ofbiz-applications name looks good to me. 👍 Thanks, Ashish
On Wed, 1 Jul 2026 at 1:23 PM, Deepak Dixit <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > As a follow-up to the recent discussion on separating the applications from > the framework, I’d like to propose creating a new Git repository named > *ofbiz-applications*. > > Discussion thread: > https://lists.apache.org/thread/8rvtlfyo3hqg1kgmmo9t9tybw5vjfqt9 > > Over the past several weeks, we’ve completed the dependency cleanup work > tracked under *OFBIZ-13305*. The framework no longer has runtime > dependencies on the applications, and the remaining references have either > been removed or migrated into the framework where appropriate. > > The goals of creating a separate repository are to: > > - Decouple the applications from the framework. > - Allow the framework and applications to evolve independently. > - Simplify the framework repository and make it easier to use as a > standalone foundation. > - Make framework upgrades significantly easier for adopters. > > Today, one of the biggest challenges when upgrading OFBiz is merging > changes in the application layer, where business logic often conflicts with > custom implementations. > > As a result, many adopters postpone framework upgrades, making it more > difficult to benefit from the latest framework improvements, bug fixes, > performance enhancements, and, most importantly, security fixes. > > By separating the applications from the framework, adopters will be able to > upgrade the framework independently while keeping their customized > application code unchanged. This will significantly reduce merge conflicts, > simplify framework upgrades, and encourage users to stay current with the > latest framework releases, including *critical security* updates. > > If any additional dependencies are discovered after the split, we can > address them through follow-up JIRA issues without blocking the repository > separation. > > Unless there are any objections, I’d like to proceed with creating the new > *ofbiz-applications* Git repository and then begin migrating the > application modules from the ofbiz-framework repository. > > Please share your feedback or concerns. > > Thanks > -- > Deepak Dixit > ofbiz.apache.org >
