Hi Dirk,
a) no one cares about Subsurface-mobile. No bug reports, no code, no
suggestions, nothing. So I guess we should call this a failed attempt
and abandon it - screw the 500 or so people who use it.
Definately not! I think Björn put it best. The App does what it should
do and is perfectly fine. No need to pack in millions of additional
features, that's not what the app is for. It's just for taking your
logbook along on your mobile device in case you want to look something
up or add an occasional information or dive when your normal computer is
not at hand.
I always do all my editing on my normal computer and wouldn't want to do
that on a tiny screen. Then I put it on my mobile devices to have it in
my pocket. And I flick through the log often...
The app is fine! No suggestions / no code means: its good the way it is.
I sent a few bug reports, but that was all small stuff and didn't stop
me from using it.
In summary, this project is pretty much dead. I guess it does
everything the formerly active developers wanted? Or everyone has
moved on to more fun things? Or had children, changed jobs, built a
house, lost their job, or one of a number of other life events?
It's not dead, its near complete and works as it was intended to. That's
a huge difference.
So what should we be working on...? Should we...
(1) just shut this down and move on?
(2) move things to maintenance mode, abandon Subsurface-mobile, fix
bugs in Subsurface whenever we find time but otherwise declare
victory? It won't be too painful to track libdicecomputer and keep
making 4.5.x releases for a while, I guess...
(3) focus on Subsurface-mobile, release the iOS version, update the
Android version and see if there is a single person besides me who is
willing to invest time into that?
(4) focus on Subsurface 4.6, fix the dive site management and create a
list of prioritized features that we want to get in place?
(5) focus on Subsurface 5.0, write a completely new UI and abandon
what we have in 4.5?
If your vote is for 3, 4, or 5 I assume that you are volunteering to
carry some of the work that is needed to get there.
If you don't vote, I will count that as a vote for 1.
That's an unfair choice. If I could contribute in terms of coding, I
would, but lacking knowledge of C++, QT, Kirigami etc and a too much
real-world-stuff are preventing me of adding these skills to my repertoire.
Don't abandon the mobile version. Get the small glitches addressed when
they show up, but then release it, leave it as it is and enjoy it! Work
can sometimes actually be finished ;-)
Just my 2 cents, I truly admire the energy you put into subsurface and
the mobile version! Thanks for that!
Rainer
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