Hi Caty, On Feb 7, 2013, at 5:08 PM, "Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > XWiki Flavors are a set of predefined extensions having a specific use > case in mind. XWiki Flavors can be considered specializations of XWiki > instances suited for different purposes like public websites, > intranets, content sharing, project management, community status, > business intelligence, etc. > > Scenario: You want to install XWiki. The installer will propose > different 'flavors' and will install automatically all required > extensions. This way you will have a product close to your initial > needs. You can later refine it by installing / uninstalling other > extensions. > > So when I first thought about the process of installing a Flavor I > imagined that I could customize what I wanted from the Flavor and > select just the things I need. Actually for me Flavors were like > categories with subcategories, and more of a classification system, > than a packaging one. > > http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Flavours/customizedInstall.png > > Also another difference in my vision is that I had a Base Package that > contains the common denominator for all Flavors. The Base Package > should contain basic mechanics for managing content and users. > Selecting no flavor will still result in having basic wiki features > (page creation, attachments, history, users, etc.). > > After some discussions with Eduard I understood that Flavors could be > defined as extensions and they could contain just a list of > dependencies on other extensions. The Extension Manager will install > the 'exact' list it gets from the definition without the ability to > exclude some dependencies. Indeed. > I've watched the 'recent' mails about XWiki Flavors [1] [2] [3] [4] > and for me the conclusion is clear: we will never agree on what > starting features are the best and that will solve everybody's > problems. But that is ok and normal and the strength of XWiki is it's > extensibility. > > So the next idea was to have a Flavor Creator that will allow users to > create their own collections of extensions. This collection should be > then published to extensions.xwiki.org and could appear in the > installer list as suggestions. Some thoughts: * Yes, the idea is that anyone can contribute a flavor on xwiki.org, since it's an extension like any other (it would just have a new type, called "flavor" since we don't have this ATM). The DW will list all flavors it can find from e.x.o. This is where we need some ways to bring the best flavors to the top. My idea was to add ratings to the Repository app for that * Also, in the DW the user should be allowed to not install any flavor so that he can then install extensions one by one if he so wishes * Re the base package there's no need to have one since extensions declare their require dependencies > http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Flavours/flavorCreator.png > > If Application Within Minutes let's you create your own applications, > the Flavor Creator would let you make packages of extensions for a > specific purpose. This way we strengthen XWiki's extensibility and we > let the users take the power and customize the solutions that are > perfect for them. Sounds good. Thanks -Vincent > Just some ideas. > > Thanks, > Caty > > [1] [Idea]"Community" flavor http://xwiki.markmail.org/thread/2e3fdm3hfuh54vpr > [2] [Idea] XWiki Project Development Flavor > http://xwiki.markmail.org/thread/334vzyytfvlppmri > [3] Idea collection minimal xwiki configuration > http://markmail.org/thread/abma4pzuq2ooy6as > [4] [UserStory] Wiki Archetypes > http://xwiki.markmail.org/thread/jp35ackl2puuscjv _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
