SDB is getting some user attention but not much developer attention. I
was hoping that there would be a contribution to go with JENA-447 but
nothing has come in. I don't have the bandwidth to even answer
questions about it properly, partly because I don't use it. I guess
others are in a similar position.
I do think we should be clear as to it's status.
In the future, I see these options:
1/ Add jena-sdb to the main distribution.
(If it becomes a block on a release, remove it.)
2/ As is - release "sometimes".
3/ Dormant SDB.
This is the last release unless some activity arises to maintain it.
Keep the source around but move out of trunk.
Can be built from source.
4/ Legacy SDB.
More definite statement than (3) that it is dropped.
Keep the source around.
For 3 and 4, where there are no plans to release again if nothing
changes, the snapshot builds should be stopped. Users can build from
source if they want to but the current snapshot should not become a
distribution-under-the-radar which I feel it becomes if there are no
plans to make it a formal release.
Thoughts?
I'm tending towards doing this one last release then (3).
Andy
