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Hi there, saw the discussion in xaraya.com's referers.
First off, we are very proud of Xaraya as we are finally reaching our goals of building a better mouse trap. We are not in competition with Xoops, nor any other product out there. All we want to do is build an application framework / content management system that can stand on its own against the best in class in multiple markets, to just say that we accomplished something great.
I am sure that I speak for multiple developers (if not all) on our project when I say that we both admire the dedication and the community that the developers at XOOPS have built. We have absolutely no desire to dimish any of the accomplishments (which have been many) of the folks over here.
Xaraya is very flexible, and provides a very nice API for speedy development. With that flexibility also garners a learning curve to fully utilize Xaraya to its maximum potential. It can be easy for some to use, and it might not be for others. I can't really say one way or another as any reference from me would be completely biased.
All that said, I do take offense to someone going through our demo and finding an error on a module that has not been developed in quite some time, and stating that that is a reflection of our work. It is very petty, and is completely against the spirit of cooperation that should exists from any user of Open Source software, much less developer. I could just as easily spend the time that I am here looking for a bug in the XOOPS codebase and posting a finding here or elsewhere. However, that would not be very accurate, and it would be insulting to the folks that have poured countless hours getting your websites going from this camp.
Should anyone find a bug in Xaraya, do the right thing and report it in our bug tracker. Do bugs exists in Xaraya? Certainly. We do our best to correct them when found. We also do our best to support Xaraya in a variety of manners. We do this for free, and we will continue to do so, just as the XOOPS team does here. To go out of your way to find some helps us improve, however, please do report them in the proper channels rather than dismissing our work.
Thanks for the understanding!
