tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107175839454033511.post3602592804758314209..comments2023-11-05T03:18:15.429-07:00Comments on javawizard: BZFlag 3.0 = vaporwareAlex Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059716142223945493noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107175839454033511.post-14703627256660041682009-03-17T10:49:00.000-06:002009-03-17T10:49:00.000-06:00I am, indeed, a developer, under the SF username j...I am, indeed, a developer, under the SF username javawizard2539. However, the last change I made broke so much stuff that JeffM reverted it. I'm really not experienced enough in C++ to contribute to fixing bugs and such.<BR/><BR/>On the release date, it is true that a release date is not set in stone, since it is, after all, an open-source project. What I've been wondering is how long it will be until the release of 3.0 if the developers continue coding at their current rate. I haven't even been able to get an estimate out of anyone, except for rather large ones that are clearly meant to shut me up.<BR/><BR/>If I recall correctly, there is already an organized list of bugs in one of the files in the 3.0 trunk. I can't remember which file it is at the moment, but other developers (I'm thinking it was JeffM but I could be remembering wrong) have said that the items in that list are the ones that need to be done.Alex Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059716142223945493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107175839454033511.post-66628017907931562182009-03-17T06:11:00.000-06:002009-03-17T06:11:00.000-06:00Instead of just wanting and asking when it will be...Instead of just wanting and asking when it will be released and complaining about getting an honest albeit indeterminable hypothetical possible future release date, CONTRIBUTE. The reality is that the release date isn't set until most issues are taken care of so to tell you anything else would be a lie.<BR/><BR/>More importantly, though, you have the ability to directly help.<BR/><BR/> * You can identify bugs.<BR/> * You can verify reproducible bugs.<BR/> * You can actually help fix bugs.<BR/> * You can organize a list of issues that need to be addressed before a release can be made.<BR/> ... and so much more.<BR/><BR/>Even if you can't code, there's plenty that can be done. Step up.<BR/><BR/>You don't have to be a developer to be a positive impact on the project and help make a release happen. If you are a developer, then shame on you -- open source puts the onus and power in your hands.brlcadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957856891871525651noreply@blogger.com