Was trying to head off the impending disaster... On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 5:42 PM, ibolmo (via Nabble) < [email protected]<ml-user%[email protected]> > wrote:
> > Why feed the troll? Just ignore the pest. > > > nutron wrote: > > Hi Ranty, > > > > I'm just curious. What, exactly, is the purpose of this post? If it's > just > > so you can blow off steam then, well, I suppose it's served its purpose. > But > > ranting at us because you don't like the free software we provide you... > > actually, wait, you aren't complaining about MooTools itself, just how we > > > organize ourselves around it. Let me back up. > > > > But ranting about all the things we do BESIDES writing free code for you > > isn't really all that helpful. We've enumerated at length the many > reasons > > we don't provide a forum on MooTools.net, not the least of which is we > don't > > want to maintain the software - we'd rather spend our time writing code > and > > fixing bugs. > > > > As for a plugin repository, it's something we're working on, but we don't > > > have a ton of resources and that work goes as fast as it can given that > it's > > all donated time. > > > > You say the documentation is sub-par but not exactly what you mean by > that. > > Are there details that you wish were present that are not? Is it the > > presentation of that documentation you don't care for? > > > > The thing is, MooTools is an open source project. That means that if you > > don't like it, you can roll up your sleeves and help out. Something > missing > > in the docs? Well, jump into git and add more detail and then send us a > pull > > request to pick up your changes. Or maybe create your own site and start > > writing tutorials. > > > > Don't like these forums? Well, there are alternatives (and here I'm > thinking > > of http://mooforum.net/). But really forum software is forum software. > If > > you don't like the Google Groups interface, use nabble > > (http://n2.nabble.com/MooTools-Users-f660466.html). > > > > But just ranting AT us instead of offering any sort of constructive input > > > isn't likely to get you anything except posts back here blowing you off > > (which, I hope you'll see, this is not). > > > > If your company has written 10,000 lines of MooTools code then you no > doubt > > have some experts there. Why not give something back to this project > except > > complaints? > > > > Aaron > > > > > > rantytheranter wrote: > > > > > > Mootools developers if you are reading this, thanks for your time on > > > building a solid framework, but it was a bad idea to remove the forum, > I > > > don't care what your reasons were, and yes I read the entire page > > > containing your reasons. This part got me "feel free to switch to > another > > > framework that provides their users with an official bulletin-board > like > > > forum software", that was the jaw droppper. Unfortunately my company > has > > > blessed your framework and I am not "free" to switch frameworks, nor is > it > > > feasible to convert over 10,000 lines of code to JQuery. Which we > already > > > had to convert once do to your brilliant changes between 1.1 and 1.2. > I > > > wonder what other version change nightmares you may have in store for > our > > > department. Your documentation is sub-par, you have no plugin > repository, > > > and well I could go on. I know you will say that posts like this are > part > > > of the reason why the forum was shut down in the first place, but I > would > > > have never posted this until I noticed that. > > > > > > In closing the organization of this project is a joke, and I stress > just > > > the organization. > > > > > > > > > ----- > > The MooTools Tutorial: http://www.mootorial.com www.mootorial.com > > Clientcide: http://www.clientcide.com www.clientcide.com > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/rant-tp1649808p1649881.html > > Sent from the MooTools Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------ > View message @ http://n2.nabble.com/rant-tp1649808p1650514.html > To start a new topic under MooTools Users, email > [email protected]<ml-node%[email protected]> > To unsubscribe from MooTools Users, click here< (link removed) >. > > > ----- The MooTools Tutorial: http://www.mootorial.com www.mootorial.com Clientcide: http://www.clientcide.com www.clientcide.com -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/rant-tp1649808p1650563.html Sent from the MooTools Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
