So, I was trolling around today and came across a blog post of mine from 2 years ago, you can see it here: What is 'contributing' to an Open Source Project?

What's so incredible is that names have hardly changed, many of those I mentioned 2 years ago are still there contributing as they do so well. Their forum post counts have certainly changed though, many of them doubled a few times. 

It reminded me of the words from a Danish Philosopher who said:

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

.. Joomla has much history, but dwelling on that only helps us to understand. Making things happen are about the future, in life, and in Open Source.

I still believe what I wrote two years ago in conclusion:

Conclusion: There is no utopia. No one, and no project, is perfect. Do we have faults, yes, some of them may be more important to you than they are to me, however the fact remains, if you are here for Joomla, the structure is already in place (maybe not ideal, or perfect) for your contribution to be accepted.

So, will you contribute? If so, I look forward to seeing you in the community, genuinely helping people, in any way you can, within the current provisions that exist. Show me your contributions, and you'll have my respect! Talk is cheap, amateurs talk, professionals WORK.

So, I was trolling around today and came across a blog post of mine from 2 years ago, you can see it here: What is 'contributing' to an Open Source Project?

What's so incredible is that names have hardly changed, many of those I mentioned 2 years ago are still there contributing as they do so well. Their forum post counts have certainly changed though, many of them doubled a few times. 

It reminded me of the words from a Danish Philosopher who said:

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

.. Joomla has much history, but dwelling on that only helps us to understand. Making things happen are about the future, in life, and in Open Source.

I still believe what I wrote two years ago in conclusion:

Conclusion: There is no utopia. No one, and no project, is perfect. Do we have faults, yes, some of them may be more important to you than they are to me, however the fact remains, if you are here for Joomla, the structure is already in place (maybe not ideal, or perfect) for your contribution to be accepted.

So, will you contribute? If so, I look forward to seeing you in the community, genuinely helping people, in any way you can, within the current provisions that exist. Show me your contributions, and you'll have my respect! Talk is cheap, amateurs talk, professionals WORK.

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