• "Tony" <ignorethis nowhere.com> Feb 18 2006
• "Derek Parnell" <derek psych.ward> Feb 18 2006
• "Tony" <ignorethis nowhere.com> Feb 18 2006
• "Charles" <noone nowhere.com> Feb 19 2006
• James Dunne <james.jdunne gmail.com> Feb 20 2006
• "Charles" <noone nowhere.com> Feb 20 2006

"Tony" <ignorethis nowhere.com> writes:

I've just had a quick look at the projects on dsource.org and noticed that 
of about 70 entries, only 3 are listed as Stable/Production.

I was wondering:

1. Is there a limit to how long a project stays in the Planning - Alpha 
states before it is categorised as abandonware and moved/removed by the site 
admin(s)?

2. Is it worth discussing some sort of process for focusing development on 
the most promising projects, eg Walters "blessing" of DWT?

Please note that this is in no way meant as a criticism of the work done on 
dsource.org (particularly as I have never contributed anything!).  I'm just 
a little concerned.

Tony
Melbourne, Australia
tonysZ-mailboxZ hotmailZ.com  (remove the Zs) 

"Derek Parnell" <derek psych.ward> writes:

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:52:04 +1100, Tony <ignorethis nowhere.com> wrote:

 I've just had a quick look at the projects on dsource.org and noticed  
 that
 of about 70 entries, only 3 are listed as Stable/Production.

 I was wondering:

 1. Is there a limit to how long a project stays in the Planning - Alpha
 states before it is categorised as abandonware and moved/removed by the  
 site
 admin(s)?

 2. Is it worth discussing some sort of process for focusing development  
 on
 the most promising projects, eg Walters "blessing" of DWT?

 Please note that this is in no way meant as a criticism of the work done  
 on
 dsource.org (particularly as I have never contributed anything!).  I'm  
 just
 a little concerned.


I agree that there are a lot of projects that seem to have stalled.  
However, a problem, that is only temporary, is that there is a seeming  
lack of activity at www.dsource.org. There is some activity instead over  
at trac.dsource.org. For example, there is another project I'm working on  
and I update the Trac site and not the original dsource site. I think that  
Brad (dsource's admin) is going to migrate all the stuff from www.dsource  
to trac.dsource, but that takes time.


-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia

"Tony" <ignorethis nowhere.com> writes:

"Derek Parnell" <derek psych.ward> wrote in message 
news:op.s464uwfc6b8z09 ginger.vic.bigpond.net.au...
 On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:52:04 +1100, Tony <ignorethis nowhere.com> wrote:

 I've just had a quick look at the projects on dsource.org and noticed 
 that
 of about 70 entries, only 3 are listed as Stable/Production.

 I was wondering:

 1. Is there a limit to how long a project stays in the Planning - Alpha
 states before it is categorised as abandonware and moved/removed by the 
 site
 admin(s)?

 2. Is it worth discussing some sort of process for focusing development 
 on
 the most promising projects, eg Walters "blessing" of DWT?

 Please note that this is in no way meant as a criticism of the work done 
 on
 dsource.org (particularly as I have never contributed anything!).  I'm 
 just
 a little concerned.


 I agree that there are a lot of projects that seem to have stalled. 
 However, a problem, that is only temporary, is that there is a seeming 
 lack of activity at www.dsource.org. There is some activity instead over 
 at trac.dsource.org. For example, there is another project I'm working on 
 and I update the Trac site and not the original dsource site. I think that 
 Brad (dsource's admin) is going to migrate all the stuff from www.dsource 
 to trac.dsource, but that takes time.


 -- 
 Derek Parnell
 Melbourne, Australia


Thanks Derek.  I wasn't aware of the existence of trac.dsource.

Tony
Melbourne, Australia
tonysZ-mailboxZ hotmailZ.com  (remove the Zs) 

"Charles" <noone nowhere.com> writes:

Yea a 'clean-up' of stalled projects, or even moving them out of the main
projects listing , would probably help alot.




"Tony" <ignorethis nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:dt8ffm$6q2$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 I've just had a quick look at the projects on dsource.org and noticed that
 of about 70 entries, only 3 are listed as Stable/Production.

 I was wondering:

 1. Is there a limit to how long a project stays in the Planning - Alpha
 states before it is categorised as abandonware and moved/removed by the


 admin(s)?

 2. Is it worth discussing some sort of process for focusing development on
 the most promising projects, eg Walters "blessing" of DWT?

 Please note that this is in no way meant as a criticism of the work done


 dsource.org (particularly as I have never contributed anything!).  I'm


 a little concerned.

 Tony
 Melbourne, Australia
 tonysZ-mailboxZ hotmailZ.com  (remove the Zs)

James Dunne <james.jdunne gmail.com> writes:

Charles wrote:
 Yea a 'clean-up' of stalled projects, or even moving them out of the main
 projects listing , would probably help alot.
 
 
 
 
 "Tony" <ignorethis nowhere.com> wrote in message
 news:dt8ffm$6q2$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 
I've just had a quick look at the projects on dsource.org and noticed that
of about 70 entries, only 3 are listed as Stable/Production.

I was wondering:

1. Is there a limit to how long a project stays in the Planning - Alpha
states before it is categorised as abandonware and moved/removed by the


 site
 
admin(s)?

2. Is it worth discussing some sort of process for focusing development on
the most promising projects, eg Walters "blessing" of DWT?

Please note that this is in no way meant as a criticism of the work done


 on
 
dsource.org (particularly as I have never contributed anything!).  I'm


 just
 
a little concerned.

Tony
Melbourne, Australia
tonysZ-mailboxZ hotmailZ.com  (remove the Zs)


 
 


Removing all my projects (Jaymz031602) is fine with me.  (Orion, 
CursesTUI).  Simply don't have time to get back on them.

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"Charles" <noone nowhere.com> writes:

Yea I have some dead ones too, elephant and dig-dug .


"James Dunne" <james.jdunne gmail.com> wrote in message
news:dtdh7h$2sbt$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Charles wrote:
 Yea a 'clean-up' of stalled projects, or even moving them out of the




 projects listing , would probably help alot.




 "Tony" <ignorethis nowhere.com> wrote in message
 news:dt8ffm$6q2$1 digitaldaemon.com...

I've just had a quick look at the projects on dsource.org and noticed






of about 70 entries, only 3 are listed as Stable/Production.

I was wondering:

1. Is there a limit to how long a project stays in the Planning - Alpha
states before it is categorised as abandonware and moved/removed by the


 site

admin(s)?

2. Is it worth discussing some sort of process for focusing development






the most promising projects, eg Walters "blessing" of DWT?

Please note that this is in no way meant as a criticism of the work done


 on

dsource.org (particularly as I have never contributed anything!).  I'm


 just

a little concerned.

Tony
Melbourne, Australia
tonysZ-mailboxZ hotmailZ.com  (remove the Zs)




 Removing all my projects (Jaymz031602) is fine with me.  (Orion,
 CursesTUI).  Simply don't have time to get back on them.

 --
 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
 Version: 3.1
 GCS/MU/S d-pu s:+ a-->? C++++$ UL+++ P--- L+++ !E W-- N++ o? K? w--- O
 M--  V? PS PE Y+ PGP- t+ 5 X+ !R tv-->!tv b- DI++(+) D++ G e++>e
 h>--->++ r+++ y+++
 ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

 James Dunne