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)

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.


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Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia

"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)

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)
>
>

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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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
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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