Subj : Re: In the future..
To : August Abolins
From : Black Panther
Date : Sun May 31 2020 11:12 am
On 31 May 2020, August Abolins said the following...
AA> Is there a future for the techonology in FTN?
That will depend on us. Do we have any developers left in this hobby? Are
they willing to advance the technology?
AA> What does the future for FTN look like?
Right now, it's uncertain. It is archaic technology by today's standards.
AA> What does FTN really need to improve and advance?
Again, people who are willing to develop future advances, and people willing
to accept these changes.
AA> Is FTN "stuck" in supporting the lowest common denominator?
Yes! How many times have we heard from developers, "We can't change that
because we need it maintain legacy support". How can an hobby have any chance
of survival when we are limiting ourselves by 1980s technology.
AA> Can some aspects established in the 80's be depricated and abandoned by
AA> now?
Yes! they should have depreciated 25 years ago.
AA> Can FTN be transformed by taking advantage of things like CockroachDB?
I'm not up to speed on CockroachDB, but if someone is willing to work on
advancing this hobby, I'm am in 100% support.
