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Textmate2 Goes Open Source

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Re: Textmate2 Goes Open Source

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Post by umjames »

JulianWasTaken wrote: post #5
umjames wrote: post #3

Blog post explaining why: http://blog.macromates.com/2012/textmate-2-at-github/

This doesn't really explain much. The way TextMate2 was going, I'd bet it's something like, it wasn't getting done, and the author was too busy or uninterested to continue, so open sourcing it probably is a way that it may actually ever get finished.

You don't think it has anything to do with Sandboxing requirements in the App Store and Mountain Lion having an option not to allow non-App Store applications? I'm seriously asking, not trying to start a flame war here.

Re: Textmate2 Goes Open Source

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Post by chmars »

I am not sure how to read the statement by Allan Odgaard. It does not include any hint on the future of Textmate: Has Textmate become open source abandonware or does Allan Odgaard intend to lead the future development of Textmate as an open source?

The latter would of course be great, the former rather sad from a user perspective since most former closed source apps do not survive for long after a switch to open source.

Re: Textmate2 Goes Open Source

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Post by chmars »

twog wrote: post #16
chmars wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I paid for Textmate too, for Textmate I. That being said, I'm sad that the development of Textmate has come to an end. Switching to another editor sooner or later won't be easy.

Switch to http://www.sublimetext.com/ , It will be the best decision you ever made. Its what textmate 2 should have been

Thanks, SublimeText is certainly a possible candidate. For the moment, I can still use Textmate 1. That gives me some time to test other editors including SublimeText.

Re: Textmate2 Goes Open Source

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Post by glhaynes »

umjames wrote: post #21
JulianWasTaken wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This doesn't really explain much. The way TextMate2 was going, I'd bet it's something like, it wasn't getting done, and the author was too busy or uninterested to continue, so open sourcing it probably is a way that it may actually ever get finished.

You don't think it has anything to do with Sandboxing requirements in the App Store and Mountain Lion having an option not to allow non-App Store applications? I'm seriously asking, not trying to start a flame war here.

The original TextMate isn't on the App Store and I'd have to think the number of people who go into the Security settings and disallow running of non-App Store signed binaries is vanishingly small.

Re: Textmate2 Goes Open Source

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Post by LoonyPandora »

owenjones wrote: post #7

Is it wrong of me to be a little miffed that I paid $50, admittedly a long time ago, for Textmate?

I don't know how long ago you paid for it, but I paid £35 for my license 3 years and 1 day ago (August 8th, 2009)

3 years of use from a product, plus we now have the almost-guaranteed support and speedier development because of it's Open Source nature. I think it was worth the money.

If you paid for it last week, I can understand frustration.

Re: Textmate2 Goes Open Source

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Post by bradly »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #8
owenjones wrote: post #7

Is it wrong of me to be a little miffed that I paid $50, admittedly a long time ago, for Textmate?

Did Textmate come with a promise that your money would help fund the development of Textmate2?

Textmate 1 came with a promise that you would get a free upgrade to Textmate 2. http://wiki.macromates.com/FAQ/TextMate2

Here the developer talks about regretting the free upgrade: http://old.nabble.com/TM2-to28405435.html#a28707277

Re: Textmate2 Goes Open Source

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Post by TylerE »

JulianWasTaken wrote: post #5
umjames wrote: post #3

Blog post explaining why: http://blog.macromates.com/2012/textmate-2-at-github/

This doesn't really explain much. The way TextMate2 was going, I'd bet it's something like, it wasn't getting done, and the author was too busy or uninterested to continue, so open sourcing it probably is a way that it may actually ever get finished.

I suspect the success of SublimeText was a big part of it too. Everything TM2 promised - today, and cross-platform to boot.
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