No one should expect practically anyone on this list to program th= e WebDNA engine, that is not who open source software relies upon. =A0While= there be someone on this list who could contribute, they would not have th= e time or resources to do so at any given time. =A0
There is a community out there that does have the time = and once they see the benefit WebDNA would bring to website programming by = opening it up to the most novice web design users, the number of programmer= s will grow and so will the benefit to everyone who uses WebDNA. =A0I mean,= we have all said pretty much that from the beginning it was ease of use of= WebDNA that we liked so much. =A0That you did not have to be a programmer = to use it and could build some great things. =A0Don't you think others = will also see that same value and spread the word within the open source co= mmunity for others to take notice?
As far as motivation is concerned, it mostly comes from= altruistic reasons. =A0Sometimes it involves college students, but most of= the time it is simply wanting to create something that others can use and = be proud of the creation. =A0Once created, it also looks pretty damn good o= n a resume and during this time of high unemployment, it would be a good ti= me to exploit that resource.
If you doubt what I have stated, simply take a look at =
XDA-Developers.com=A0which has cl= ose to 5,000,000 users registered. =A0Take a look at all of the current Rom= s available for
hundreds of An= droid based phones. =A0Each Rom is created by someone for free and user= s have the option of sending the programmer a donation via PayPal. =A0Those= donations don't amount to much, but could be enough for an unemployed = programmer to continue working on the project.
Anyways, I hope that WebDNA does some day Thrive, but i= n the meantime I just hope it survives.
Take care,=
Sal
On F= ri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Govinda
<govinda.webdnatalk@gmail.com> = wrote:
> [snip] advice given by David Meyers in = 2008 [snip]
Just to be fair to all points of perspective:
If Webdna ever did go open source, can a single person on this list honestl= y say they would learn C++ (or whatever it is written in), or spend his/her= time developing the engine? =A0If not, then who would? .. =A0and by what m= otivation?
If we think our webpage code is tricky, wait till you see the Webdna source= =A0;-)
(or so I assume it is not a walk in the park)
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