Quo vadis, D2? Thoughts on the D library ecosystem.

[Caligo]

On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Jonathan M Davis <jmdavisProg at gmx.com>wrote:

>
> Really, the problem is that someone needs to take the initiative on this.
> They
> need to work on setting it up and supporting the ecosystem which would
> result in
> a group of such projects. Good ideas tend to be presented around here and
> then
> go nowhere, because no one actually takes the initiative to do them. The
> "wouldn't this be a good idea?" tactic doesn't tend to get very far, even
> if
> everyone agrees, simply because someone has to put in the time and effort
> to do
> it, and while people may think that it's a good idea, there are only so
> many
> people working on Phobos and other D-related stuff, and there's a lot to be
> done,
> and everyone has something that they'd like to see done, and _that_ is what
> they're generally working on.
>
>
> - Jonathan M Davis
>

It's not that someone needs to take the initiative, it's just that there
aren't that many D developers.  I hope things improve once GDC is officially
part of GCC and D becomes available on all GNU/Linux OSs.  Another thing
that might need to happen is for the D project to join The Software Freedome
Conservancy (SFC) or form its own non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, similar
to Python Software Foundation.

But that's just and I could be wrong.
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