Right, i agree. Release schedules does not depend on which TLP transports reside in. Definitely +1 for transports to be a separately release-able project where ever it is.
-- dims On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Sanjiva Weerawarana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Asankha, I totally agree the transports need to be buildable and releasable > as an entities by themselves. > > However, a TLP does not correspond to one piece of code. TLP == community to > me. So right now the transports are in the WS TLP but we now can release > them separately. I see no reason that would change even with the transports > being under the axis2 TLP. > > So, +1 to making the transports also into a separate subproject. Whether > that's under axis2 or ws, I really see no difference. YMMV. > > Sanjiva. > > Asankha C. Perera wrote: >> >> I am -1 (binding) on this proposal as it is. >> >> I am not for, or against Axis2 becoming a TLP, but I am strongly opposed >> to moving the transports to within Axis2, as it would make it difficult to >> develop and release new versions of them independently of the Axis2 trunk >> and release cycles - which are known to be long and painful. >> >> Apache Synapse folks developed some of these transports as they are highly >> dependent on these, and they frequently require quick fixes at transport >> level to be able to add new features and handle various issues. Thus the >> ability to get a new version of the transports released when needed is >> immensely important for Apache Synapse among other issues. In addition as a >> developer, I have to admit that I hate to build Axis2 trunk each time I want >> to commit changes to a transport, as it takes ages to build and fills up the >> M2 repo and finally fails many times due to various issues. The interface >> between a transport and anything else is clear, and you do not need to stick >> it deep into a parent codebase to keep both working. >> >> We also have had length discussions on this for a long time, and agreement >> from *all* the key players involved in this discussion, to make the new >> WS-transports sub project outside of Axis2 - with independent release cycles >> etc. I do not want to make this VOTE thread a discussion, but wanted >> everyone to be aware on the effect of these actions on those who develop and >> use this piece of software. >> >> asankha >> >> [1] http://markmail.org/message/uvhz22bqnkjq3wmf >> [2] http://markmail.org/message/fr73nj32lchlgbxi >> [3] http://markmail.org/message/okzimikvmbhimflr >> >> Glen Daniels wrote: >>> >>> Folks: >>> >>> Discussion seems to have died down about the TLP proposal, and I think we >>> heard a lot of valuable viewpoints during the conversation. At this point, >>> I think it's time to VOTE on the idea and see where we're at. >>> >>> I've described what we're voting on on the wiki page [1], and will >>> include it here as well: >>> >>> * Restructure Axis2 as an independent TLP, containing subprojects that >>> *directly* relate to Axis2 - these include all the Modules and Transports. >>> This ends up being a reasonably sized and well-focused project. >>> >>> * Once Axis2 is split out, we'll move the "sub-sub-projects" inside >>> WS-Commons (Axiom, Neethi, XmlSchema) up to be WS subprojects. This will >>> also involve making sure that the SVN authorizations are appropriately >>> granular. >>> >>> * We'll then do a review of the remaining projects inside WS and based on >>> that, decide whether any further action is needed. Such actions might >>> include promoting more projects to TLPs, or retiring stagnant codebases. >>> >>> Please chime in with your VOTE on this (and indicate binding/non-binding >>> depending on whether you are a PMC member). >>> >>> Here's my +1 (binding). >>> >>> Thanks, >>> --Glen >>> >>> [1] http://wiki.apache.org/ws/FrontPage/Proposals/Axis2TLPProposal > > > -- > Sanjiva Weerawarana, Ph.D. > Founder & Director; Lanka Software Foundation; http://www.opensource.lk/ > Founder, Chairman & CEO; WSO2, Inc.; http://www.wso2.com/ > Member; Apache Software Foundation; http://www.apache.org/ > Visiting Lecturer; University of Moratuwa; http://www.cse.mrt.ac.lk/ > > Blog: http://sanjiva.weerawarana.org/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Davanum Srinivas :: http://davanum.wordpress.com
