It smells the same syndrome that Neogia 5 years ago ;) Nicolas
> 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. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > >
