[TYPO3-dev] TER, typo3.org, everything went FUBAR!!! :))

[Dimitri Tarassenko]

Daniel,

On 3/3/06, Daniel Hinderink [TYPO3] <daniel at typo3.org> wrote:

> >> Here is a big picture problem that I see - TYPO3 as a CMS is not
> >> powerful and versatile enough to serve as a platform for TYPO3
> >> community portal. This is a fact that is very hard and painful to
> >> admit.
>
> Since the TER (which also produces the documentation library) is no part of
> TYPO3, that summary about TYPO3 seems rather daring.

That summary was based not only on TER malfunctions, the state the
documentation repository and maillist archives are in. It's also based
on typo3.org being frequently down and frequent "wait 30 seconds, I'm
indexing" messages I have seen. Besides, isn't it nice to tout TER as
an outstanding feature of TYPO3 no other open-source CMS has when TER
works, and suddenly when something hit the fan TER "is no part of
TYPO3"?

> >> actually use MediaWiki for wiki - either this was a very bold move or
> >> TIMTAW is so bad it wasn't even an option.
> TIMTAW was not finished at the time when the decision had to be taken.

So, I take it, it is finished now and you are planning to migrate
wiki.typo3.org there?

> >> What happens now is you reward the gung-ho admins running sites on CVS
> >> beta- versions at the expense of people who want to do something else
> >> with their lives besides constantly upgrading TYPO3.
> Happy speculating, Dimitri.

Insightful, as always.

> >> But an
> >> open source project can't do nothing wrong, it's all for the sake of
> >> the "future" and "progress".
> Well, not exactly. Your message and it's follow-ups prove that you at least
> expect the same service from an Open Source project then from anything else.
> I leave it up to you, to judge if it is the fault of the people active in
> this project or if F/OSS in general is bound to disappoint you.

The only thing I _expect_  from a project this size with such wide
installed base is a little common sense. I love you all dearly for all
you do.

> Happy flaming.

Same to you, my friend, same to you.

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Dimitri Tarassenko