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** There is indeed speculation that by being a good open source citizen, we will benefit from participation from the Tiki community. However, based on the e-mails received the last few weeks from people like Marc, Stephane Casset, Alain Desilets, luci, and Gary, it's not just speculation -- it's actually happening already. | ** There is indeed speculation that by being a good open source citizen, we will benefit from participation from the Tiki community. However, based on the e-mails received the last few weeks from people like Marc, Stephane Casset, Alain Desilets, luci, and Gary, it's not just speculation -- it's actually happening already. | ||
*at least a quarter dedicated to upgrade and QA, and even if the gamble pays off, I don't feel it justifies the cost | *at least a quarter dedicated to upgrade and QA, and even if the gamble pays off, I don't feel it justifies the cost | ||
** The difference in cost between forking and upgrading doesn't seem significant here. Both involve upstreaming patches to Tiki and refactoring parts of the CMS, which is the significant effort. | ** The difference in cost between forking and upgrading doesn't seem significant here. Both involve upstreaming patches to Tiki and refactoring parts of the CMS, which is the significant effort. The added cost of upgrading then breaks down into: | ||
*** The actual upgrade to Tiki 4.1 (not including the parts above about upstreaming and refactoring) | *** The actual upgrade to Tiki 4.1 (not including the parts above about upstreaming and refactoring) | ||
*** More coordination/communication with the Tiki community to ensure that our refactoring doesn't break other sites | *** More coordination/communication with the Tiki community to ensure that our refactoring doesn't break other sites | ||