[Phplib-users] Ruminations on the Situation
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From: Bob B. <bo...@iN...> - 2002-06-29 18:08:21
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It's sad to see what used to be a very stable, usable library descend into chaos, confusion and anarchy ... people heading off in their own directions, claiming the umbrella of phpLib but naming their rewrites after themselves, all with seemingly no coordination or direction or vision whatsoever. No wonder the need for PEAR was so immediately obvious to so many people - not that PEAR was the best choice (in many ways worse than phpLib), but I really do understand why the core PHP developers decided on something other than phpLib. The CVS is in such a mess that someone has to write a how-to and post it on a personal web site! Then Giancarlo writes and releases several scripts (Nathan - did I miss the announcement that he is now a new "committee of 1" determining the philosophy and direction of the project?) and there goes Donncha's roadmap again ... Giancarlo, before you immediately flame me, I appreciate and admire your work - and this is nowhere near "personal". I just don't think your unilateral actions have a place in the overall scheme of things. We desperately need someone, or a group of "someones", who will coordinate this project. I say this knowing full well that the immediate response is "Why don't you do it, Bob?" and that my answer is the same as everyone else's - "I don't have the time" ... which, I suppose, in many people's minds, removes my right to complain. But that's why the subject is "Ruminations" and not "Problems" ... KK has moved on to other projects, but his hand on the tiller and his vision are sorely missed, imho. We've been using phpLib in our work here for almost 4 years now, and in spite of the lack of "official" progress and register_globals and PHP4 and all the meanderings of this past 18 months or so, we still rely on the library -- but on our own very highly modified version of 7.2 -- on every site we do ... regardless of the installation, regardless of the OS, and regardless of all the latest and greatest MyCodeIsBetter streams that are cropping up. A lot of people have spent long hours on this library, and for their code (as well as the learning experience that they've provided me), I'm very grateful. But my company can't afford to base our work on something that is no longer predictably (please note that I said "predictably") reliable ... Above all, after all, and with personal appreciation -- thanks, KK ... Bob. |