Re: Subversion's community health

On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 10:35 AM Eric S. Raymond <esr_at_thyrsus.com> wrote:

> Julian Foad <julianfoad_at_apache.org>:
> > not dwell on our sadness and criticism of what went before; let us try to
> > keep this thread focused on positive solutions for what to do next.
>

It's all a matter of publicity.

Git gets all the publicity because open source uses Git and open
source happens in public.

Subversion is applicable to business and other centrally organized
entities. Some do their work in public; most don't.

Subversion's centralized nature is actually a big strength in those
situations -- and while I can go on about its technical superiorities,
that's a subject for another thread. The point is that because there
is no publicity, you don't see it, and neither do potential users or
contributors.

To Make Subversion Sexy Again there is a need for visibility and
publicity -- Subversion evangelism.

It starts with this community changing its thinking TODAY from "we're
old and tired" to "we're sexy again."

Talk about Subversion. Not just here. Everywhere. With everyone. Raise
awareness about the strengths Subversion has today. Talk about
Subversion 2.0 and all the wonderful things in it. Yes, even though it
doesn't exist yet. Even if the present members of this community won't
be the ones implementing it. Talk is cheap, yet it's a powerful thing.
Every conversation increases the probability of piquing someone's
interests and is a step toward attracting the new blood this community
needs.
Received on 2019-06-14 20:30:40 CEST