Date: 2004-03-17T10:20:08 Editor: AaronFarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wiki: Apache Avalon Wiki Page: AvalonStandards URL: http://wiki.apache.org/avalon/AvalonStandards
added leo's email response. hammett has a good memory -farra Change Log: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -6,6 +6,30 @@ * Build consensus on a set of standards which will be held by all Avalon containers (ie- a TCK) This is not an attempt to build from scratch new standards. It is an attempt to identify existing approaches and develop a responsible way to both support our existing users (via backwards compatibility or migration tools) and to offer a consistent platform for the future of Avalon. +A reminder of how to approach this process: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=avalon-dev&m=105965430911547&w=2 +{{{ +This is a good goal - try things out in separate containers and then +merge back the code into the core. + +The problem is that such merges often take on the form: + + "This code works well in X. So we'll just put it in the core + as it is, and no changes are allowed." + +Instead of looking at the concepts of that code, and, allowing it to +change, get merged into the core: + + "These ideas works well in X, let's see if and when and in what form + we can get them into the core." + +I think this was what caused the last eruption. + +If anything, this is what we need to work on. Learning not to lock +ourselves into our own idea just because we like it the most. + +/LS +}}} + == Standardization Areas == ''Niclas, you had a list at one point...'' --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
