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Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 15:23:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: cmanolache@yahoo.com
To: tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org
Subject: Re: Collaborative Development (not Cat and Dog)
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> 
> I feel a personal, moral, obligation to the thousands and thousands of
> people who download Tomcat in the hopes of having a servlet container that
> works, and who want to have confidence in a solid support and future

+1

Very well put, for me it's the only reason I'm still subscribed to this
list and working on tomcat.

And of course, working with the great people on this list ( but
unfortunately - and I'm sorry to say that - I don't think that alone would
keep me on this project or offset the ugly )


Costin


> growth path -- and we (develoeprs) have not yet provided an unambiguous
> message to reassure them.


> 
> > Remember: most 3.3 people were not that motivated to work on Catalina,
> > and because they worked (and keep working) on stuff for 3.3 that has
> > common usefulness, 4.x now can benefit form it.
> > 
> > If it was not for 3.3, maybe they were working on something else. Are
> > you sure they would be converted to 4.x?
> > 
> > And many USERS (like me) could be now investing on some other tool.
> > Staying around because of 3.3, maybe they can be converted to 4.x
> > AFTER 4.x proves its value.
> > 
> 
> Remember, by my definitions you're a DEVELOPER, not a USER :-).
> 
> > 
> > Have fun,
> > Paulo Gaspar
> > 
> > 
> > (*) - Most of them much more silent and even less participative than
> >       myself.  =;o)
> > 
> 
> Craig
> 
>