In general terms, open source projects rarely get "finished" to the extent that authors move on - there is always lots to do,especially if the application has an user interface. Authors move on because of other reasons.
Leo is an open ended program with seemingly infinite opportunities for improvement. It would be unfair to claim that it's ever "finished" ;). "Edward K. Ream" <edream...@gmail.com> wrote: >This is probably the most important Aha I've had this month, because >it removes a psychological roadblock and shows the way forward. > >It is simply this: I can think of maintaining Leo as a chore, and >that's a *good* thing. Like most chores--brushing my teeth, paying my >bills, doing the dishes--this additional chore *contributes* to my >life. > >Obviously, this particular chore contributes to Leo, but it *also* >contributes to whatever might be next. > >Thus, it's not a question of "finishing Leo" so I can "move on" to >something else. Just as I am not ever going to be finished with >brushing my teeth or doing the dishes, I am not ever going to be >finished improving Leo. The Aha is that the ongoing work on Leo will >*not* prevent me from doing other projects. On the contrary, doing >Leo chores will free me to do other things. > >I saw this Aha on a walk this morning. Afterwards, while still on my >walk, I had lots of ideas for "cutting the Gordian knot" of type >checking Python programs. It's really quite easy, provided one looks >for pragmatic approaches rather than elegant, general and useless >algorithms. > >Edward > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"leo-editor" group. >To post to this group, send email to leo-editor@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >leo-editor+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to leo-editor@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to leo-editor+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en.
