Re: future of PEAR (was [PEAR-DEV] [Call For Votes] PHP::Fork)

On Mon Nov 10, 2003 at 09:0847PM +0100, Tobias Schlitt wrote: > 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 Having PEAR 2 is basically the same like the Ferrari F1 Team changing the motor, because the mechanicians aren't working properly. I do not think that this will get a resonable amount of acceptance within the PEAR Group. -- - Martin Martin Jansen http://martinjansen.com/