Guys, I would like very much to have your help on this effort. Anyone is welcome to become a part of it. I will add it to the GNUstep repo as well if you believe that's a good idea. I think what I need to do now is consider the advice that David gave earlier and see if I can improve on what I currently have.
I apologize if my tone has seemed somewhat defensive up until now. GC On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Gregory Casamento <[email protected]> wrote: > Dr. Schaller, > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 6:06 PM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > [ snipped.. ] >> >> I remember some discussion but wasn’t aware that such a decision was taken. > > That's because I'm doing it because I am interested in doing it. I'm > not sure that we needed a discussion or decision by committee on this. > Here was the announcement of our position, which I shared with the > list: > > http://heronsperch.blogspot.com/2014/06/gnusteps-position-on-swift.html > >> It looks like a “I, GC” project rather than a “we, GNUstep”. So you should >> not >> be astonished about some reactions here. > > Seriously? And here I was under the impression that when I say > something is for this project, then it is. What other reason would I > have for doing it? We have soooo much stuff in our repository, does > it seem appropriate to put a compiler in there as well? I mean if you > guys think it's appropriate to put it there on top of everything else, > I certainly can if that would make you feel more comfortable. I know > that it would facilitate people helping me with it as we wouldn't have > to go through the issues of adding people to the repo at > source.ind.ie. > > I am, honestly, astonished with how good intentions can be stretched > and distorted by others to be something else. What I don't > understand, quite frankly, is that when I first joined this project we > were all very much in the spirit of doing things that we enjoyed. > Lately it seems like everyone has to go through committee and I have > to tell you I'm getting very very tired of that approach. Mainly > because it hasn't worked very well for us. > > [snipped] >>> Swift, as I see it, is important for our future. Also, I wasn't sure >>> if it was a good idea to put it into GNUstep's repo. I may still put >>> a version of it there if needed. >> >> This makes me even more puzzled. Are there two versions planned? > > I can have the same code in two places. This is not a new concept. > >> Anyways it is a good initiative. > > Thanks, at least one thing positive here. > >> BR, >> Nikolaus > > GC > -- > Gregory Casamento > Open Logic Corporation, Principal Consultant > (240)274-9630 (Cell) > http://www.gnustep.org > http://heronsperch.blogspot.com -- Gregory Casamento Open Logic Corporation, Principal Consultant (240)274-9630 (Cell) http://www.gnustep.org http://heronsperch.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
