Re: Xara opensource - Here to stay
Mike, I've shared my concerns & dis-appointment regarding feature set updating (or lack of it) many times. If what Jens says it true then Linux development will be the wild card of the Xtreme development equation. I agree with Gary & think the bottom line to all this has to be exposure. The growth of the Xara should be like the proverbial "snowball rolling down hill". Linux people are a dedicated lot, much like Xara users who are "die hard" about the program. Xara should pick up a fair amount of forward thinking momentum once it's released or ported there. Jens brought up some really good ideas with his post.
Once some of the new programmers/coders get hold Xara on the other platforms, the development curve of Xara should turn exponential. In the mean time we have to remain patient & try to grab hold of hope. Xara will be around for along time, perhaps it will spark a new trend in software creation. Where eurgonomics, features, tools & efficency are practical & commonplace. ?
I know this is not my place. But, If Xtreme is Xara Ltd's mother ship. Shouldn't it have at least one dedicated person working on new features, tool sets & improvements, Independent of Bugs & or Ported versions?
In the end, Xara's direction may have more to do with Charles Moir's vision. If he keeps one finger on the pulse of the Xara community & another with an eye towards the future, things will go well. Which BTW, OpenSource was a major step forward! Even though were not seeing much from it yet, we will. Like the making of a movie, it takes a team of people several years before the movie makes it's debut. We will start to see trickles of OpenSource advantages soon, be patient. I think Dmetry is one of the first to have tapped in to this area.
Which way is Xtreme going? One things for sure, however slowly it seems, development is moving forward. Unfortunately, It never seems fast enough.
Keep pluggin' away Xara Group Ltd.
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