Re: [Swarm-Support] development priorities (was Re: Membership in Swarm Developmen Group)

[Marcus G. Daniels]

glen e. p. ropella wrote:
> I think the right path is to completely rewrite Swarm on commodity
> technology.  
>   
[..]
> "Updating" and "reimplementing" Swarm as it is just tosses more money
> down into a cavernous money-pit. 
Swarm must either find the courage to do something specific, new, and 
radical (i.e. and potentially not stick with commodity technology), or 
to honestly just focus on providing slow improvements continuity for 
users (a number of them credible and productive).  Neither goals are 
objectively wrong, and both are arguably not relevant in light of 
successful user-oriented products like NetLogo and ambitious designs 
like IMA.   What is your specific, new, and radical idea?

> Most importantly, I think it should be designed as a typical open-source
> project where code is developed on a volunteer basis
Great, lead the way!   Throw off the chains of outdated and 
over-engineered Swarm and show us your new code!   Or, lip service is 
fine too, if that's easier...  :-)