Michael, why do you think it is time for a fork? It seems to me a crazy conversation...
Jacopo On Nov 13, 2009, at 3:51 PM, Michael Xu (xudong) wrote: > hi Ruth, > > I do agree with you that it is time for a fork in the road. But before that, > maybe it is better to split ofbiz into subprojects, like framework, BI, etc. > Then we can choose where to fork. And also the future merge should be > easier. > > -- > Regards, > Michael Xu (xudong) > www.wizitsoft.com | Office: (8610) 6267 0615 ext 806 | Mobile: (86) 135 0135 > 9807 | Fax: (8610) 62670096 > > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Ruth Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Chris: >> >> IMHO: Having watched the project for a long time now, I think it is time >> for a fork in the road. There are too many competing interests here. This >> sort of reminds me of Unix before AT& T let BSD birth. No? And look what >> that spawned :-) >> >> Ruth >> >> >> Christopher Snow wrote: >> >>> Thanks BJ - that's the conclusion I'm starting to reach. >>> >>> Perhaps it would be worth some of us like minded people to getting >>> together? >>> >>> BJ Freeman wrote: >>> >>>> I had the same complaint at one time. >>>> I now keep my own version under a different brand name. >>>> That is about all you can do. >>>> >>>> >>>> Christopher Snow sent the following on 11/13/2009 2:40 AM: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Jacopo Cappellato wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 13, 2009, at 11:26 AM, Christopher Snow wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I was thinking about your comment of leaving the components in place >>>>>>> even though they are not used. Does leaving unused components in >>>>>>> place have a performance impact on ofbiz? Do those components >>>>>>> consume memory? - they are certainly using disk space. Some of the >>>>>>> components for example BIRT consume a fair amount of space. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Disk and memory are very cheap nowadays... >>>>>> I think I have answered your other concerns in another email. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jacopo >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Disk and memory are cheap nowadays, but small businesses don't see it >>>>> like that, for example David Jones' ezBiz will be competing with >>>>> lightweight applications like OpenERP. >>>>> >>>>> Also, there's the security issues of having code running that isn't >>>>> required. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, I get the picture. A modular ofbiz is not an option! People in >>>>> control like ofbiz just the way it is - it suits their business model. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>
