On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 05:54:40PM -0800, Jerry D via Fortran wrote: > Other than Benson, I have received no sign of any interest from gfortran > developers to adopt a teaming/collaboration platform. I am a bit > disappointed. Maybe my intent was misunderstood. I am not suggesting > replacing the email approval process but there are many other features of > these platforms, in particular, communication efficiency that would be very > helpful. > > I know many software developers who use these tools regularly. Honestly I do > not know why gcc.gnu.org does not adopt one of these as a whole. Perhaps it > is simply resistance to change. > > I will keep the Mattermost workspace. If anyone want to join send me your > email and I will send you an invite. > > Well, as always, best regards, > Jerry,
I think you're seeing the effects of the move to git and an aging base of contributors. Harald is almost single-handily dealing with bug reports. Mikeal has recently been reviewing Harald's patches, and offers some good advice on improvements. Occasionally, Thomas and I offer up patches, but this occurs in a rather sparse manner. In fact, if I fix a bug, the patch is attached to the bugzilla report where it sits until Harald stumbles across it or it bit rots. I don't know how to attract new contributors. I've invited more than one person who's pointed out a issue with gfortran to join the developers. This is typically met with "I don't know C", "I don't know compiler design", "I don't have time"r, ... -- Steve
