[Rails-spinoffs] Re: Documenting Prototype...

[Hill, Greg]

> What is the story with Sam? I don't remember seeing a post from him in
> the last year.  Sometimes I wonder if his general absence partly due
> to the JavaScript community's fervent dislike of his Prototype.js
> library.

I like his library, I just wish he'd test in IE when he makes major
changes that totally break functionality (like cleanWhitespace in the
latest release in IE - there have been other examples).

I've submitted a couple patches over the last year, and some eventually
got implemented.  He never said a word to me, though.  Would've liked a
'hey thanks' or even just some acknowledgement that he cared about the
community.

I really wish he would either be more involved, or release it to the
community to be maintained.  As it is, I'm stuck with scriptaculous 1.5
because I can't upgrade prototype until it's fixed.  Will it ever be
fixed?  Who knows?  This is the problem when one person maintains total
control over a project; if he buggers off, everyone else is S.O.L.  

I guess I shouldn't complain about free software.

Greg