What's the traction on having S2 plugin-only committers? I am referring to a previous email from Antonio. Just like people sign CLA to write documentation, I think our plugin development would have a major boost if we could have plugin-only committers too.
Paul On 8/21/07, Nils-Helge Garli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess that's a question of definition, viewed in a historical > perspective ;) But I do intend to keep actively maintaining it, and a > few more people maintaining it would be very welcome! > > Nils-H > > On 8/21/07, James Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > +1 for keeping the Portlet plugin in the core Struts 2 distribution and > project. Nils-H is actively maintaining it and I am > > interested in maintaining it as well. > > > > James > > > > > > On Tue Aug 21 1:43 , 'Nils-Helge Garli' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > > > > >I couldn't fint the portlet plugin mentioned on the list of plugins > > >for the different tiers. Where does it fit in? > > > > > >As a plugin developer, I would definetively see it as a motivation > > >having the "Struts 2" brand on the plugin. > > > > > >Nils-H > > > > > >On 8/20/07, Don Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Makes sense to me. Would we bundle the second-tier plugins in our > > >> release or just the first tier? Would second-tier plugins each get > > >> their own release cycle, share one together, or be linked to the main > > >> Struts 2 release cycle? > > >> > > >> Don > > >> > > >> On 8/20/07, Paul Benedict [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > Hi all. > > >> > > > >> > I think the Spring framework has a great model for this kind of > problem. > > >> > They call it the "Spring portfolio" which is the Spring Framework > (proper) > > >> > and then subprojects for very special criteria (security, web > services, > > >> > etc.). We all know Spring is pretty good at integrating > technologies, but > > >> > not every technology has the "weight" to get first tier support. > When it is > > >> > lesser, they get maintained in the "Spring Modules" project. > > >> > > > >> > I think we could do the same thing here. Struts 2 could include > only > > >> > first-tier plugins that actually are part of the Struts release, > but then > > >> > have another Struts subproject that maintains other plugins. > > >> > > > >> > In case someone may bring up Shale and the old "umbrella" framework > > >> > argument, I think my proposal is quite different. I am not > proposing > > >> > different frameworks and communities, but simply creating another > Maven > > >> > project under Struts for Struts plugins. > > >> > > > >> > Paul > > >> > > > >> > On 8/19/07, Frank W. Zammetti [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > Martin Cooper wrote: > > >> > > > Perhaps. Perhaps not. But it's pretty much guaranteed that we > would > > >> > > lower > > >> > > > the base of people who _could_ use them if they're not here. > Some > > >> > > companies > > >> > > > (my current employer included) require approval for each and > every open > > >> > > > source component before it can be used within the company. > > >> > > > > >> > > FYI, I'm in the same boat where I am, and I know the hassles we > go > > >> > > through sometimes to get various libraries/components/whatever > approved, > > >> > > so I definitely know where your coming from with this point. In > talking > > >> > > to other folks, this doesn't seem to be unusual at all. > > >> > > > > >> > > > I disagree. I think it is just fine to distribute such code. If > people > > >> > > start > > >> > > > to use it and have problems with it, then perhaps this will > drive > > >> > > additional > > >> > > > contributors to it. Gaining additional contributors to it as > part of > > >> > > Struts > > >> > > > seems much more likely to me than if it's off in the weeds > somewhere. > > >> > > > > >> > > You mentioned the "...respected source such as the ASF" in the > previous > > >> > > paragraph, and I certainly agree. I think however that if the > approach > > >> > > was as you say, that potentially untested code, or more > accurately code > > >> > > not used to a great extent by active committers, which I believe > is what > > >> > > Ted was talking about, was coming out of a respected ASF project, > it's > > >> > > not hard to imagine that respect declining when a lot of bug > reports are > > >> > > opened for a particular plugin. One plugin could wind up ruining > the > > >> > > good reputation of the larger project. > > >> > > > > >> > > And if no one was maintaining and using that code to begin with, > I think > > >> > > it's a bit of a gamble to hope someone will be spurred into > action by > > >> > > some negative feedback. Maybe someone will be, but I don't think > that's > > >> > > a risk worth taking if you want to keep a good reputation and > keep being > > >> > > a respected project :) > > >> > > > > >> > > I for one see Ted's suggestion as a good compromise... you could > almost > > >> > > in a sense view the external location, wherever that happens to > be, as > > >> > > something of a plugin incubator... assure the code has a > community of > > >> > > developers willing to maintain it and ensure it's at a level of > quality > > >> > > that fits in with the rest of the S2 distro proper, and *then* > roll it > > >> > > in to the distro later. For any plugin that there's any doubt > about > > >> > > today (and I don't know which those are), they can be shifted > there and > > >> > > allowed to grow that community. And if some never do, it's not > the end > > >> > > of the world: they're still there for anyone that wants them. > > >> > > > > >> > > To address the concern you raised about approvals, I think it > would be > > >> > > important to make the external location an endorsed source of > plugins. > > >> > > Maybe it makes more sense to have a plugins subproject under > Struts, I > > >> > > don't know, but whatever the case, so long as people understood > that > > >> > > yes, this plugin repository/incubator/whatever was *the* approved > place > > >> > > to get plugins from, I believe the approval process would be > eased a bit > > >> > > for most users in that same situation as we are. > > >> > > > > >> > > At the end of the day, it's always said that an ASF project > depends on > > >> > > developers who themselves are using the code. It's supposed to > be code > > >> > > for themselves that they happen to share with others, that's how > I've > > >> > > come to understand the underlying concept anyway. If that's > true, then > > >> > > it seems like keeping code in S2 that might not be maintained and > > >> > > actually used by active commutters is a contradiction of that, > and Ted's > > >> > > suggestion offers a viable alternative that keeps the code alive, > and in > > >> > > fact presents (possibly) a better chance for it to succeed. > > >> > > > > >> > > > -- > > >> > > > Martin Cooper > > >> > > > > >> > > Frank > > >> > > > > >> > > -- > > >> > > Frank W. 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