Re: LuaForge is down and will be for some time

[Benjamin Tolputt <btolputt@...>]

Jim Whitehead II wrote:
> I am not suggesting we coordinate on a peer to peer basis.  I said,
> very plainly, to contact me if you are interested.  There is of course
> a mailing list, but I have absolutely no interest in simply moving
> this thread to the new mailing list.
>
> ...
>
> What didn't happen in the past was any action.  That's something (at
> least with luaforge/snippets) I'm hoping to change

I think what some of the people are concerned about, Jim, is that your
project could also wind up going nowhere. No offence, abandoned projects
are pretty standard fare in the open source world. Not everyone
expressing interest in this project is intending to be a developer or
even top have input. However, a large number of us are invested in there
being a replacement to LuaForge (in whatever fashion that may be) and
the we cannot just keep pinging you on the progress.

We're interested in there being action too. You'll notice no-one is
worried about you taking leadership or such-like. We're simply worried
that we'll be waiting on progress reports or implementations long after
you've stopped developing the project.

A LuaForge replacement is not like developing a new module to Lua - it
affects everyone LOOKING FOR modules & improvements they can use in/with
Lua. It affects everyone.

As such, a project page where we can see progress (or worst case, lack
thereof) will give us confidence to leave you alone.

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Regards,

Benjamin Tolputt
Analyst Programmer