hi Ruth, I do agree with you that it is time for a fork in the road. But before that, maybe it is better to split ofbiz into subprojects, like framework, BI, etc. Then we can choose where to fork. And also the future merge should be easier.
-- Regards, Michael Xu (xudong) www.wizitsoft.com | Office: (8610) 6267 0615 ext 806 | Mobile: (86) 135 0135 9807 | Fax: (8610) 62670096 On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Ruth Hoffman <rhoff...@aesolves.com> wrote: > Hi Chris: > > IMHO: Having watched the project for a long time now, I think it is time > for a fork in the road. There are too many competing interests here. This > sort of reminds me of Unix before AT& T let BSD birth. No? And look what > that spawned :-) > > Ruth > > > Christopher Snow wrote: > >> Thanks BJ - that's the conclusion I'm starting to reach. >> >> Perhaps it would be worth some of us like minded people to getting >> together? >> >> BJ Freeman wrote: >> >>> I had the same complaint at one time. >>> I now keep my own version under a different brand name. >>> That is about all you can do. >>> >>> >>> Christopher Snow sent the following on 11/13/2009 2:40 AM: >>> >>> >>>> Jacopo Cappellato wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Nov 13, 2009, at 11:26 AM, Christopher Snow wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I was thinking about your comment of leaving the components in place >>>>>> even though they are not used. Does leaving unused components in >>>>>> place have a performance impact on ofbiz? Do those components >>>>>> consume memory? - they are certainly using disk space. Some of the >>>>>> components for example BIRT consume a fair amount of space. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Disk and memory are very cheap nowadays... >>>>> I think I have answered your other concerns in another email. >>>>> >>>>> Jacopo >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Disk and memory are cheap nowadays, but small businesses don't see it >>>> like that, for example David Jones' ezBiz will be competing with >>>> lightweight applications like OpenERP. >>>> >>>> Also, there's the security issues of having code running that isn't >>>> required. >>>> >>>> Anyway, I get the picture. A modular ofbiz is not an option! People in >>>> control like ofbiz just the way it is - it suits their business model. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>
