--- Bertrand Delacretaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Friday 08 June 2001 11:02, Alex McLintock wrote:
>
> > I think the best way to pay for open source development of FOP is if
> > development takes place in response to real life business requirements.
>
> Quoting Arved, "...trying not to waste time doing work on code that is going
> in the garbage after the redesign..". - this makes it hard to get someone to
> fund projects based on the current FOP code, even though the business
> requirements are here.
I got stymied by this too. I wanted to enhance a part of the SVG code only
to discover that it was being replaced by Batik!
> So in my view the most urgent requirement is FOP's redesign/rewrite, which
> could maybe be done faster if funding was available.
I'm not going to argue whether or not a rewrite is a good idea but it is
pointless to expect business to pay for the rewrite. Business is all about
immediate results and immediate profit. Just about every client I've
ever had says something like "Never mind the quality, just deliver it ASAP."
Open Source projects succeed by lots of hands doing many small changes. A rewrite
is best done by one person or small team working dedicated on the project.
If we have to wait three months (say) for the next major release then FOP will die.
Unless FOP can be developed in an evolutionary way, rather than a revolutionary
way it will fail.
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After being negative for a few seconds, let me be more practical and pragmatic.
What you are calling for is support (financial/technical/time) so that people
can build the basis of FOP V2.00
I'd like to see Fop 0.19 CVS still developed whilst that is going on. I think
you were saying that it is difficult to fund this work whilst a redesign is
going on. Hmmm. Maybe. Maybe not. I'd say that bug fixing was easier to
get paid for than a re-write.
Do we have any volunteers to re-write FOP? Anyone with the skill and understanding
to do so?
Alex
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