On Jan 5, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Pierre Smits <pierre.sm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Re: slimdown* > The path set in the recent past regarding slim down is a good path. This > should be continued. But, slim down should not be about only focussing on > the framework. More visibility on the website should be created regarding > vision and roadmap. In the past also several apps/components/functions have > been earmarked as eligible for slimdown roadmap, but little actions have > been undertaken. I agree that a lot more still needs to be done, but we actually did a lot of progress in this directions if we look at release branches, rather than the trunk: in fact the new release branch 13.07, that will generate the new releases (the first one will be released in a few weeks), is considerably lighter that the previous releases. This trend can be better appreciated by considering the approx sizes of release tarballs: 09 releases: 58MB 10 releases: 93MB 11 releases: 112MB 12 releases: 113MB 13 releases: 83MB If I well remember, the slimdown effort started between 11 and 12: it took some time to stop the uncontrolled growth trend and move in the other direction. It is important to focus on quality: I still see too many commits that would not meet the minimum quality standards of any decent software company and I really would like to see this resolved; our goal should be that the quality of OFBiz code, and all its commits should shine in perfection. Jacopo
