On 28 Sep 2000 at 17:27, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote about "Re: The future...":
> BR> If we have such a list and we stuck to it (even loosely) - then there's
> BR> nothing to talk about that a first release,
>
> We did have a list, it's just that we have only one remaining item on it
> that has yet to be done, and I'm almost finished with that. What remains
> is to go from items like "add user web interface" to "make user web
> interface pretty" and "add operation X to web interface". Some of this
> functionality is so new that we haven't determined what needs to change
> yet.
If we're only 1/4 an item away -- then why not move it into testing (no
functionality/feature additions) and then release it?
Save "add user web interface", "make user web interface pretty" and "add
operation X to web interface" for the version following that.
Not only will a release draw a lot of interest (I can imagine there will
be a few articles written on the Internet magazine scene) -- but it would
draw other developers. That would really get the whole project moving much
faster.
In addition, it will draw users. The discussion on mj-users would move
from 1.94.x to Mj2. That will mean the users will be able to help you
determine what needs to change.
I can't possibly think of any reason to not do this except that it might
delay new features a little. But in retrospect, if we obtain new
developers in the process, then we sacrifice the short-term for the
long-term.
Worthwile, IMHO.
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Brock Rozen brozen@torah.org
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