On 2008-07-30, at 08:55 , textmate-request@lists.macromates.com wrote:
Not everyone interested in TextMate wants to hack on it.
True, but all the discussions remind me that I can!
Mailing list says "pre-web mentality".
One of the unfortunate tendencies amongst some technologists is to push for the same kind of "next great thing" fashion mindset that we rail against elsewhere. This comment suggests that those who aren't interested in a forum are somehow luddites or old-fashioned. Some technologies work better for some functions for some people better than others. This particular group has cohered around this mailing list. It's entirely possible that another group would cohere around a forum. No one is stopping you from setting one up -- Google, Yahoo, and scores of others offer such venues for free. Notice that the best discussions about Apple technology are not in any Apple.com forum but in places like Ars Technica or OS X Hints, etc.
It's possible that some here would join you in a forum. I certainly like the fact that a well-designed forum offers me a good archive that I don't have to maintain.
john