For what it's worth, I am really glad of the position Rich is taking on a roadmap and Clojure's future development. I would much rather Clojure remained fresh, innovative and agile, and that it continues to offer unexpected, delightful new features and abilities. It can't really do that if Rich has to work through a years worth of mundane improvements he's already committed to before he can implement a new idea.
-Luke On Jan 4, 11:45 am, Rich Hickey <richhic...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jan 4, 2011, at 11:10 AM, Daniel Werner wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Rich, > > > On 4 January 2011 06:31, Rich Hickey <richhic...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I was going to continue the funding effort, but have decided > >> against it for > >> the reasons given here: > > > Regarding the "entitlement [...] as to what I do with my time", I > > believe I know of one of the discussions that lead you to this > > conclusion. It seems this discussion originated from a community > > member's desire for a Clojure roadmap of some sorts, but quickly died > > from emotional buttons having been pushed. > > > As for me, I too would appreciate a central place to read about the > > "next big things" you are working on (apparently dev.clojure.org is in > > the process of becoming this place), but am excited about the > > direction Clojure is taking right now and would gladly donate if you > > decided to accept funding again in the future. > > The Confluence instance at: > > http://dev.clojure.org/ > > is definitely that place and is positively overflowing with design > docs and plans. And: > > http://dev.clojure.org/jira/ > > lets you follow issues and changes being made. > > Clojure has never had a roadmap and won't have one any time soon. > Things get done when they can get done, given need and people with the > inclination, willingness, time and ability to do them (myself > included). That has always been the case. > > It has never been the case that at the beginning of a particular year > I could have predicted what would have been the big features developed > that year. Some things get hot and get done, while others need more > thinking time. I'm comfortable with that and happy with the results. > People need to be cautious not to become too infatuated with planning > and the ability to see the future than is supportable by an open > source project of this size. > > Rich -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
