OpenEuphoria

RE: New Euphoria Users Website

• Posted by Ray Smith <smithr at ix.net.au> Nov 14, 2002
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Chris Bensler wrote:
> > The fact that the mailing list is docile, is nothing unusual, it's a 
> > characteristic of the community style.
> 
> As a prime example of what I'm talking about. How many of you replied to 
> 
> the "Popularity Contest"? How many of you are gonna sit there on yer 
> tush and say "yeah, what a great idea", and how many of you are gonna 
> actually get out of yer chair, and stand up for what you want!?

[snip]

The eu community is as good as it is bad.
I don't know the details but from a guess I'd say that there are about
25 regular contributers to the mailing list.
People quoting 200, 300 or 400 subscribers are missing the point,
only about 25 people actually use it (post to it - or contribute!).

I encourage Chris to continue his approach at drumming up support
for furthuring Euphoria (I think he said something like "it's better
to try and loose than not try at all" ... not an exact quote but 
similiar, I agree with him)

Many others have tried and failed ... and many have moved on to 
other languages because of the lack of enthusiasm from other users.

Many are happy with what Euphoria is ... and don't see a need for 
change.  That's great.

But as I said way back when these threads started ...

if Euphoria isn't what you want now, and you personally can't change 
it the way you want it.  Then most likely it won't happen.

... so everyone is free to make their own choices.

Ray Smith
http://rays-web.com