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Re: WorldLUG into public domain
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 2 Feb 2004 18:36:23 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Troy Cefaratti wrote:
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In lugnet.general, Derek Schin wrote:
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Hmm, I don’t know, guys. I see a lot of the above mission either
already being taken care of by LUGNET, or being something that
LUGNET could grow into.
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True, but that shouldn’t hinder other projects aiming to do the same.
If something can be done better elsewhere, or done at all elsewhere,
it’s a win for the whole community.
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While this may be the “ideal” scenerio, it is also the one that is least
likely to happen.
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I think Tony is probably correct here.
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Todd and Suz have done a great thing here with Lugnet.
Lets keep in mind, however, that Lugnet was SUPPOSED to be the
all-encompasing site for Lego fans but never actually achieved
that goal.
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Yes, only about a third of the original plan ever ended up seeing the
light of day. What have is still pretty good and a lot of fun, but I
can’t say with conviction or credibility that the rest will follow.
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Other resources sprouted up out of necessity to fill in the areas that
Lugnet did not or was too slow to implement. BrickLink is a prime
example of this. Lugnet was perfectly positioned to do this but let
someone else sneak in under them and do it.
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What Dan Jezek has accomplished with BrickLink is nothing short of
amazing to me. Even if something similar had happened here at LUGNET
in the same timeframe, I don’t think it would be as good as BrickLink.
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And frankly, when was the last time Lugnet was updated? Suz made a new
homepage for it that was cool and easy for newbies, but it was never
implemented. That was like 2 years ago I believe.
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I think it was awaiting final adjustments. It’s online here for those who
haven’t seen it: http://www.lugnet.com/index-future.cgi
As far as code changes, I don’t think I’ve made any significant advances in a
long, long time.
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Lugnet has been running on auto-pilot for some time now. I do not
think that it is up to the task of being the “core” site for the Lego
community.
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I think I have to agree with you.
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Both Todd and Suz have lost interest in Lugnet. They have both
“retired” from it at various times. While not showing interest in
further developing Lugnet as the community driver it could be, there
also seems to be no interest in giving control to others that would be
willing to do the work.
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I am very interested in that but unsure and afraid of how to bring it into
effect.
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Open standards would help to overcome some of these types of “problems”
in the community. Spreading responsibility out among more people
decreases the likelyhood of one point of failure bringing down the
whole system. I think it is an idea worth exploring.
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I agree, and please let me know if I can help with facilitating discussion
along these lines.
--Todd
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| (...) Believe me, I understand the basis for your fears. I'm interested in discussing this if you are. I venture to say there's a few good people out there who could offer excellent advice and guidance also. (...) Open online discussion is a good (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) While this may be the "ideal" scenerio, it is also the one that is least likely to happen. Todd and Suz have done a great thing here with Lugnet. Lets keep in mind, however, that Lugnet was SUPPOSED to be the all-encompasing site for Lego fans (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX) !
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