Open source is the _answer_ to the bus number problem. For all the complaining, pretty much all of _why's code is out there on github in forks. Nothing critical has been lost, except one (admittedly very talented) guy deciding that he doesn't want to work on it any more. That's entirely up to him, and he doesn't need any excuse to do it.
mark On 24/08/2009, at 3:36 PM, Jason Nah wrote: > I'm not so much devastated but more disappointed. > > I hate to say this but this kind of stunt puts a bad rap on the open > source community as a whole. No doubt he has every right to stop, > but to pull the plug without any continuity, migration is just a > real shame. Just leaves everybody hanging in the air. Worst still > was the manner which it was done. No warning. Nobody had a clue. > > Imagine all those guys who were using the libraries he wrote. How > about the 'Enterprise' systems that might also be using the > libraries he wrote. As awesome as his work is, he didn't really > leave on a good note. > > Raises a bigger issue about open source projects and the 'bus' > number they carry. Certainly makes me think twice before I use a > library written by one guy. > > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Lachie <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Ryan Bigg > (Radar)<[email protected]> wrote: > > Is that blog title a Fight Club reference? > > Maybe, but Meatloaf can't talk about it > > > > > > 2009/8/24 Julio Cesar Ody <[email protected]> > >> > >> Oh good. So that explains I didn't think he looked like a Jonathan. > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Dr Nic Williams<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > He's apparently not > >> > "Jonathon" http://ozmm.org/posts/his_name_is_robert_paulson.html > >> > > >> > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Julio Cesar Ody <[email protected] > > > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > Maybe when you produce extreme 'pieces code', you are > excused to have > >> >> > extreme ways to leave. > >> >> > >> >> On that particular matter > >> >> > >> >> http://zedshaw.com/blog/2009-08-19.html > >> >> > >> >> Can't get more popular than that can it? :) > >> >> > >> >> I think I can also say he was one of the major motivators for > me when > >> >> it came to learning Ruby. I don't think he's dead or anything > like > >> >> that though. Either it's a *huge* coincidence, or the fact he > got > >> >> outed as Jonathan was the main reason behind his > "disappearance". > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Dr Nic Williams > >> > Mocra - Premier iPhone and Ruby on Rails Consultants > >> > w - http://mocra.com > >> > twitter - @drnic > >> > skype - nicwilliams > >> > e - [email protected] > >> > p - +61 412 002 126 or +61 7 3102 3237 > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Ryan Bigg > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
