Hi, On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Anca Luca <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 11/12/2009 07:29 PM, Ludovic Dubost wrote: > > > > Any other opinion about the name: > > > > "Extension Repository" has 1 vote > > +1 > +1 too. Guillaume > > Happy hacking, > Anca > > > > > ? > > > > Jerome Velociter a écrit : > >> Hello, > >> > >> On 10/23/09 11:19 PM, Ludovic Dubost wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I started working on a proposal to redesign code.xwiki.org > >>> > >>> > http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Drafts/XWikiExtensionRepositoryRedesign > >>> > >>> > >>> Please comment and/or modify this document. > >>> > >>> The main thing would be to agree that there should be one "unique" > >>> repository for anything related to XWiki. > >>> > >>> If we agree on that, I would like to start a vote for the name. The > >>> name could be I think any combination of a "prefix" or "suffix" or a > >>> magical unrelated name. > >>> > >>> * Possible Prefix > >>> o Add-On > >>> o Extension > >>> o App > >>> o Store > >>> o Modules > >>> o Plugins > >>> > >> > >> I like "Extension" as prefix, and I'll vote for it. I've always thought > >> the use of "extension" we are currently doing on code.xwiki.org is > wrong > >> (as in "An extension is an application or script that integrates or > >> interacts with XWiki. In other word it's anything that doesn't fit in > >> any other category ;)"). Extension captures well the polymorphism of > >> what the repository will propose. And well, XWiki is all eXtensibility, > >> isn't it? > >> > >>> * Possible Suffix > >>> o Directory > >>> o Repository > >>> o Store > >>> o Catalog > >>> > >> > >> Here I like for "repository", as this is what ultimately we target for > >> code.xwiki.org (similar to a "maven" repository for XWiki extensions, > >> that can be used by the future extension manager > >> http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Design/ExtensionManager). "Store" > is > >> maybe a more trendy name those days, but right now code.xwiki.org does > >> not sell anything, so that would be wrong. > >> > >> So that would be Extension Repository for me. > >> > >> Concerning the data model and UI, I share most of what has been > >> proposed. Some random remarks : > >> - I like the experimental/beta/stable flag. > >> - XRCode.DownloadClass should be XRCode.VersionClass IMO > >> - "extension: page of the extension it is part of" for me this is not > >> necessary, I would store both the XRCode.ExtensionClass object and all > >> version objects in one document. > >> - I don't think we need "minversion/maxversion" for the ExtensionClass, > >> if we have this information in all Version objects we can draw the > >> compatibility table. But that means trusting publishers will actually > >> fill in that info for all versions and keep it up to date. > >> - I don't like the livetable right at the top of the main page. My idea > >> of the main page is something in the flavor of > >> https://addons.mozilla.org, with a sexy intro that shows what are > >> extensions, and then lists of "featured" and "popular" extensions for > >> example. The full live table would come after that IMHO. Note that now > >> that I look at addons.mozilla.org I think the idea of collections is > >> interesting for us too, especially for the time we don't have an > >> extension manager that can fix the dependencies issues. But that's > >> another discussion :) > >> > >> Jerome. > >> > >>> I believe we should make this not feel "technical" but understandable > >>> by non technical users. > >>> > >>> Any other ideas of prefixes or suffixes or other names before we start > >>> a vote ? > >>> > >>> Ludovic > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> devs mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> devs mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >> > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > -- Guillaume Lerouge Product Manager - XWiki SAS Skype: wikibc Twitter: glerouge http://guillaumelerouge.com/ _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
