Re: code from other repositories and PEAR (was: Discussion of SCM_SVN Proposal)

<smith@backendmedia.com> wrote : > Bertrand Mansion wrote: (...) >> PEAR is strong enough not to rely on outside projects like Horde and, in the >> future, it is projects like Horde that will maybe rely on PEAR. But to >> achieve this, we have to be more open. I already know a lot of projects that >> rely on PEAR. > > I think you are polarizing something here. Its not a Horde vs. PEAR war > here. Its not a war for that matter anyways. It was about some people > pointing out that they have well established code and asking if the > proposed code matches that code in quality. Notice that I am not taking > sides on this topic as I dont have the necessary inside information to > tell. I didnt notice that both sides used strong language but it seemed > to me that things were on track to a productive resolution. > > So to me its important that PEAR doesnt get the first code but the best > code. If there is better code outside of PEAR then we should try to get > that code. However if the "better" code doesnt follow our standards and > nobody is willing to modify it accordingly we have a balancing act to make. > > Furthermore no code that exists is high quality based on its membership > in some repository. This goes for Binarycloud just as much as Horde or > PEAR for that matter. OK, I understand. Sorry for the noise. Bertrand Mansion Mamasam