Re: future of PEAR (was [PEAR-DEV] [Call For Votes] PHP::Fork)
| From: | Tobias Schlitt | Date: | Mon, 10 Nov 2003 20:08:47 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: future of PEAR (was [PEAR-DEV] [Call For Votes] PHP::Fork) | ||
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On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 19:09, Lukas Smith wrote:
> > > Where are these brilliant developers that will create wonderful new
> > > PEAR2?
> >
> > The problems that plague PEAR are not technical, they are managerial.
> > As such, brilliant *development* (technical skill) is not what will
> > make or break PEAR2. Brilliant *management* (social/planning skills)
> > is the key factor.
> Exactly. The problem is not that we lack technical competence. The problem
> is that PEAR focused on building technical foundations and totally ignored
> build up a working community process. This of course is just as hard to fix
> as technical mistakes.
> I see a clean slate as a place where we can redefine our community process.
> The fact that there is a PHP5, which addresses a lot of the limitations of
> PHP which we have to live with currently, is just another reason on top.
+1
I definitly agree with that.
Regards,
Toby