I had a thought that I wanted to run by people...
Since there is some consternation about what to do with Felix Commons
(i.e., whether or not to release bundles or just release POM files),
what about the possibility of just releasing POM files, but releasing
the actual JAR files independently of Apache?
For example, with the new OBR plugin we could easily create an OBR repo
that someone could place at a third-party site, e.g., the original OBR
Source Forge site.
I am not sure if this would be muddying the waters or not, but the
effort to do this would clearly have to be outside of the Apache mandate
(i.e., an independent effort). For example, if we did decide to release
POMs, then nothing could stop a third party from creating real bundles
and making them available on a web site, right? So, this could work in a
similar fashion.
The rationale for doing something like this is that it seems like we as
a community do not have man power or perhaps will power (for good
reason) to be responsible for maintaining a large bundle repository.
Of course, if the mere act of releasing a POM encompasses as much need
for oversight as a bundle JAR file, then this approach wouldn't save us
much either.
Any thoughts from people with more knowledge than myself on such topics?
-> richard
