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With Muse Group's ownership and Tantacrul/Martin Keary as Head of Product of Audacity [0][1], Audacity will be moving in a radically different direction from a
by btown 4y ago
With Muse Group's ownership and Tantacrul/Martin Keary as Head of Product of Audacity [0][1], Audacity will be moving in a radically different direction from a UI/UX perspective. I happen to think this will be a good thing, and I happen to think that (opt-in) telemetry is a perfectly good way of ensuring that a consumer-facing open-source project doesn't just build for its loudest users, especially in the context of large interface redesigns. And with MuseScore 4, the creative team struck what I think is a great balance between streamlining the interface and avoiding the removal of complexity/advanced features.
But I can also see why a fork can and should diverge, for those who want a more stable and slow-moving evolution of the software. I hope the Tenacity project succeeds!
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMWNvwLiXIQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMWNvwLiXIQ
[1] https://uk.linkedin.com/in/martin-keary-88a5a7159 https://uk.linkedin.com/in/martin-keary-88a5a7159
- wizzwizz4 4y ago> for those who want a more stable and slow-moving evolution of the software. As I recall, Tenacity started with some significant reworking of the development toolchain. But I get your point: that's not something end-users normally care about.
- btown 4y agoNot sure about Tenacity's situation, but there are certainly ways in which development toolchains can be reworked to lend themselves towards predictable performance and reliable release management!
- wizzwizz4 4y agoWhile true, this doesn't mean slow-moving evolution of the project. A project can have predictable toolchain performance and reliable release management and rewrite the whole thing every six months.