Hi Martin,

I have read your musings about gtkmm and I wonder: is it worthwhile for somebody else to cultivate the Web site and help gtkmm keep up with the rest of the world?  I am sorely tempted to get involved, especially because I am reviewing my old C++ from about 20 years ago.  Maintaining and improving gtkmm would be a huge task and, indeed, much more than one person can do, and yet, that is how wonderful things get started, or revivified.

I have looked over the gtkmm Web site and noted that it is a good Web site.  To keep it up-to-date is a huge project for one person.  On the other hand, might it be worth thought and energy for new blood to maintain gtkmm and its Web site?

I am tangentially involved with a science fiction and fantasy convention organization in Portland, Oregon, USA, called Orycon.  We are aging out and desperately need new blood to continue a worthwhile and valuable tradition in this city.  The challenge for us involves reaching out and contacting younger people of a New Age culture to become involved in keeping Orycon alive and vibrant.  I spend time thinking about what we can do to keep gtkmm alive and thriving.  I remember that a new fellow in India, Soham, just contacted us and is interested in getting involved.  This is a good sign.  How can we recruit more?  This is just a naive rhetorical question right now, perhaps all the more rhetorical because I have a busy and chaotic work schedule.  At least, I can sit with a glass of a nice white wine and think through what we can do.

I hope I'm not wasting your time.  I like to sit on the sofa and think about projects and, when the time is good, act on those thoughts.  The tutorial I was writing is finished and now I can move on to other things, such as gtkmm.

I appreciate your time, thoughts, and concern.  You are not alone.  I hope that I can provide good company.

Best wishes,

Roy Torley