On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 02:21:21PM +0000, Ed Grimm wrote: > I would have no problem with an additional package that bundled the two, > and was maintained by both orgs. I think that would be great. However, > I feel that merging the groups and the products, and not releasing > stand-alone versions of either would alienate a number of current, loyal > users. > > For what it's worth, I am in the camp of using EmbPerl in a standalone > fashion. I am only speaking about the mod_perl without EmbPerl camp > because I know it exists, and I believe strongly that it would also be > opposed to a full merge of the two products.
I agree; this is a very good point. I am reminded of what happened with AxKit when the developers decided that it was more "efficient" to turn it into a standalone server (AxKit2) rather than port it to working with mod_perl2; they made assumptions about what people would want, and threw away advantages that the earlier version had (such as being able to use non-AxKit Apache features rather than having to reinvent the wheel). My other concern about this proposed merge is who the heck is volunteering to do all the work? The mod_perl people wouldn't be interested, they've got their own concerns. They'd probably feel as if mod_perl was being hijacked by outsiders. I think a better proposal is simply to recruit Embperl developers (from where? I don't know) to assist in the improvement of Embperl because Gerald is swamped and needs help. Recruiting people to improve the documentation is probably a good idea too. Think big, but start small. Kathryn Andersen -- _--_|\ | Kathryn Andersen <http://www.katspace.com> / \ | \_.--.*/ | GenFicCrit mailing list <http://www.katspace.com/gen_fic_crit/> v | ------------| Melbourne -> Victoria -> Australia -> Southern Hemisphere Maranatha! | -> Earth -> Sol -> Milky Way Galaxy -> Universe --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
