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Originally Posted by kiwidude
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I wrote a rather long response to many of your points, but then I accidentally pushed CTRL+R and refreshed the page, loosing my text. I'm too lazy to write it all out again.
Let's just say I agree with some of your points and disagree with others.
I'll rewrite one important section below:
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Originally Posted by kiwidude
Indeed - that was not a criticism of the amount of work you have put into Sigil, just a statement of the reality. Sigil has been Valloric and nothing but Valloric. If Valloric not available, Sigil not changed. It has been the harsh reality.
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This is painfully true, and not what I wanted or expected to happen. When I started Sigil, I figured others would want to join in fairly quickly. From what I gather, this didn't happen for several of reasons:
1. I already talked about the effects of C++ on potential developers. That's covered.
2. One long-time OSS developer brought out another interesting point in an email. He said I fixed things "too quickly". When someone noticed a major bug or a key missing feature, I'd hop on it. Development was fast and constant for a one-man project.
Too fast and constant, he said. Devs usually join when they want something taken care of and the current devs can't/don't want to.
I found that intriguing. I can't say I agree with it entirely, but it's a perspective worthy of analysis. If true, then me leaving will have a positive effect on outside contributions.
Hah. Let's hope.