On Sat, 2011-10-22 at 07:00 +0000, Chris Morley wrote: ... snip > To some it up it seems EMC has gotten pretty far without a lot of > planning > imagine where it could go with a rough road map ! > > Chris M ... snip
You raise a lot of good points Chris. I don't see that technically any of these issues are all that hard to fix. It's just a matter of each of us who cares to turn up the wick a little, but also in a way that is mindful of the state of the whole. It may be that EMC2 is at a point like a start-up company where a few clever engineers come up with a product, then find the demand for the product outgrows their ability to manage it. It seems to me, companies where the engineers try to continue to manage the growth the old way, don't grow, or more likely fail. The only companies that grow find new management that know nothing about the product and a lot about management. I find that engineers are particularly management averse, especially when they don't get paid, so it may be best to adjust our expectations. In EMC2's case, the only way it can fail is if it losses its repository, so I think the current situation could go on for a long time. People could continue to drop in and out as they please. Those that want change may need to drive it alone and may need to step on toes along the way, or learn to compile source and keep their own version locally. To me, there seem to be hints that at least a few proprietary versions are living separate lives with the proprietors keeping their work to themselves. This may be a good thing, if these versions push EMC2 into new areas, in turn creating more general interest and helping to justify keeping the current repository going. On the other hand, I could see someone patenting a new feature and preventing its use in the open version. The GPL license may prevent this, I don't know. The coffee is waring off, so my thoughts on the short term, and the way I try to look at EMC2; it is what it is, if I need something, I ask for help. If I don't get help, I try to figure out if it is worth it to figure it out on my own. If I do figure it out, I try to pay it forward. Could EMC2 be better? Yes. Will it change? Probably not, and overall, would not be a disaster. Would I mind if someone tried to make it better? Not at all, and I may even try to help, if I can. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
