I just replied to a message by Alan on another list; So now we areback to square one.
> Steveand Fulvio are scid admins but no merge will be performed.Because this > squabblehas failed to resolve what should have been an important milestone > for the project, I think, for the most part, scid will continue to lagway > behind scidvspc in terms of usability and feature set.This will lead the scid > project to continue to stagnate (much like it has in the past two years.) > I propose, as a mere user, that Steve take over as the project leadandguide > scid on the right direction. It bounced, since I'm not registered over there. I thought it was on the Scid Users' List. Sorry about that. Here is my response anyway: *** Thank you, Alan, for confirming that there is a need for an agreement among Scid's developers. I think we're closer to an agreement than the underling message conveyed by that comment. (This comment should not have been renamed, btw, since it belongs to the previous thread.) Since Alan wants some reinsurance, here's an informal proposal for an agreement between Steven and Fulvio. 1. Steven updates the svn code and archive what is there. 2. Fulvio updates the git code. 3. We rename the two versions in a way that users could see that the alternative. 4. We let Fulvio, Steven, and other interested coders negotiate the merge. This proposal is based on the following facts: - The svn (Subversion) code of scid.sourforge.net is deprecated. - The git code is the most recent code, and is what Fulvio wants to preserve. - Fulvio agrees to update the git code. - Steven shows willingness to lead a community-based project. - Nothing gets deleted, everything gets clarified. If these facts are not correct, the proposal becomes moot. If these facts are correct, I believe there's no need for Alan nor anyone else to worry about Scid's leadership. *** Here's a silly idea for release names that I got while cleaning up the kitchen: Code names that associate World Champions' names with the main developer's era. So we could have an historical release, Shane's last version, which could be called Scid Steinitz (or Wilhelm). We could have Pascal latest version, I believe the on in the git repository, which could be called Scid Lasker. We could have Steven's latest version, i.e. scidvspc or scidvsmac, which could be called Scid Capablanca (too bad there's a Scid Jose already). On the download page, we could maintain these three flavours as executables. We would need at least Scid Lasker and Scid Capa. *** >From the user's perspective, here's how it would look, if we have that >tomorrow: - Those who want a docking mode download Scid Lasker. - Those who want a fast and clean version download Scid Capa. This might be quite foolproof, unless Douglas Adams is right about fools. I could make screenshot if need be. Fulvio, Steven, please tell me what you think. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar _______________________________________________ Scid-users mailing list Scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
