Hey Velocity folks (and especially VelocityTools folks), VelocityTools 2 is working well and pretty much ready for another alpha release, but it's not moving as quickly as i'd hoped. In the meantime, VelocityTools 1.x has a few unreleased features and fixes that are overdue for release. This has created something of an impasse for me, and i'd love your input on a few things.
I have scratched my main personal itches for VelocityTools 2, but there are still some things i was planning to have before we release 2.0, specifically updated docs, updated showcase examples, Tiles2 support and complete caching for VelocityViewTag. Updating the docs and showcase examples are firm requirements for me, but the other two features are not things i personally need. So, question one, what are your thoughts and feelings on the use/importance of: Tiles2 support? caching for the VelocityViewTag? something else i'm forgetting? Now, in regards to VelocityTools 1.x. VelocityTools 2 is almost completely compatible (though with much deprecation) with VelocityTools 1.3. Second question: what should we do with the 1.x series? stop now and focus on getting 2.0 out and easing transition from 1.3 to 2.0? release the trunk as 1.4 and be done with it? release the trunk as 1.3.1 (since there's not a ton of new stuff) and be done with it? continue developing both 1.x and 2.x in parallel? some other option? Finally, my third question, will you help? Claude? Marino? Christopher T.? Christopher S.? Will? I know you guys are out there! :) And yeah, i know life is busy, and i've been charging madly ahead with 2.0 development, making it hard to jump in. But, 2.0 has largely gelled at this point, and i could REALLY use some help with filling out tests and updating documentation for it (which are all fairly easy for multiple devs to do in parallel). Also, i'm seriously lacking in motivation to get the latest stuff in 1.x documented and released, since i'm just using 2.0 now. If any of you guys are still invested in 1.x and interested in seeing another release (or more), now is the time to speak up and help out. I know i told someone months ago that i'd rattle off another 1.x release, but i'm just not sure it's worth it at this point. Sorry. :( Thanks for reading! Please let me know your thoughts and seriously consider helping out. Oh, and if you want to help out with documentation for 2.0, i have actually written quite a bit, but it is all plain text. I mostly need help either integrating it into the old DVSL doc system or (if you're feeling ambitious) Henning's new Maven-based doc system that Engine is using now. peace, nathan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
