Uli Mayring wrote:
>
> On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Steven Noels wrote:
>
> > * +/- 1800 mails / month on cocoon-dev
> > * admittedly, only +/- 1000 mails / month on cocoon-users
>
> FWIW:
>
> #absolute number of postings (03/2001 - 03/2002)
> /average number of postings per month for this 13-month period
>
> user = user mailing list
> dev = developer mailing list
>
> Project #user #dev /user /dev ratio
> Xalan 1282 10825 99 833 0.2
> Ant 13829 18143 1064 1396 0.8
> Cocoon 14504 18083 1116 1387 0.8
> Velocity 5866 3938 451 303 1.5
> Tomcat 41090 20315 3160 1563 2.0
> Soap 8974 3355 690 258 2.7
> Struts 25535 5379 1964 414 4.7
> Zope 27651 5915 2127 455 4.7
>
> Yep, Cocoon is definitely a developer technology. Users go elsewhere. Any
> other interpretations of these numbers?
>
> Now let's take a look at the historical development of Cocoon's numbers. I
> have two 13-month periods here, the topmost is the one from above and
> below is the previous 13-month period:
>
> Period #user #dev /user /dev ratio
> 2001/2002 14504 18083 1116 1387 0.8
> 2000/2001 15664 10505 1205 808 1.5
>
> While development has substantially increased, usage has remained
> constant. Conclusion?
Interesting figures.
Just one comment: would you venture to state that Ant is a developer
technology while Struts is a user technology?
Anyway, I would not imagine having to substain the pressure of that 4.7
ratio: it would definately place development to a halt and we are not
ready for that.
--
Stefano Mazzocchi One must still have chaos in oneself to be
able to give birth to a dancing star.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Friedrich Nietzsche
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