On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 12:51 +0200, Amin Kharchi wrote: > Hello! > > On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:37:41 +0100, Rob Kendrick <r...@netsurf-browser.org> > wrote: > > >> That really surprises me. I always thought that John-Mark c.s. were > >> genuine RISC OS users. Apparently, the assumption that contribution > >> to a RISC OS mailing list implies RISC OS usership, is indicating a > >> lazy mind - which, in fact, is true for me indeed. > > > > I don't think any of us use RISC OS any more in any serious way; > > certainly not the ones with any time to contribute. > > Then the homepage of netsurf lies! Sorry for this words. But if somebody > visit www.netsurf-browser.org he will think RISC OS is the main platform of > netsurf. And the last mails in this list say the contrary.
Actually, they show the exact opposite of your interpretation. We've spent the last 2.5 years bending over backwards to ensure that the RISC OS frontend still works, despite it not having a dedicated maintainer. Further, we're currently blocking useful functionality being merged into the core for the precise reason that it will break the RISC OS frontend. That is hardly evidence that the RISC OS frontend is less important than the others. It is simply at a huge disadvantage as it has no maintainer. However, the time has come where we need other people to come forward and actively maintain the RISC OS frontend. We simply do not have the time to maintain it ourselves, particularly if people expect improvements to the core engine. Future major changes to the way in which the core works are liable to require corresponding changes in platform frontends. If any given frontend has no maintainer, then the chances of the required changes being made are very slim indeed. The alternative is that all development stops. Unsurprisingly, we're unwilling to do that. John.
