Hello all, Please forgive me as I'm about to throw a huge spanner in the works. I'm not trying to cause any trouble, I'm just wondering if it's possible to turn a bad situation into a beneficial one. When something like cakePHP comes along, it's hard to keep everyone happy all the time. Feelings get hurt and Efforts sometimes get overlooked. We are only human, but this project is one of the best examples of what humanity can do for the greater good within the confounds of this digital realm. I've seen both parties apologise to each other. Nobody is interested in causing trouble to others, they are just trying to defend themselves. In doing so, it is easy to possible get distracted from the more important things: Something beautiful is happening here. People are sharing their work in the hopes that it may benefit someone else. People are taking time out of their own lives to help those who seek that valuable help. Some are very busy but still give whatever they can without asking for anything back. This is amazing! A community has grown, and it's one of the best I personally have ever seen. To keep such a wonderful community alive, sometimes we have to bite the bullet, and try to focus on what the future may bring.
So... .... (enter spanner): How much of the book was actually written? History of cake and all that stuff aside, of the technical content that was written, would it be of use to the community or in educating new potential bakers. It seems to me from reading this thread that all parties put a great deal of work into this and it seems a shame that this work may go to waste. So the publishing deal went sour! I have no knowledge on publishing commercial books etc but rather than waste the efforts involved, would there be anything to say for releasing at least the approved content and allow the community to benefit from it. The subversion book comes to mind, with a 'Donate' link on each page. They may not amount to millions but at least if donations could be shared between all parties wouldn't everyone benefit? That's it from me. Sorry if you think this was just a complete rant and waste of google's disk space. I'm not trying to make matters worse by any means. I just hate to see effort wasted. Cheers my friends, Sonic --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
