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** Based on Laura's list above, PDO is far from the only benefit
** Based on Laura's list above, PDO is far from the only benefit
* There is a lot of speculation, but it's an extremely costly gamble
* There is a lot of speculation, but it's an extremely costly gamble
** 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.
** I think the main speculation here is that we'll benefit from increased participation (or participation period) from the Tiki community if we start to work more closely with them. However, based on the e-mails received the last few weeks from people like Marc, Stephane Casset, Alain Desilets, luci, and Gary, I would argue that it's not just speculation -- participation from Tiki actually started to happen 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 added cost of upgrading then breaks down into:
** 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:
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