[TYPO3-dev] new EXT:categorize to categorize everything

[Franz Koch]

Hi Uschi,

>> how can the ECT work when no active DEVs are joining it and 
>> coordinating their extensions? As much as I understand the ECT it's 
>> not primary a actively developing team - but a team coordinating 
>> development, so that devs know "hey, there is already a extension in 
>> progress for the purpose I need, so I don't need to start from scratch 
>> and can join forces". But if nobody is talking to them about their 
>> planned extensions, the ECT can't support them. Of course the 
>> "leaders" are also devs, but their main task is coordination. So all 
>> devs should join the ECT newsgroup, write about their planned 
>> extension, probably find some other interested party and discuss the 
>> concept and aim of the extension with them to get a most usable result.
>>
> 
> If I want to get informed what is under development I search forge and I 
> am reading the dev list, even though I am only a quarter coder.

but not every extension is on forge - take for example every WEC 
extension or mm_forum.

> If I was a member of ECT and noticed that such an important EXT as 
> tx_categories is not developed anymore I had written
> a) a mail to mads about his future plans,
> b) a call for help in this list.

You're right - the ECT leadership should have taken care of.

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kind regards,
Franz Koch