# To subscribers of the xforms list from "T.C. Zhao" <tc_zhao@yahoo.com> :
I just want to say thanks to Steve for his contribution and support
over the years, and for his willingness to take over the management
of xforms, and to set the direction for it over its new open source life.
Obviously there are a lot of work to be done to set up
an efficient, democratic and yet controlled process so the
user community at large can contribute and at the same time
have a person to turn to for integration and updating
for releases that benefit everyone. Under LGPL,
there is nothing preventing anyone from releasing
modified/enhanced version of xforms or patches, it is my hope
that some kind of cooperation can arise from this freedom
so we can always have a formal and tested process
for releases, at least for the "main branch".
If you can land a helping hand to Steve, please do.
We're learning this process. Managing a closed
source project takes a lot of care to do it right,
and I can just imagine that it'll take more to
do an open source project right. Please be patient.
-TC
--- spl@ncmir.ucsd.edu wrote:
> # To subscribers of the xforms list from spl@ncmir.ucsd.edu :
>
> > Should there be some ChangeLog entries?
>
> There will be ChangeLog entries for version 1.0.
>
> I realize there's a huge amount of pent up demand for patches, etc., but
> let's try to hold off till I get the 1.0 sources from TC and arrange a
> proper CVS repository. Basically, I was authorized to release what I had
> as a stopgap so that folks could get familiar with the code.
>
> In answer to another criticism, I do *NOT* intend for this to be a one
> person show. Exactly how changes, patches, and versions will be handled
> is not worked out but I'll try to do it in a democratic and standard
> manner.
>
> If someone can point me to a resource on managing Open Source projects,
> that would be helpful. I'm shooting for March 1 to have all the ducks
> lined up and ready to waddle. Can everyone live with that? This deadline
> *WILL* *NOT* *SLIP* unless something disasterous happens like San Diego
> gets nuked by Osama bin Laden.
>
> spl
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