On Friday, June 13, 2003, at 01:23 PM, Peter Romianowski wrote:
I don't know if you monitor the dev-list too, but there have been discussions
over months about new features and future developments. We even started working
out a development plan (together with Geir btw.) but the result is: ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING. Geir left again and the project is dead. I know there are other
comitters - but they do nothing. Don't get me wrong: I don't "blame" anybody
for anything, if a comitter doesn't have the time or interest anymore it's
ok for him to stop contributing. It's open source. And if noone is doing
anything and noone is there to take care then there should be a new person
handling things. Better a bunch of persons.
And becoming a TLP (btw. who would speak to the board? Here is noone...) would
not change anything.
It wouldn't. What we need to do is get some more people involved. I'll be the first to take responsibility for what's happening, and because I really do adore and depend on Velocity, I'm again willing to do what I can to get things moving again with the intent of re-building the active developer group, bringing needed features into the core, and resume being a conservative pain-in-the-ass for keeping it simple.
FWIW, I had to disappear again because of work, but that's changing. I had one of those perspective-altering life-moments - there is now a 2-week-old daughter, Alexandra Lauren Magnusson, who has caused me to re-evaluate my life. I understand anyone who doesn't believe me, given my last 'touch and go', but I have to tell you that I live in a different world than I did on May 28th, 2003.
The only way to fix this will be baby steps, I suspect, and I'm willing to sign up to help get that going.
I have lots of mail to review, and know I'm behind, but think that the 1.4-rc, add map support and finish off the numerics will make an excellent start.
Also, I'll be in the SF/Palo Alto area monday night, and would love to meet up with anyone who is interested in wine and a chat.
geir
-- Geir Magnusson Jr 203-956-2604(w) Adeptra, Inc. 203-434-2093(m) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 203-247-1713(m)
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