GNU-D opens up shop

[kris]

Hasan Aljudy wrote:
> kris wrote:
> 
>> Gabe McArthur wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't really overlooked dsource.org.  In fact I've been going 
>>> over it quite
>>> a bit.  I really like what dsource is trying to accomplish, and I'm 
>>> not trying
>>> to overshadow them or detract from what they are doing.  
>>
>>
>>
>> What exactly is stopping anyone, including you, from doing what you 
>> describe at dsource?
>>
>>
>>> Instead, I want to put
>>> a spotlight on a problem in a way that the relatively loose 
>>> collection of
>>> libraries on dsource simply doesn't address -- namely, bringing many 
>>> people
>>> together around one project -- a project who's sole focus is usability.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I see. And this requires splitting away from dsource.org, and must be
>> handled under the banner of GNU. O.k.a.y. Doesn't that sound like a 
>> shallow sales-pitch to you? Like a book-purchase link?
> 
> 
> 
> D Source is *NOT* the official or the one and only place for D projects.
> 
> IMHO, having /more/ websites dedicated to the D programming language is 
> for the better.


That's right. But that's a different aspect altogether -- the original 
question remains: why does building a set of cohesive libraries require 
a new host/site? Why can't that be done on dsource.org ?