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I don't like how it shamelessly piggybacks on Sublime's reputation by using its name left and right and doesn't hesitate to knock it down by calling itself a "s

by eps 12y ago

I don't like how it shamelessly piggybacks on Sublime's reputation by using its name left and right and doesn't hesitate to knock it down by calling itself a "successor". This comes across as disrespectful at least.

johnnyfaehell 12y ago
On the main site, it used the name one. It also says it aims to be the successor, not that it is the successor. I wouldn't feel disrespected if someone did this. I would be a bit bummed someone is trying to take my paying user base but that's about it.
smt88 12y ago
Sublime is dead. No one is actively developing it. There's a rich history of piggybacking on dead software, and I (and many others) clicked this link because of that piggybacking. I completely support and admire someone who is trying to further the development of Sublime without having the original code base.
- ivank 12y ago
  "However, development is still active: when I spoke to Jon today he advised me that not only does he expect an update to the beta in August, he has also started mapping out some frameworks for version 4 which will help guide future development." https://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16517 https://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16517
- dhruvbhatia 12y ago
  > Sublime is dead. No one is actively developing it. This isn't correct, at least according to the author. This was posted in the ST forum on Mar. 18, 2014 [1]: "From the Sublime office: We are not selling to Github, we are not stopping development of Sublime. As noted by another poster, this is effectively a one man band (I'm here to answer sales questions, process your refunds and get the mail so Jon doesn't have to). The past few months of silence on the development front have been a combination of boring back end work (taxes, new payment platform) as well as a break for the man driving this whole operation. No, we don't currently have a loud internet presence, which is can be an understandable cause for concern-something we intend to address once we move into the production version of 3. There is a vision for continued growth and development, there is momentum behind Sublime Text; it is not dead, just slow. I'm happy to field any specific questions you might have about the Sublime's future: sales@sublimetext.com." [1]: https://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15477&start=50#p58951 https://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15477&...
  - RobAley 12y ago
    That was March, it's now pushing September. There's been one similar post since, but no sign of anything actually happening in the background.
  - smt88 12y ago
    Sublime Text 3 Beta was announced in January of 2013. It's safe to call it vaporware at this point.
- coldtea 12y ago
  >Sublime is dead. No one is actively developing it. No one has to "actively develop it". It's a fully capable editor. It has a great plugin framework and ecosystem. Pending some incompatible OS change, I can use it for the next 30 years (using ST-3 from the early alphas, and it has been rock solid). For comparison, I also use Vim, and it's not like I use any "new features" in Vim or anything. The most "current" features I use in it are like 10-15 years old.
  - nicholassmith 12y ago
    "No one has to "actively develop it". It's a fully capable editor." People seem to forget this quite quickly, but what else is needed in ST3 right now? Very little in my day-to-day experience that isn't either solved via a plugin, or mostly trivial. I'd prefer a much more stable piece of software rather than one that's having upgrades thrown at it every month to maintain an 'actively developed' project status.
    - colomon 12y ago
      I'm still using TextMate 1 for pretty much this reason. :) The only features I'd really love to add to TextMate are the rmate remote launching feature (which didn't work for me when I tried TextMate 2 a couple of months ago) and syntax highlighting for Perl 6 (which as far as I know no editor has yet).
      - kbenson 12y ago
        > syntax highlighting for Perl 6 (which as far as I know no editor has yet). You mean, besides standard vim 7.3? Also, here's[1] an emacs mode. 1: https://github.com/lue/p6mode https://github.com/lue/p6mode
      - FichteFoll 12y ago
        I know nothing about Perl, but there is this[1]. [1]: https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/ModernPerl https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/ModernPerl
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WorldWideWayne 12y ago
How do you feel about "Open Office" and "Libre Office" piggybacking on the name of the Office suite that was popularized by Microsoft?

by eps 12y ago

johnnyfaehell 12y ago

On the main site, it used the name one. It also says it aims to be the successor, not that it is the successor. I wouldn't feel disrespected if someone did this. I would be a bit bummed someone is trying to take my paying user base but that's about it.

smt88 12y ago

Sublime is dead. No one is actively developing it. There's a rich history of piggybacking on dead software, and I (and many others) clicked this link because of that piggybacking. I completely support and admire someone who is trying to further the development of Sublime without having the original code base.

ivank 12y ago
"However, development is still active: when I spoke to Jon today he advised me that not only does he expect an update to the beta in August, he has also started mapping out some frameworks for version 4 which will help guide future development." https://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16517 https://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16517
dhruvbhatia 12y ago
> Sublime is dead. No one is actively developing it. This isn't correct, at least according to the author. This was posted in the ST forum on Mar. 18, 2014 [1]: "From the Sublime office: We are not selling to Github, we are not stopping development of Sublime. As noted by another poster, this is effectively a one man band (I'm here to answer sales questions, process your refunds and get the mail so Jon doesn't have to). The past few months of silence on the development front have been a combination of boring back end work (taxes, new payment platform) as well as a break for the man driving this whole operation. No, we don't currently have a loud internet presence, which is can be an understandable cause for concern-something we intend to address once we move into the production version of 3. There is a vision for continued growth and development, there is momentum behind Sublime Text; it is not dead, just slow. I'm happy to field any specific questions you might have about the Sublime's future: sales@sublimetext.com." [1]: https://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15477&start=50#p58951 https://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15477&...
- RobAley 12y ago
  That was March, it's now pushing September. There's been one similar post since, but no sign of anything actually happening in the background.
- smt88 12y ago
  Sublime Text 3 Beta was announced in January of 2013. It's safe to call it vaporware at this point.
coldtea 12y ago
>Sublime is dead. No one is actively developing it. No one has to "actively develop it". It's a fully capable editor. It has a great plugin framework and ecosystem. Pending some incompatible OS change, I can use it for the next 30 years (using ST-3 from the early alphas, and it has been rock solid). For comparison, I also use Vim, and it's not like I use any "new features" in Vim or anything. The most "current" features I use in it are like 10-15 years old.
- nicholassmith 12y ago
  "No one has to "actively develop it". It's a fully capable editor." People seem to forget this quite quickly, but what else is needed in ST3 right now? Very little in my day-to-day experience that isn't either solved via a plugin, or mostly trivial. I'd prefer a much more stable piece of software rather than one that's having upgrades thrown at it every month to maintain an 'actively developed' project status.
  - colomon 12y ago
    I'm still using TextMate 1 for pretty much this reason. :) The only features I'd really love to add to TextMate are the rmate remote launching feature (which didn't work for me when I tried TextMate 2 a couple of months ago) and syntax highlighting for Perl 6 (which as far as I know no editor has yet).
    - kbenson 12y ago
      > syntax highlighting for Perl 6 (which as far as I know no editor has yet). You mean, besides standard vim 7.3? Also, here's[1] an emacs mode. 1: https://github.com/lue/p6mode https://github.com/lue/p6mode
    - FichteFoll 12y ago
      I know nothing about Perl, but there is this[1]. [1]: https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/ModernPerl https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/ModernPerl
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WorldWideWayne 12y ago

How do you feel about "Open Office" and "Libre Office" piggybacking on the name of the Office suite that was popularized by Microsoft?