On 03/15/2013 10:26 AM, Ben St-Pierre wrote: > 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 > >
Ben, Svn vs git is an issue that should be resolved firstly since one cannot have a community of developers work in a single project in two channels. It sounds messy. At the same time I don't agree that there should be two versions of scid equally billed as options (similar to Linux distros) because scid and scidvspc have differences beyond a couple of features. Scidvspc is a far better, faster, and more complete implementation. Once Steve fixes the docking feature in scidvspc, what's left for old scid? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
