There is no them nor we, there is only us
In recent discussions with people from the Joomla Project I have been made aware of a growing perception among the Joomla leadership that Nooku is not only a direct competitor with Joomla, but also that Nooku is trying to actively take developers away from Joomla.
Nooku is a project for developers, integrators and hackers alike. We aim to bring developers together. We prefer collaboration over competition to grow our code and we welcome anyone who is willing to contribute in a constructive and respectful manner. We accept that we are all in this together, striving to create better software; striving to make ours and others people’s lives easier.
The commons in which we - The Nooku Community - work contains software under an OSI-approved licence free from usage restrictions with guaranteed freedoms to use, study, modify and distribute it – “free software“. Our Nooku contributors each work at their own expense in order to achieve a shared outcome that benefits all, including
themselves.
Public and open discussions how Nooku and other innovations in the wider Joomla community can help to make Joomla better are needed and should be encouraged. As a community we should strive towards honest, open and polite debate with the goal of enriching each others perspectives, not for the purpose of proving each wrong. Let’s remember however that developers often pour their heart and souls into their work, and are being sensitive of this emotional connection to their work, particularly in times of critique.
We are all on the same side, we just sometimes draw the lines differently. Let us respect these differences but move together as a software community, united by the core goal of freedom and openness. Let our creative an innovative ideas flow and let us - not only - be proud on what we are building but also on the way we are building it.
Finally let’s not forget why we choose to call this beautiful open source project ‘Jumla’ or to quote Michael Jackson : ”There is no them nor we, there is only us”. If I could have one wish I would wish that Nooku can be the nutriment for Joomla’s future growth.
Note : The principles and intentions of the Nooku Project are described in the Nooku Manifesto which you find here.
