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Finally, an SMF 2.0 Update

Started by [SiNaN], July 30, 2010, 04:58:16 PM

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青山 素子

Quote from: Arantor on April 18, 2011, 11:22:15 AM
I don't really see what the problem is with doing the development, finishing it off behind the scenes so that come the legal resolution, release can just *happen*.

The developers have given up at this point, and I don't blame them. Why would they want to spend their own time on a project that may just die because of the legal stuff? If I knew my work might never see the light of day and I was just working in my spare time, I'd probably do the same thing.
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Arantor

See, that's condemning SMF when it isn't dead!

Even though I'm incredibly biased, even I would not be so heartless as to call it dead.
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青山 素子

Quote from: Arantor on April 18, 2011, 02:41:10 PM
See, that's condemning SMF when it isn't dead!

Even though I'm incredibly biased, even I would not be so heartless as to call it dead.

It's not dead, but I sure as heck don't blame the developers if they would rather not work on SMF until issues are resolved in one way or another.
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live627

Then they should put on pink hiatus badges

~DS~

Slacker badges sounds better. :P
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~Penn Jillette – God, NO! – 2011

live627

More seriously, replacing hiatus with slacker could very well cause offense if on a membergroup.

~DS~

I was seriously joking... -_-
"There is no god, and that's the simple truth. If every trace of any single religion were wiped out and nothing were passed on, it would never be created exactly that way again. There might be some other nonsense in its place, but not that exact nonsense. If all of science were wiped out, it would still be true and someone would find a way to figure it all out again."
~Penn Jillette – God, NO! – 2011

[SiNaN]

Although the legal stuff is pretty demotivating, it really isn't the reason for the lack of progress development wise.

I have had plenty of unfortunate events with my life during the past month or so and haven't been doing much coding. Norv and Antechinus have been caught up in real life as well.

I'll try to write up a quick development update for 2.0 in a few days. I know Norv has been working on a blog post about future of SMF, a small visionary blog post, as Bloc calls it, and he should be posting soon too.
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TechTitan

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Wow... been waiting for a final 2.0... :)

I know I may sound foolish for suggesting this (yes I'm optimistic), final release for 2.0 should come with new default theme (including for SMF website)... it should mark a new start after a really long journey...  ;D
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Matthew K.

SMF Curve is 2.0 finals new theme ;)

TechTitan

sorry for being out-of-date... a firework display?
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HecKel

Curve was a great enhancement indeed..., but 2.0 final is taking so long, that curve it is already "not that new" :(
Quote from: Eliana Tamerin on August 23, 2008, 04:10:10 PM
SMF 7 is where it gets good. That has time travel. You can go back and post before the guy who flamed you. :P

Matthew K.

First of all, SMF 2.0 Final is close. Beyond that, there will not be a theme change with SMF 2.0 Final, as that was what Curve was designed for anyway.

Arantor

Quote from: HecKel on April 25, 2011, 11:53:46 AM
Curve was a great enhancement indeed..., but 2.0 final is taking so long, that curve it is already "not that new" :(

It was relatively new in November 2009 when it was first made publicly available.
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TechTitan


For such a gap between 2009 and 2011, at least SMF should come up with a cosmetic lift for the Curve theme.
Besides what was the new theme for 2009 can not be the new theme for 2011. We've been seen this theme for a while already..(and still no final yet)

So coming final, a refresh look won't do any harm...  ;)
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Matthew K.

I see your reasoning, but I don't fully agree. In addition, as Kindred just said, it's not going to happen.
Quote from: TechTitan on April 25, 2011, 01:17:26 PM

For such a gap between 2009 and 2011, at least SMF should come up with a cosmetic lift for the Curve theme.
Besides what was the new theme for 2009 can not be the new theme for 2011. We've been seen this theme for a while already..(and still no final yet)

So coming final, a refresh look won't do any harm...  ;)

HecKel

Quote from: Labradoodle-360 on April 25, 2011, 11:57:22 AM
First of all, SMF 2.0 Final is close. Beyond that, there will not be a theme change with SMF 2.0 Final, as that was what Curve was designed for anyway.

I know that, and I totally agree with that. I just said that upon the 2.0 Final release, Curve won't be "a new theme" anymore but still, it is a great enhancement since Core (I believe that was the previous default theme's name).
Quote from: Eliana Tamerin on August 23, 2008, 04:10:10 PM
SMF 7 is where it gets good. That has time travel. You can go back and post before the guy who flamed you. :P

bloc

The default themes always stayed for a long period - which was most often tied in with major releases, before any RC versions etc. so its no surprise the 2009 design have not been changed.

SMF 2.1 or what the next one will be, would be a prime candidate though. :) Just not sure when that will be, or if the team has started on it already? Which IMHO could been a good way to kill the time while waiting for legal documents...2.0 final is almost here now, good! Whats next? :)

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