Re: [Vala] The future of Vala

[bruce davidson <darkoverlordofdata gmail com>]

Thanks for the frank discussion.

I read the stream, and it reveals some things about the Vala project 
that have been opaque. The actual decision about Vala's future pales in 
comparison to the path that got us here.

One of the reasons I chose Vala was it has the appearance of support 
from Gnome. I feel I can no longer depend on either that Gnome supports 
it, or that Gnome support is desirable.

The reason I decided against Ooc is that it's on hiatus. Now it turns 
out Vala has been on effective hiatus for a while. If I have to accept 
this for Vala, then I have to consider using Ooc. And if it's feature 
to feature, mano a mano, Ooc wins hands down.

So, this question strikes home: "Should we just tell people to not use 
Vala in the first place"

I wish you had.  I was going to put my  projects on hiatus until you 
made your decision on Vala's future. But I have no confidence that a 
decision will be made, and Vala will just continue languishing at Gnome.