On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 09:02, Paul Hammant wrote: > >And this is probably the hardest part of it. Since we are all individuls > >here doing things on a voluntary basis and have our very own preferences > >(babies) this we almost never happen. If Apache would run "commercial" > >procedure we clearly had less overlay between the projects and some guys > >from the IT architecture department will tell the other guys in the > >development department what they had to use for their apps. And the > >management clearly knows that human resources are the most costly factor > >in the IT departments! This is what Apache doesn't have to pay for and > >thus have to allow much more individuality for every one of us. > > True, but other teams could <b>decide</b> that Avalon is good enough to > be a foundation at some point. I think it all starts with Tomcat. If > we ported a simple HTTP server (resurrect PicoServer) to Avalon, then > the Tomcat team might like what they see and make plans themselves.
It will be a while before TC5 comes around (could be years off). Before we even approach them there are still things that needs to be done to phoenix to make it "worthy". A while back phoenix became "acceptable" for my uses (ie it does everything I need at this stage) and thus development slowed a little. It will eventually get to killer-app status I hope .. just takes time. > Voluntary basis is the key. agreed. > They're all doing other Apache projects, > we're doing Avalon (plus in many cases proprietory blocks based on > it)... it's the same for us. A sort of critical mass pattern. -- Cheers, Pete *-----------------------------------------------------* * "Faced with the choice between changing one's mind, * * and proving that there is no need to do so - almost * * everyone gets busy on the proof." * * - John Kenneth Galbraith * *-----------------------------------------------------* --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
