And, as always, the best way to gain knowledge of the product architecture is to ask lots of questions on this list. I can pretty much count on one hand the number of questions that have been asked about how the code works internally, a statistic I find quite depressing, since that is a good indication on how many people are even interested in helping out.
Rick On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:55 PM, Dan Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rick has a point. Acting on counsel I examined the SF site more closely > and I found an extensive list of things to do. I do not possess the C++ > skills or the knowledge of the product architecture I would need to > participate with David, Rick, or Mark, but I did find something on the > list that I think I can do, and, Rick is correct, it will give me some > idea of how to work with the development environment. > > Now, if someone will just give me the userid and password I need to > actually enter the repository and look at it in Tortoise, I will > proceed. The message box is attached. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick McGuire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 15:50 > To: Open Object Rexx Developer Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Oorexx-devel] Socket.cls and StreamSocket.cls > > Yes, the solution is always "have the already overbooked core team do > more". I'm getting tired of that answer too. > > Rick > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Jack Woehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Rick McGuire wrote: >> >>> The continued health of this project requires an active, growing >>> community. >> >> IBM let ObjectRexx off the leash about eight years late for that. If > ooRexx >> had >> been open sourced before Ruby came forward ... sigh ... >> >> It *is* a very small community and the language doesn't have a > specific >> mission. >> >> PHP does simple websites. >> Ruby does fancier ones. >> Perl does sysadmin and CGI. >> >> What does ObjectRexx address that would have people flying around the >> country to conferences >> and embracing it like they do for Ruby and Perl? >> >> The problem isn't so much that you need more of the techies who play > with >> OORexx already. >> The problem is that you (we) need to enunciate a mission for > ObjectRexx and >> go recruit more >> techies who stand behind such a mission into our little ObjectRexx > army. >> >> What can ObjectRexx do (aside from "be fun to program in") better than > the >> other >> open source languages with established communities? Answer that and > you >> answer >> our labor shortage. >> >> For me the answer is, "It's a very easy scripting language and > BSF4Rexx made >> it the >> easiest way to script Java." Until I started my own Open Source > Project >> PigIron >> to provide Java access to z/VM SMAPI I liked Object Rexx (since 1995) > but >> had never >> before found the value proposition to use it for anything real. Now > I've got >> a value >> proposition, this complete ObjectRexx interface to z/VM SMAPI that > started >> as simply >> a testing tool for the underlying Java code. >> >> In the meantime, Rick, are you leveraging the (admittedly few) > resources >> that are already >> at your disposal to try to get help? >> >> have you broken this down into some well-factored tasks/assignments >> are these tasks posted in the Tasks section of the ooRexx SourceForge > site? >> Do you have recruitment notices posted on SourceForge? >> >> Also, why don't we try to convince editor Jon Erickson to hook you up > with a >> Guru blog >> on Dr. Dobb's CodeTalk and you can publicize a bit and maybe draw some > users >> in there? >> I've certainly been mentioning ObjectRexx there, e.g. Calling Java > from Open >> Object Rexx >> >> Maybe we can "start a buzz" as the youngsters say. >> >> -- >> Jack J. 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