[Zope-dev] Re: [Zope3-dev] RFC: Reunite Zope 2 and Zope 3 in the source code repository

Martijn Faassen faassen at infrae.com
Thu Nov 24 07:30:21 EST 2005


Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote:
[snip]
> I think you're mixing the notions of "community" and of "community of 
> interests".
> 
> I don't think that the goal is to merge communities, the goal is to make 
> good software and not have different entities fight on framework 
> technologies. It is to stir common *interests* in the technology.
> 
> On the technical level CMF is used by many, but still different 
> communities. Five is a community project used by different communities. 
> This also shows that technology merge does not entail community merge, 
> because everyone comes with different goals, backgrounds, and this is 
> sound.
> 
> Python is a community project, not everyone who uses python is in the 
> same community (reads the same mailing-lists, go to the same 
> conferences, develop with zope or twisted, ) even though there is a 
> strong community of interests.
> 
> I think that you want technology merge in the first place, and not force 
> people into communities through technology.

How do you know what I want?

I indeed do not understand your point. I'm not sure you understand mine, 
as you seem to be partially telling me things I already understand, and 
partially arguing with things that aren't my position.

Regards,

Martijn


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