[PD-dev] sourceforge dev

[geiger]

On Sun, 18 Dec 2005, Mathieu Bouchard wrote:
> It's possible to code without CVS access too! look at how Miller works.

Yes it is, but how many time does the code change ? How many times will
the translation change ?

>
> Translations are put into TCL source files.
>

But the translation won't change the behaviour of the program, so
it is data. If someone puts data into source code files it would be
good if someone (who can program) would review before the changes get
commited. Max can just give the translations to you and you can commit
them. I think this is a straight forward way to work.

> Is TCL not enough of a Real Programming Language for you?
>

I think discussing this would take is far away from the topic.
Anyhow, its not the point. I do not consider translation
as programming, this doesn't have to do with the syntax of
the dictionary entries.

> How is translating not a form of development?
>
> Then why are Developers called Developers and not just Programmers?
>

There is no rule that only developers can be added to sourceforge. There
is even a role called "Translator".

More than the fact that doing the translation once and getting it right
might not be a hard thing to do, so no need for CVS, there is also a
second reason for my opinion.

Max is probably the first developer/translator/whatever who enters in
order to work on a forked version of Pd. This is bad. This is only my
opinion, others surely disagree, but it is still my opinion and you won't
easily change it with your arguments, I am terribly stubborn, you know.

See my opinion as a "political" statement, I am against forking.

Cheers,
Guenter

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