[Zope-dev] Re: [Zope3-dev] RFC: Reunite Zope 2 and Zope 3 in the source code repository

[Jens Vagelpohl]

On 24 Nov 2005, at 00:09, Stephan Richter wrote:

> On Wednesday 23 November 2005 18:49, Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
>> People keep telling Zope2 developers that the inclusion of Zope3
>> doesn't mean you have to touch it, if you don't use it it is just
>> inert code that won't cause any change in your Zope2 development
>> style. Ok, I accept that, no problem at all. But why should this be
>> any different for Zope3 developers, obviously including Zope2 code
>> would mean exactly the same thing for them. Come on now.
>
> Personally, I have never advocated inserting Zope 3 into Zope 2.  
> Some people
> really wanted Zope 3 in Zope 2, so that they could use the new  
> technology. So
> they added it. That's fine by me. But if they then turn around and  
> say, "Look
> we have Zope 3 in Zope 2, so you should also have Zope 2 in Zope  
> 3.", then I
> am complaining loudly, because I do not want to have anything to do  
> with Zope
> 2. And it just means that I am becoming a Zope 2 developer again.  
> Forget
> that! I'd rather fork Zope 3, then work on a version that has Zope  
> 2 in it.
> It is just too much overhead for me to know all the involved  
> technologies
> (Zope 2 and Five). I have barely time to keep up with Zope 3 and  
> stay on top
> of it.

I believe your assertion that you have to deal with Zope2 and become  
"a Zope 2 developer again" is just plain wrong. As wrong as Zope2  
developers have to be Zope3 developers.

jens