30-09-2008, 08:08 PM
Actually community projects usually fail because they are closed off to a group of people. This is the only one readily accessible to the whole community and the SVN provides a way for it to be handled. DFA seems to be wanting to do the project solo with Dugor, which doesnt make this a community project, it makes it DFA and Dugors lets update MSE some more project. SVN allows everyone to show what they have to offer, and then have it easily compiled in to one thing.
If DFA didn't wish for someone to take the initiative to make the project declared a community project more readily accessible to the community, then it should not of been made or stated as a community project.
It's like a community library that says, "You can take, you can see, but you can't add only we can." Then you are defeating the purpose of the community library where people bring what they have that may be interesting for other people, or allowing them to bring it, but providing no way for it to be integrated.
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And from what I can see everyone but DFA is willing to use SVN. Im not coming at DFA, but something should be set for everyone to contribute if thats what your asking people to do. The tutorials also become outdated at a rapid rate early in development so it should be made known that they are redundant as of now.
Also from my professional experience in "the real world" SVN gets things done and handled very well with large groups of people. It shouldnt be controlled by one person though, unless its under "corporate control". So would it alleviate your worries Perfeckt if it was run by William so it could be "official" and permissions given out accordingly?
If DFA didn't wish for someone to take the initiative to make the project declared a community project more readily accessible to the community, then it should not of been made or stated as a community project.
It's like a community library that says, "You can take, you can see, but you can't add only we can." Then you are defeating the purpose of the community library where people bring what they have that may be interesting for other people, or allowing them to bring it, but providing no way for it to be integrated.
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And from what I can see everyone but DFA is willing to use SVN. Im not coming at DFA, but something should be set for everyone to contribute if thats what your asking people to do. The tutorials also become outdated at a rapid rate early in development so it should be made known that they are redundant as of now.
Also from my professional experience in "the real world" SVN gets things done and handled very well with large groups of people. It shouldnt be controlled by one person though, unless its under "corporate control". So would it alleviate your worries Perfeckt if it was run by William so it could be "official" and permissions given out accordingly?