I would agree that a forked version would most likely hurt prototype in the
long run since it is tightly integrated with rails.
I think having a few more commiters that all share the same vision would
greatly benefit the prototype framework and community.
On 7/10/06, Tobie Langel
<tobie.langel-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:>
> Hi all,
>
> One of the strength of Prototype is the fact that it comes bundled with
> rails and is thus used by quite a large community.
>
> I really don''t think a forked version would have much success
> considering this.
>
> However, I do regret, as others, the fact that Sam is very distant and
> seldom replies to contributors.
>
> Maybe the solution would be to have a few other commiters?
>
> This would discharge Sam from some of the work, and would enable the
> framework to improve at a more steady pace...
>
> I also regret the lack of presence and interaction on the irc
> channel... of everyone.
>
> I get better results when I post here than on irc, strange, no?
>
> So if any of you guys wish to spend a bit more time on irc, discussing
> patches, improvement requests, etc, maybe this would help too...
>
> Anyway, I hope we get this sorted out,
>
> Best regards,
>
> Tobie
>
> PS I''d still like to thank Sam for the outstanding job
he''s been doing
> with Prototype!
>
>
> > From: "Andrew Kaspick"
<akaspick-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> >
> > Could always fork it and implement all the outstanding fixes into a
> > new branch. Of course it wouldn''t be distributed with rails,
but if
> > enough people start using the "improved" version then who
knows what
> > may happen. Of course this isn''t the optimal solution, but
at this
> > point I''d opt for the "improved" version.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > On 7/9/06, Michael Peters
<mpeters-aUYv5hkjw45l57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Todd Ross wrote:
> >>> I''d do it myself, but I''m sick of being
ignored by Sam.
> >>>
> >>> Todd "disgruntled contributor" Ross
> >>
> >> I have to admit that it''s kind of depressing to work with
an open
> >> source project
> >> with a distant (I''m sure others would use a stronger
adjective)
> >> maintainer. I
> >> can''t say that I''ve ever seen Sam Stephenson on
the mailing list and
> >> according
> >> to comments from others, he doesn''t seem to pay too much
attention to
> >> the bug
> >> tracker either. Does he prefer some other medium of
communitcation?
> >>
> >> As a user and want-to-be-contributor, it would be nice to hear
about
> >> his roadmap
> >> for future development, what things he wants help on, why some
> >> patches are
> >> rejected, or even if he no longer has interest in the project.
> >>
> >> Although I''m not a Rails person, the 4th section of
rubyonrails.com
> >> is titled
> >> "Get Involved".
> >>
> >> --
> >> Michael Peters
> >> Developer
> >> Plus Three, LP
> >>
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