hhh
07-03-2005, 07:39 AM
Dear friends,
I think we are at a point of major changes in this project.
-We found 2 primes in half a year,
-had a client release,
-we have a new wiki,
-have intensified secondfass PRP
-and are starting secongpass sieve,
-and are going to have a reservation page for sieving.
Furthermore, we are considering
- a remake of the largest prime que, and
-at a moment, there will be Version3 and
- a new scoring system.
What's the problem, so?
I know that everybody is very busy, (me too), and I know how much time it takes to change things, and to do everything. But I would anyway ask to take the time to think about what is good, what not, and what can be made better. And then to take the courage to do it.
What I like:
-We have only 3 forums, just the right amount for the number of posts.
-The wiki will be a great help one day.
-The projectwas easyly understandable when I started.
Things I regret a bit:
-Only a few people are in the forum (but this is perhaps normal, and much more people are reading then posting. That, I cannot know). Is it too difficult to find here?
EDIT: I agree I was wrong. While I'm writing this edit, 43 people have already read this post. That's fine. Sorry to have underestimated you.
-The wiki is not useful at all, yet. If everybody who is able to do it heads over and writes some 20 lines, it would be already good.
-There is always a great enthousiasm when a new idea comes up, but then after 20 or 30 posts, the thread starts to sink down and dissapears at the end of the page. This is the case right now with the Reservation page and the largest prime que. The final conclusion lacks.
I know that the people behind the project are doing a lot of stuff the normal reader of the forum does not even remark. They are coordinating the secondpass sieving, factoring small k, keeping things running, and I have a large respect for them. Perhaps is the fact that one does not see this work the reason why I dare to write this post. Because I would like to see advance the things that I see and don't see the things that advance.
Please tell your opinion, and what you think is important, for this project.
If I may ask that, I would prefer this thread to remain general and to discuss specific things in the specific threads. It would keep things simpler.
Feel free to snub me, if you think it necessary, I can take it. (Though, I know that everybody is nice here and will find a polite way to tell me if i'm wrong).
Sincerely Yours, H.
I think we are at a point of major changes in this project.
-We found 2 primes in half a year,
-had a client release,
-we have a new wiki,
-have intensified secondfass PRP
-and are starting secongpass sieve,
-and are going to have a reservation page for sieving.
Furthermore, we are considering
- a remake of the largest prime que, and
-at a moment, there will be Version3 and
- a new scoring system.
What's the problem, so?
I know that everybody is very busy, (me too), and I know how much time it takes to change things, and to do everything. But I would anyway ask to take the time to think about what is good, what not, and what can be made better. And then to take the courage to do it.
What I like:
-We have only 3 forums, just the right amount for the number of posts.
-The wiki will be a great help one day.
-The projectwas easyly understandable when I started.
Things I regret a bit:
-Only a few people are in the forum (but this is perhaps normal, and much more people are reading then posting. That, I cannot know). Is it too difficult to find here?
EDIT: I agree I was wrong. While I'm writing this edit, 43 people have already read this post. That's fine. Sorry to have underestimated you.
-The wiki is not useful at all, yet. If everybody who is able to do it heads over and writes some 20 lines, it would be already good.
-There is always a great enthousiasm when a new idea comes up, but then after 20 or 30 posts, the thread starts to sink down and dissapears at the end of the page. This is the case right now with the Reservation page and the largest prime que. The final conclusion lacks.
I know that the people behind the project are doing a lot of stuff the normal reader of the forum does not even remark. They are coordinating the secondpass sieving, factoring small k, keeping things running, and I have a large respect for them. Perhaps is the fact that one does not see this work the reason why I dare to write this post. Because I would like to see advance the things that I see and don't see the things that advance.
Please tell your opinion, and what you think is important, for this project.
If I may ask that, I would prefer this thread to remain general and to discuss specific things in the specific threads. It would keep things simpler.
Feel free to snub me, if you think it necessary, I can take it. (Though, I know that everybody is nice here and will find a polite way to tell me if i'm wrong).
Sincerely Yours, H.