(was: Idea for pearweb)

<smith@backendmedia.com> wrote : >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bertrand Mansion [mailto:bmansion@mamasam.com] >> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 3:24 PM >> To: PEAR >> Subject: [PEAR-DEV] Idea for pearweb >> >> Hi, >> >> I was thinking it could be interesting to have a class request form in >> pearweb so that users could post their requests for new classes. Then, the >> requests could be presented in a list with a voting system so that we >> could see if a class is heavily requested or not. >> >> And when a developer has some free time, he could program a class from this >> list. >> >> Just an idea... > > and lets setup an account onto which they can transfer money that a > developer can grab when they write the class :-) That was my original post in case you forgot... :) The idea was to have this kind of request list so that developers with free time or with a similar existing class (maybe not PEAR CS compliant yet) could contribute to PEAR knowing that others need their work. Sometimes, you also have some spare time and can't think of anything useful to code (especially, when you are a student I guess... ;) Personally, I thought about this because I was in need for a vCard v3 parser. On the other hand, I have also made some other classes that I think might not interest anyone. Having this request list, I can know if I am wrong and if they would be interesting for someone. I contribute to PEAR because I think that if my classes are there, they are in good neighborhood. PEAR contains lots of good stuff and I feel it safe for my classes to be in it. There is a CVS server, a package database and an installation system. Furthermore, PEAR starts to have a big recognition. I can't spend a week without having a bug report or a feature request. Most of the time, these are very well described. I use my packages in most of my projects. Knowing that others can spot bugs in them makes me confident about the quality of the applications I deliver to my customers. Also, I noticed that when I talk about the open-source availability of some of my packages (contained in the apps I deliver) to my customers, they fell more confident about working with my company. At the moment, I never received any gift from my amazon wishlist, I don't know about you... :-) Regards, Bertrand Mansion Mamasam