Hi Matt, Thanks for taking the time and effort to reply (and quickly!) and for your helpful comments. It is very useful to know that "the reason that there aren't many bug fixes is that there aren't many bugs".
Considering that there aren't many bugs and that it is stable, would it be logical, even easy, to upgrade the status from Beta to GA, (e.g. doing a new release with version number 1.xx)? This would a) reflect confidence in the Webware's stability b) encourage take-up and widen the user base c) incorporate improvements into the release which are currently only accessible via cvs (as suggested by lloyd in his follow-up message to your reply). Considering what I have discovered regarding frameworks, there is a great need (for oddies like me, anyway :D ) for a _good_ n-tier web framework alternative to J2EE (powerful, but too heavyweight for my needs). If Webworks has the stability, then perhaps it is the one (no pun intended, Matrix fans) : perhaps a GA release would give Webworks wider recognition...? promotion...? acceptance...? Anyway, your confidence has encouraged me to give it a try (sort of play-and-see). Thanks again for your reply and info. cheers, chas On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 16:54:57 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Chas. > >I'm not one of the developers, but I've been using webkit nearly >exclusively for almost 3 years. > >I think that part of the reason that there aren't many bug fixes is that >there aren't many bugs. The bugs that are found tend to be pretty >simple, and I've seen them get resolved quickly. I think that it's a >testament to the simplicity of the framework. -- snip -- >I wouldn't say that it has gone through a quiet time or is being >renewed; nor would I say that it's stalled. I'd say that it's just >chugging along nicely. I'd say that the history of this list is a good >barometer, really. Just because therethere aren't many bugs is no "progress" doesn't >mean that >the code doesn't work. For example, I bet that the core GNU utils don't >have many bug fixes, but they're in heavy use ;-) > >There have been some similar questions to yours lately; you may benefit >from reading the responses to them also. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idU88&alloc_id065&op=click _______________________________________________ Webware-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss
