I agree with the plan for a first Apache release. NetBeans Platform first, then the rest.
--emi >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: Current Status & Proposed Plan for Apache NetBeans >Local Time: October 31, 2017 2:52 PM >UTC Time: October 31, 2017 12:52 PM >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] > >Hi all, > > We're making great progress, we have been working together well, and have > IP clearance related commits from a significant group constituting a range > of different people: > >https://github.com/apache/incubator-netbeans/graphs/contributors > > To dos: >1. There's around 300 (out of 45,000) files left to process -- the sooner > we can get that down to 0, either via re-licensing or via Rat exclusions, > the better. That should be our central focus for this week. Take a look at > the Rat report, see who is listed to work on it, and work with them to get > it done: > >https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/List+of+Modules+to+Review >2. We've also been working on downloading binaries from Maven Central, > i.e., that's the logical and officially accepted place for binaries and > we're trying to leverage that as much as possible -- though that's not a > requirement for releasing NetBeans from Apache. >3. Binaries that are GPL-ed need to be handled in some way -- in terms of > the core of NetBeans, i.e., the NetBeans Platform, that means JavaHelp and > SwingLayout. Various solutions have been offered and discussed re JavaHelp, > while SwingLayout may simply need to be removed, as a first attempt to get > rid of it, and then we should see what the consequence of doing that is and > fixing where needed. >4. Plan a first Apache release. Here's a proposal: > - Apache NetBeans 9.0 Alpha -- NetBeans Platform only (i.e., only the core > modules, possibly without JavaHelp). In this way, we'll have worked through > the process for a coherent part of Apache NetBeans and will only have > JavaHelp and SwingLayout to deal with in terms of GPL. (I believe SwingX is > not applicable to the platform, but the IDE.) > - Apache NetBeans 9.0 Beta -- Everything currently in Apache NetBeans Git, > i.e., the above and then also including all the other clusters currently > there, i.e., Java SE tooling. > - Apache NetBeans 9.0 -- All of the above, including NetCAT involvement. > This will be the officially tested version of Apache NetBeans. >5. I propose we aim to begin with the official release process of Apache > NetBeans 9.0 Alpha next week. >6. All the other parts of NetBeans (Java EE etc) are still in process at > Oracle, which is good, since it means we're able to focus on the subset > we're currently working on. > > Comments and feedback welcome, > > Geertjan
