I've been a fan of Turbogears since the first announcement, but recently I've become more and more sceptical about using it. It's ok to build a framework on third-party modules, but in turbogears this is beginning to look crazy. Just look at the list of packages listed at http://www.turbogears.org/download/index.html. I don't know how many of these you absolutely need to get turbogears running, but all my attempts at downloading the latest release have failed lately because of some missing third-party module or something that won't compile. This was no problem in the start of the project. It was a brilliant showcase of good use of setuptools. If there's a way around this, to download just the core modules you need to get started it should be better documented on the homepage. And as more and more users switch to python 2.5 turbogears lags behind because alot of the third-party modules aren't 2.5-compatible.
I've also tried to keep track of the progress of Turbogears using the trac.turbogears.org-site, but the roadmap shows little or no progress lately. Are there being done any serious work on the core issues? Sorry, if this seems like just complaining, and you can say "Why don't you dive into the code, fix the bugs, contribute patches etc." all you want. I've been sitting on the fence waiting for turbogears to reach 1.0, be easy to download and use and then suggest it as an alternative to .NET-based solutions at my workplace. My first encounter with turbogears was love at first sight so I really want turbogears to be a success. I wish my timeschedule allowed me more time to work on projects like this, then maybe I could really contribute and help solve some of the issues I've mentioned here. Many of you guys probably have the same problem. But anyway, keep up the good work. I *do* appreciate the work you do, even if this message might make you think I don't. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" 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/turbogears?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
