor", which is the main driving force of FOSS (besides money, of course). we all have jobs, and families, and life besides D. yet some of us loves D so much that we are willingly spending our free time studying compiler source code. yes, adding seemingly useless features is one of many ways to learn compiler internals. and closing way of communication is one of the best ways to turning people off completely. or at least convert 'em from "potential contributors" to "silent users". so silent that they not interested in spreading the word even to their friends, less so to workmates. please, don't turn such people off. 'cause your posts make me think that making my own independend D fork is not such a bad idea after all. maybe Ola too. then our forks will inevitable diverges so much that any of our code will be unusable for "mainline" compiler (and "mainline" code for ours). lose-lose. we'll eventually drop our forks and whole D with them. and then our friends and workmates will say: "ah, that's so understandable... we are glad that you stoped playing with your new shiny toy, now let's return to the *real* *language*." people make patches 'cause they like D, not 'cause they hate D. it's not harmful. forcing such people to leave official NG will not do any good.
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