Did we really need yet another druplicate?

Whats wrong with all the others?

IE Destroyer: No release version. No 6.x version.
IE6 Warning: No 6.x version.
Seven Up: Too obtrusive.
SUY: No 6.x release. Too obtrusive.
IE Notify: Announcement that maintainer is giving it up.

What is right with this one:

IE 6 Update: Brand new version 6.x release. Unobtrusive. Clever.

All that matters to me is I need a solution now and all those others are not cuttin' the mustard... yet.
I'm all for a better solution when it comes along. Welcome to capitalism.

This module is genius. 5 stars.

oh great, another "I'm going to change how my users behave and think" module. Yip yip!

@esllou:
All websites try to do that in one form or another. I think you just described advertising in its simplest terms. ;-)

I like the sneakiness of this module. Getting peeps to think they're supposed to update is a brilliant solution, much better than a big message telling them their browser sucks (and insulting them in the process). I'd rather have something clever to use now than wait for 5 different people to agree on something.

Don't get mad at "duplicates", natural selection will get rid of the bad modules, and an effort is never a loss when it's contributed to the community.

mmm beautiful.

I listed the reason why I chose this module over the others. If they don't like it, they can change. This module is unique in its function, in my opinion, since the others don't have the non-obnoxiousness required by a professional website developer.

I'm all for rogue developers breaking new ground and "Thinking Different" so things will "Just Work." Yes, I'm a Mac, too... and you are so obviously a PC... so what. Live and let live.

Are you saying there should not be any other burger joints on earth than McD's too? Non-competition isn't a good argument.

I just want to say: I realize how controversial this topic for conversaton is and I thank you all for remaining respectful for one another.

I totally agree with your manifesto quotes.

However, this module had a rather different start to take into consideration as well — the coding for the basis of this module was done by www.ie6update.com, independently of Drupal and this developer, which gave this module the advantage of a "head-start" of sorts. Who knows how many versions or bugs were worked out in the code by the original designers. This could very well be the equivalent of version 6.x-2.7 or something, as far as advancement in core design. So, I wouldn't necessarily call this module "starting from scratch."

As for the Mac/PC debate... I think Drupal is a Mac, but without a Steve Jobs. Macs do have a large diversity of every kind of software, just not a hugely inordinate diversity of software like the PC realm. Don't get me wrong... I'm usually a black or white, all or nothing, you're with me or against me kind of guy. But, in the case of software, I think a minimal amount of diversity is needed. If you look at your example of Mac software, I can name at least 2 to 3 different manufacturers of every genre of Mac software you can name. Nobody has a monopoly on a type of Mac software — there is a little diversity of every kind.

I believe I fall in the middle as far as Drupal modules go. There should be room for at least 2 to 3 "druplicates" of every module, but not more than that if possible. Limiting it to absolutely no druplicates is unreasonable. Limiting to just one module seems to suggest that the 1 person who writes a module must read the minds and fulfill the needs of every person on earth, or they must collaborate. In the case of this module, I can see how they could ALL be combined, but in the interests of simplicity, non-bloatware, precision need-filling, and diversity, I like the idea of about 2 or 3 that are slightly different. If I find a module that has one feature I like and 15 I won't use, it is less desirable than a module that does the one thing I need really well.

If you agree that the other module writers are getting together to combine their modules (someday) then that would leave theirs, and this one — two druplicates. :-)

On the other hand, I think that competition is the best way to get the best modules out.

That's a load of crap, competition inspires greed and almost always brings about problems.
Competition for the sake of competition is just plain stupid. Simple logic says if there's already an existing module why re-invent the wheel, instead they should collaborate with the module maintainer and focus on improving it. Drupal should setup a user voting on modules, which ones to toss, which ones to keep, which ones to merge, etc. Let the users decide.

Drupal should setup a user voting on modules, which ones to toss, which ones to keep, which ones to merge, etc. Let the users decide.

That's the worst idea I've ever seen on Drupal's comment boards. I don't ever want the "majority" dictating what modules I can and can't use.

...competition inspires greed and almost always brings about problems.

Greed? Who's getting paid for these modules? lol Competition inspires innovation. Without it we'd still be using torches to light our homes.

i almost created exactly this for my own drupal project. I am very happy with thise module ! The other modules are like said in the first comment

IE Destroyer: No release version. No 6.x version.
IE6 Warning: No 6.x version.
Seven Up: Too obtrusive.
SUY: No 6.x release. Too obtrusive.
IE Notify: Announcement that maintainer is giving it up.

That's the worst idea I've ever seen on Drupal's comment boards. I don't ever want the "majority" dictating what modules I can and can't use.

Don't look at it as a majority rule but more as a community need, nobody is talking about telling you what you can or can not use. If there are 20+ modules all spinning the same wheel and wasting space, a majority of users would prefer some order and better management, this is a good thing, a truly community driven base is were ALL users get a say, that is unless you prefer the current dictatorship where unless your in the deek club, you don't get a say.

Greed? Who's getting paid for these modules? lol Competition inspires innovation. Without it we'd still be using torches to light our homes.

Please, everybody knows Open Source developers get paid in one form or another. You can call it innovation and sometimes it is, but more often than not, useless modules are created to scratch an itch or shameless plug for the developer, and ends up creating an unorganized mess for users. I do not call duplicating modules innovation not by a long shot. A democracy is far better than blah competition.

I apologize in my choice of wording, yes I can do better, however, I only felt the need to match the level of logic or lack of being dished and well that's the word that came to mind :)

I think these discussions are great, it lets the programmers know there are a lot of non-programmer Drupal fans who do have something to say about Drupal and that if Drupal is to gain the levels of popularity like Wordpress, it must be a diverse community driven cms vs only for high tech geeks.

This module is perfect for my needs. Each one handles it in its own way and I prefer this modules approach. Why the fuss over alternative approaches? I'm a newbie but we aren't flailing idiots. I reviewed each module and approach, learned something along the way and chose the best option for me. Honestly - if there weren't alternatives I'd probably get frustrated and spend my time trying to learn another system where I knew flexibility and innovation thrived. Luckily that actually happens here.

This module is great. At first I was confused by all the alternatives, but it's really the only one with an unobtrusive approach to the problem, and on top of that it is actually maintained!
I will never be able to understand people that complain that someone else made a contribution, much less when they can't even seem to understand that this module has different approach and is not reinventing the wheel at all. You can see that by the name alone. This module is about updating. The other modules are more about warning and promoting browsers.

There is no official release of ie6nomore. (not one!) There is even an drupal7 version of ie6update. And why should there be frequent releases, when the module basically just works?
You clearly don't understand that there are people, which are very grateful for this module, and don't have any use for the other modules. Please don't judge things that you can't judge, because you clearly have different needs then the ie6update users. And I don't think it's a fun little hobby project, this is a very unprofessional and insulting statement of yours, if it was a "fun little hobby project" I'm sure the developer would add more features instead of keeping it simple stupid.

Seven Up: Too obtrusive.

Excuse me? You're talking to IE6 users .. the same people that are driving 80 km/h (~50 mph) on a highway on the most left lane (FYI: i'm living in NL and the speed limit is 120 km/h (~ 75 mph). The same people who block the whole aisle in a shop etc etc. Someone who' s using IE6 at this day is or a poor developer or someone who don't want to understand new techniques.

If you're using nowadays IE6 you need some obtrusive messages.

Some people don't have a choice. In some enterprise environments users need to be able to access what are now legacy web applications that only work with IE6. For this reason they are not allowed to update their IE version (or their IT people won't do it). In these environments the users may also be restricted from using anything but IE, which is quite common in enterprise environments.

The situation is so bad that I was working on a Grass Roots web application last year (2010) that was *completely* new but had to target IE6 so that the enterprise customer could actually use it.

The situation is crap. Unobtrusive is better for *all* situations but if you want to be obtrusive and force people to update or effectively turn them away for not updating you have to be prepared for that loss of a percentage of your potential viewers. I wish that percentage was closer to 0 but this is just the way it is.

Here's an overview of similar modules that display messages in IE6/IE7:
http://groups.drupal.org/node/19573