Apache Subversion To WANdisco, Inc: Get Real 85
kfogel writes "The Apache Subversion project has just had to remind one of its corporate contributors about the rules of the road. WANdisco, Inc was putting out some very odd press releases and blog posts, implying (among other things) that their company was in some sort of steering position in the open source project. Oops — that's not the Apache Way. The Apache Software Foundation has reminded them of how things work. Meanwhile, one of the founding developers of Subversion, Ben Collins-Sussman, has posted a considerably more caustic take on WANdisco's behavior."
Re:Subversion development _is_ slow (Score:4, Interesting)
Yeah, I read that. And I get it. Subversion is a rock of a software. Yet still, I remember reading about rename tracking _years_ ago identified as a critical feature by the subversion developers themselves! And now it is on the roadmap for Q1 2012! At that pace, I don't know if maybe moving to another SCM may be the better option.
Re:Ben Collins-Sussman blog post (Score:4, Interesting)
The guy has stuck his head over the parapet and claims he will implement the features users most want. The rest of the community is scoffing at him saying it can't be done in the time he is projecting. Why not sit back and let him go ahead?
Apparently, he did exactly the same thing a year ago and failed to follow through. Unfortunately, this seems to have completely failed to either catch up with him or stop him from dragging the Apache Foundation's name through the mud for PR gains.