Berin Loritsch wrote:
Stephen McConnell wrote:
Berin Loritsch wrote:
?! The only things we officially have in place are ECM, Fortress, and
Phoenix. It should be limited to that function set.
Berin:
I would like to draw you attention to the following:
* The excalibur-lifecycle package is released and is a part of the Avalon toolkit.
* The meta-info package is in sandbox and is certainly ready for release as is.
* The Merlin container is also ready for release.
I don't think we should ignore our responsibilities with respect to released packages, and I don't think we should promote an artificial and self-serving discrimination against the contributions that exist in the sandbox.
I hear you loud and clear. However, getting back to my question about
how to manage the growth of APIs, please let me draw your attention to the
following:
* I would like meta-info and Merlin released
* For those function areas that we have not all had time to digest, namely
the extension meta info, I would like a breakin period.
* The rest of the meta-info standard is ready for release without any
reservations.
Berin:
I've put a lot of time into the separation of the meta-info package out of Merlin and into a avalon-meta. This included documentation, APIs, synchronizing on tags, etc. During this process:
* I have been accused by you of being diverse.
* I have been told by you that a release will not happen until your issues are resolved
* I have been accused of ignoring your views.
* I have been told by you to pull in line or leave Avalon.
This really has created an environment where I do not feel confident in accepting your statements without a lot a suspicion and skepticism. I think it would be better for everyone concerned if I simply move the avalon-meta package back into Merlin, moving everything into the merlin namespace, and move forward from there. This will enable the assessment of Merlin's approach to meta-management, tags, tools, extensions, components, etc. - and from this, hopefully and more informed decision can be taken at some time in the future.
Stephen.
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