and no apache attic [1] ?

[1] http://attic.apache.org/


On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote:

> This means we're going to leave Bada, Qt, webOS at their latest tags,
> and not dist. (Code still accessible, etc.)
>
> We'll continue as normal for BB, for now.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:09 PM, Gord Tanner <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I am confused, who are the stewards and what platforms are being
> stewarded?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On 2013-03-21, at 6:00 PM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> +1
> >>
> >> On 3/21/13 2:12 PM, "Shazron" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> +1
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Michal Mocny <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> +1
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Ok, I think we have agreement that we'll put these guys on hold until
> >>>>> they find a steward. This means:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> - we won't be taggin them further
> >>>>> - we won't be including them in a release
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This does not mean:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> - deletion or archiving or attic for the src
> >>>>>
> >>>>> (Think of it as a pause button!)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Agree/disagree?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Andrew Grieve <[email protected]
> >
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>> If there are no fixes going into these platforms, then there is no
> >>>>> benefit
> >>>>>> in their users updating them to newer versions of Cordova.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> There's going to be more refactoring required when moving plugins to
> >>>>> their
> >>>>>> own repos. We'll really need owners for all platforms that will make
> >>>> the
> >>>>>> transition, or else we won't have any way to test that the
> >>>> refactoring
> >>>>>> hasn't broken a platform. On specific example is that blackberry's
> >>>> JS
> >>>>> repo
> >>>>>> is really 4-in-1 currently, and our plugin spec doesn't have support
> >>>> for
> >>>>>> this. They will need to be split out into 4 separate platforms, at
> >>>> least
> >>>>> as
> >>>>>> far as the JS is concerned.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> So... I guess my +1 is just for any platform that doesn't have a
> >>>> someone
> >>>>>> willing to focus on it. E.g. I'm fine with keeping WebOS around if
> >>>> Markus
> >>>>>> wants to do the work to support it through this transition.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:52 PM, Ken Wallis
> >>>> <[email protected]>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> We will try to provide relevant stats on platform adoption as we
> >>>> are
> >>>>> able.
> >>>>>>> I am anxiously awaiting that information myself. ;)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> While lacking this information, I still feel that BBOS will be
> >>>> with us
> >>>>> for
> >>>>>>> a deal of time, particularly in the enterprise where we are seeing
> >>>> a
> >>>>>>> significant trend towards Cordova/PhoneGap/WebWorks as the primary
> >>>>> platform
> >>>>>>> of choice for apps. This is, frustratingly, a difficult market to
> >>>> get
> >>>>>>> adequate metrics out of, as they will typically not use PhoneGap
> >>>> Build
> >>>>> IMO,
> >>>>>>> and they don't deploy to commercial application stores. A bit of a
> >>>> black
> >>>>>>> box, but our enterprise support teams continually support the
> >>>> notion
> >>>>> that
> >>>>>>> enterprise looks at HTML5 apps first.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> In this regard, we would like to see support for BBOS be
> >>>> maintained in
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>>> short term. Our team is focused on bringing up BlackBerry 10 built
> >>>> on
> >>>>>>> Cordova, and once that has gotten to a stable point we will then be
> >>>>> able to
> >>>>>>> look at resources and determine if BBOS is still a valuable
> >>>> platform
> >>>> to
> >>>>>>> support and if we can port BBOS to the new structures.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hope that makes sense.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 smartphone.
> >>>>>>> From: Anis KADRI
> >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 1:00 PM
> >>>>>>> To: [email protected]
> >>>>>>> Reply To: [email protected]
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: archiving older platforms
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> s/QR/Qt
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Lorin Beer
> >>>> <[email protected]
> >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> +1 Bada/webOS/QR
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> echoing Michael's point, I'd like to see usage stats on the
> >>>> older BB
> >>>>>>>> platforms. BB10 should absolutely be the focus, but If they are
> >>>>> currently
> >>>>>>>> being used, mothballing may be premature. Revisiting the issues
> >>>>>>> regularly,
> >>>>>>>> and making one based on usage stats makes the most sense to me.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Filip Maj <[email protected]>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> +1 all of them, Java and Air implementations of BlackBerry as
> >>>> well.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> For the older implementations of BlackBerry, nothing is
> >>>> stopping
> >>>>> anyone
> >>>>>>>>> from using that code. The fact is that Java and Air-related
> >>>> fixes
> >>>>> have
> >>>>>>>> not
> >>>>>>>>> been going in regularly. The implementations are stable enough
> >>>> that
> >>>>>>>>> drawing a line in the sand and saying no more active support
> >>>> for
> >>>> the
> >>>>>>>> older
> >>>>>>>>> BB SDKs is acceptable in my opinion.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On 3/17/13 11:44 AM, "Michael Brooks"
> >>>> <[email protected]>
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> As far as bb 6 and 7, I am sure the majority of devices out
> >>>> there
> >>>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>>> BB 6
> >>>>>>>>>>> and 7. BB10 just came out so there can't be that many yet.
> >>>>>>> Developers
> >>>>>>>>>>> don't
> >>>>>>>>>>> seem to be interested in those platform though and I think
> >>>> the
> >>>>> focus
> >>>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>> be on BB10.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> It would probably be more accurate to say "BlackBerry Java"
> >>>> which
> >>>>>>>> includes
> >>>>>>>>>> BB 4.6/5/6/7 - yep, we "support" all the way back 4.6
> >>>> although no
> >>>>> one
> >>>>>>>>>> tests
> >>>>>>>>>> that far back anymore.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> I've heard BlackBerry voice the opinion that they would like
> >>>> to
> >>>> see
> >>>>>>>> Apache
> >>>>>>>>>> Cordova focus solely on BlackBerry 10. However, PhoneGap/Build
> >>>> has
> >>>>>>> seen
> >>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>> large demand for BlackBerry 5 and 6.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> +1 Bada
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> +1 webOS - we may want to bring this out of the Attic in the
> >>>> future
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> +1 QR - we may want to bring it this out of the Attic when
> >>>> gearing
> >>>>> up
> >>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>> Ubuntu Phone
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> +0 BB - I want to talk with the our PhoneGap/Build team to
> >>>> better
> >>>>>>>>>> understand their stance. I'd also like Ken or Jeff from
> >>>> BlackBerry
> >>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> chime
> >>>>>>>>>> in with their opinion.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Anis KADRI <
> >>>> [email protected]
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> +1 to kill those platforms and archive them in the attic :-D
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> If WebOS, Qt become relevant again we can revive them from
> >>>> the
> >>>>>>> attic.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Anis KADRI <
> >>>>> [email protected]>
> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> According to [1]:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> "Projects whose PMC are unable to muster 3 votes for a
> >>>> release,
> >>>>>>> who
> >>>>>>>>>>> have
> >>>>>>>>>>>> no active committers or are unable to fulfill their
> >>>> reporting
> >>>>>>> duties
> >>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> board are all good candidates for the Attic."
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> I believe those projects satisfy the "no active
> >>>> committers"
> >>>>>>>> argument.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> I don't see any active committers for Bada, Qt or WebOS.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Markus Leutwyler is the only WebOS committer and is no
> >>>> longer
> >>>>>>>>>>> employed by
> >>>>>>>>>>>> the company that is in charge of it and I am not sure if
> >>>> he's
> >>>>>>> still
> >>>>>>>>>>>> interested in maintaining it. There are still devices out
> >>>>> there I
> >>>>>>> am
> >>>>>>>>>>> sure
> >>>>>>>>>>>> but no new devices are getting shipped.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Bada is officially dead [2] but they still released an
> >>>> SDK a
> >>>>>>> couple
> >>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>>>> weeks ago [3] O_O! They still owned #4 spot in Q3 2012
> >>>> ahead
> >>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>>> Windows
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Phone [4]
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> As far as bb 6 and 7, I am sure the majority of devices
> >>>> out
> >>>>> there
> >>>>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>>> BB
> >>>>>>>>>>> 6
> >>>>>>>>>>>> and 7. BB10 just came out so there can't be that many yet.
> >>>>>>>> Developers
> >>>>>>>>>>> don't
> >>>>>>>>>>>> seem to be interested in those platform though and I think
> >>>> the
> >>>>>>> focus
> >>>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>>> be on BB10.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> [1] http://attic.apache.org/
> >>>>>>>>>>>> [2]
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/samsung-scraps-bada-os-folds-it-
> >>>>>>>>>>> tizen/2013-02-25
> >>>>>>>>>>>> [3] http://static.bada.com/releasenotes/2.0.6.html
> >>>>>>>>>>>> [4] http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2237315
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Brian LeRoux
> >>>> <[email protected]>
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The question has come up about our continued support for:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> - bada
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> - webos
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> - qt
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> - bb6 & bb7
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Nobody is currently actively maintaining Bada, and Qt.
> >>>>> However, I
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> could see us wanting to keep Qt around given Ubuntu
> >>>> Phone.
> >>>>> There
> >>>>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> no new webOS devices, though rumours persist they could
> >>>>> happen,
> >>>>>>> it
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> seems like its more of a ceremony than real support. The
> >>>>> older BB
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> platforms are maintained but the real focus is BB10.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thoughts?
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