[Coco] Colorcomputerarchive harmful behavior

[Bob Devries]

Hi Aaron,

while I agree in general with what you're saying, I can also see the 
point of view from a user side. What Guillame is trying to do I think, 
is to make an extra repository of the available software for the colour 
computer. What would happen if the current main repository went down? 
This has, I believe, happened before. Of course, it does put the onus on 
Guillame to ensure that the files are kept up-to-date; a mammoth task 
especially with active projects.

my $0.02

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

On 26/05/2014 10:50 AM, Aaron Wolfe wrote:
> I noticed you are also redistributing the NitrOS9 project files.  I am only
> one of many contributors so I cannot speak for the project as a whole, but
> I think this is a bad idea.
>
> The NitrOS9 project has a great web site with all kinds of useful
> information in addition to the files you've copied to your own site.  When
> changes or updates are made they are communicated to users via this site.
> To separate the disk images from the official project web site seems like a
> disservice to the users and the developers.
>
> Why not just always use a link to any active official website instead of
> copying their files?  As a general rule this would serve everyone well and
> be less work for you to boot.
>   On May 25, 2014 8:31 PM, "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I understand it is done out of a desire to be helpful, but copying files
>> from other active sites and redistributing them is simply not a good idea.
>>
>> You currently have out of date versions of LWTools, VCC, and DriveWire on
>> your site.  These are not only the wrong files for a new user to download,
>> but they have been separated from important documentation found on the
>> official project websites.
>>
>> The people who work hard to create our community tools don't need extra
>> headaches.  A link to their official site is helpful, copying select
>> content and redistributing it is not helpful.
>>   On May 25, 2014 8:21 PM, "Guillaume Major" <gmajor at videotron.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Aaron,
>>>
>>> I'm the owner of the Color Computer Archive.
>>>
>>> The goal of this site is to provide a central repository to get Color
>>> Computer software and documentation. No harm to the coco community was
>>> intented by including active projects in the archive. They were included
>>> for completeness.
>>>
>>> If you feel some files doesn't belong to the archive, please indicate
>>> which ones and I will remove them.
>>>
>>> Guillaume
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe-
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>>> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 6:17 PM
>>> Subject: Colorcomputerarchive harmful behavior
>>>
>>>
>>>   Who runs this site?  Can anyone get in touch with them and ask them to
>>>> please stop distributing outdated versions of software created and
>>>> maintained by other people?
>>>>
>>>> Its one thing to be an "archive" of software that is no longer under
>>>> development, but distributing out of date versions of current projects
>>>> does
>>>> nobody any good.  That's why active projects nearly always insist on
>>>> coordinated mirrors (or do not allow mirrors at all).
>>>>
>>>> The heart might be in the right place, but things like this make our
>>>> community even more difficult for newcomers.
>>>>
>>>> Never distribute the files of someone elses active project!
>>>>
>>>> /rant off
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