--- On Thu, 1/20/11, David E Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jan 20, 2011, at 10:52 PM, Adrian Crum wrote:
>
> > Two new projects were started - OpenTaps and Moqui.
> >
> > Speaking personally (and I stress personally - I'm not
> speaking on behalf of the OFBiz community) that sort of
> thing is counter-productive. I know the authors of both of
> those projects and I consider them friends. I'm also very
> familiar with the projects themselves.
> >
> > It's easy to just scrap existing code (or an
> established community) in frustration and start another
> project. It's hard to find a migration path that continues
> to embrace new technologies without causing undue hardship
> on the existing installed base.
> >
> > It would be better if we could find a middle ground -
> a compromise - that keeps the talent and innovation in a
> single project, instead of scattering it into competing
> projects.
>
> Do you really think that is the best idea? Isn't one of the
> problems with OFBiz that everything is in one big pot, but
> not all users want the same thing, and so there are constant
> fights about what should go into the single pot?
>
> Maybe it would be better if there were a stable framework
> and a bunch of separate "pots" sitting on top of it that
> address different audiences and are driven by different
> groups with different needs/wants? That would apply to
> different themes, different UIs, different business domains,
> etc.
That sounds wonderful! Why not do it in a project that has been around for 10
years and has a considerable user base and developer base?
OFBiz and your vision are not mutually exclusive.
-Adrian
