That person, in Apache terminology, is a user -- a user of the NetBeans APIs.
Initially we'll have one mailing list for all users, same as with all other Apache projects, and then -- but only as needed -- split off to other mailing lists. Gj On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Randall Wood < [email protected]> wrote: > Is a developer who uses the NetBeans platform in a third party application > a user or developer? > > Randall Wood > > > > On Apr 10, 2017, at 07:30, Geertjan Wielenga < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Good news. > > > > Gj > > > > On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 1:27 PM, Daniel Gruno <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On 10-04-2017 13:22, Emilian Bold wrote: > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> I believe all the Incubation changes will take a serious toll on our > >> users > >>> if we have to change the mailing lists, drop the forums, move the wiki > >> and > >>> use another main website. > >>> > >>> It seems essential to me to use the netbeans.org domain and preserve > as > >>> much of the site / links as possible. > >>> > >>> OpenOffice for example uses the https://www.openoffice.org/ website: > we > >>> should follow the same path! > >>> > >>> The way I see it, NetBeans is not just a developer library or tool, > it's > >>> also a product. So, we have different categories of users, unlike, say, > >>> Apache Commons IO. We will be hurting ourselves as a product with so > many > >>> drastic changes. > >> > >> There are two audiences here, keep that in mind: > >> > >> 1) USERS of NetBeans (who will visit www.netbeans.org) > >> 2) DEVELOPERS of NetBeans (who will visit netbeans.apache.org) > >> > >> The best way to handle this is simply to, yes, have two web sites - one > >> for users of the project and one for the developers. There is nothing > >> standing in the way of that. The only obligatory thing is that the > >> developer site must be at netbeans.apache.org. > >> > >> With regards, > >> Daniel. > >> > >>> > >>> The transition should be smooth: existing and new users should not see > >>> anything new except the good news that we are under Apache now! > >>> > >>> --emi > >>> > >> > >> > >
