[fpc-pascal] What to do to get new users

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Wed, 16 Oct 2024, Ralf Quint via fpc-pascal wrote:

> Sorry, but there has been so much nonsense in this thread, I just had to add 
> my 2c as well.
> On 10/15/2024 4:07 PM, Rainer Stratmann via fpc-pascal wrote:
>> At the Lazarus Congress in Cologne in October 2024, it ended up being very
>> interesting. An important question came up.
>> 
>> Why are no new users coming to Lazarus/Freepascal?
>> Why do we find it so difficult?
>> How can we get new, younger users to come to us?
>> 
>> The same questions came up over a year ago at a Freepascal/Lazarus meeting 
>> in
>> Backnang.
>> 
>> I have some answers:
>> 
>> - The official Freepascal website doesn't look like the project is very 
>> lively.
> An absolute non-factor. Yes, the "Latest News" seems to be dated, but then I 
> would prefer people involved in the project work on compiler related issues 
> rather than on web sites.

Actually, my employer has already offered twice to sponsor a web-designer to
overhaul the website. Money was not an issue. The idea was to announce a
contest and to select a winning design. The designer gets then the money.

I have proposed this to the FPC core team, after some insistance I managed 
to get a list of constraints from (if memory serves well?) 1 person.

I admit I was put off by what I perceived to be a complete lack of enthusiasm 
for this plan in the team, so I put it in the refrigerator for the time
being...

My intent is to re-start the debate on this after 3.2.4 comes out.

Just to say that I do think the site (20+ years old?) can use an overhaul, 
and that with the above plan, no developer time needs to be spent on it.

Michael.