Hello, it's saturday and nobody has risen concerns about new maintainership, so I assume it's ok with you all - thanks for putting trust on unknown person.
For start I need admin privileges on SF, and on wikispaces (which also requires subscription renewal). My user name on both portals is dkochmanski. Best regards, Daniel Juan Jose Garcia-Ripoll writes: > Dear all, > > first of all thanks for taking me into consideration and for volunteering > to continue the project. I was overoptimistic in assuming that I could even > continue fixing bugs or reading the mailing list at all. I therefore > welcome any initiative to have a stable team that works on bugs and keeps > the project alive and useful. Just let me know what you need, such as > adding you to the Admin list and perhaps updating or giving you access to > other resources. > > Since I do not have much time to read these threads, I would appreciate a > warning when the issue has been settled by the community, with a list of > steps that I should take. > > Best regards > > Juanjo > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 10:00 PM, ZhanLin Shang <shangzhan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Daniel, >> I agree with your opinion, I know some C (I've been playing around with C >> for 5 years but not embedding) and some CL (which is the language I use the >> most), I will try to help if I can. >> Best, >> Z.Shang >> >> On Sun Feb 15 2015 at 8:56:01 PM Daniel Kochmański < >> jackdan...@hellsgate.pl> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> most of you have probably noticed, that ECL is unmaintained for quite a >>> while. Some spontaneous attempts are made, like submitting a patch, or >>> answering question - what is great, but insufficient. Many important bug >>> fixes last on git head, a few potential improvements wait in patch >>> queue. The other words - ECL starts to smell funny, what's a shame, >>> since it's a great project. >>> >>> I'm writing to mailing list to volunteer myself as projects >>> maintainer. I'm sure there are people better suited for such role, but >>> since nobody asks for it, I do. Please reply to this message with >>> protests or support, if any. I'm full time embedded engineer with strong >>> C background, and solely speaking - CL new-be. Since I'm full time >>> worker, I can spare only a few hours a week, but I'm sure it would be >>> sufficient for start. >>> >>> Short plan of things, which have to be done (any help welcome) - in >>> descendent order: >>> >>> ** Roll out a new release >>> Many bug-fixes lie on git, and are absent on current release. It is >>> really important to make a new release. >>> >>> 1. Introduce new branching model >>> http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/ >>> >>> 2. Move development to gitorious >>> Split separate projects into separate repositories (libffi, gmp) >>> >>> 3. Patch submissions >>> I think it would be plausible to move patch submissions to >>> mailing list, so they can be commented. >>> >>> ** Refresh >>> 1. Website >>> I find it counter-intuitive and hard to navigate. Sitemap should >>> be rearranged, and maybe even moved from SF. >>> >>> 2. Materials >>> Wiki's subscription is ended now. It should be brought back. >>> Usage examples should be easier to find and study. >>> It would be nice to have tutorials describing, how to install and >>> embed ECL in project. >>> >>> 3. Patch/feature/bug queues (as started by Arto) >>> Decide, which patches need to be merged into ECL, reject the >>> rest. Same with feature requests - if something is beyond our >>> reach for now, should be tagged as won't do. Bug reports should be >>> checked for these already fixed, not-bugs and some which won't be >>> fixed anytime soon. >>> >>> 4. Actualizing ECL support libraries - libffi breaks on build for >>> armv5 (new version works like a charm). It is also at least worth >>> considering switching to lgpl3 (for pragmatic reasons) - this one >>> requires further discussion, but first things first. >>> >>> ** Evolve >>> 1. Third party libraries >>> - Use most recent libraries (asdf, quicklisp, swank, etc) >>> - Treat libffi as separate project /move to more recent version/ >>> - Treat libgc as separate project /consider lgplv3/ >>> >>> 2. Make more ports >>> - Android (merge patches, write nice tutorial) >>> - NaCL >>> - Minix >>> >>> 3. Regression / testing / deployment >>> - vagrant >>> - automated reports >>> - suggestions? >>> >>> 4. ECL java application for android >>> >>> ============================ >>> >>> I already wrote similar mail to Juan Jose Garcia-Ripoll (attached as >>> reference), and he suggested to write to mailing list. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Daniel Kochmański >>> >>> > Hello, >>> > >>> > my name is Daniel Kochmański, and I want to say, that I am really >>> > impressed by your work on Embeddable Common Lisp, and I want to thank >>> > you for it. I find ecl nice piece of software and consider it a great >>> > opportunity to learn. >>> > >>> > I'm writing to you, because I want to be maintainer of it. I have strong >>> > C background, and I'm learning Common Lisp, so it wouldn't be very good >>> > pick if project is actively developed, but since it starts to smell >>> > funny (pun intended), I think it won't be a bad idea. I'm full time >>> > embedded systems engineer, so I can spare only few hours a week, but I'm >>> > convinced it would be sufficient for start. >>> > >>> > First thing I'd like to do is to roll out a new release, since git head >>> > has many improvements over current release (especially bugfix for >>> > bordeaux-threads), and cleanup of feature-requests and bug-reports on >>> > SourceForge. >>> > >>> > Then I plan to move development to gitorious, and host third party >>> > libraries as separate projects. Also, branching model would change - >>> > current commits will land on "develop", and "master" will be kept for >>> > releases only. I'm also considering reorganizing, or even moving ecl >>> > site from SourceForge, because I find it really hard to navigate. There >>> > is also problem with wiki, where subscription has ended, and needs >>> > reactivation by one of the wiki organizers (according to wikispaces). >>> > >>> > Next thing would be actualizing libffi (build breaks on armv5 on old >>> > sources included with ECL), and merging patches for android and nacl >>> > builds - I'm working on it on my local repository lately. After that to >>> > attract more people, I think that would be a nice idea to make android >>> > app, which will bring ECL to android devices. >>> > >>> > What do you think about this proposition? I was convincing myself to >>> > write this mail for few weeks from now, but I'm still not sure if I >>> > should write to mailing list first. Anyways, again, thank you for >>> > keeping this project alive for so many years. >>> > >>> > Best regards, >>> > Daniel Kochmański >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Daniel Kochmański | Poznań, Poland >>> > ;; aka jackdaniel >>> > >>> > "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> Daniel Kochmański | Poznań, Poland >>> ;; aka jackdaniel >>> >>> "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> ------------------ >>> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, >>> sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is >>> your >>> hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought >>> leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a >>> look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ecls-list mailing list >>> Ecls-list@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ecls-list >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, >> sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is >> your >> hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought >> leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a >> look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Ecls-list mailing list >> Ecls-list@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ecls-list >> >> -- Daniel Kochmański | Poznań, Poland ;; aka jackdaniel "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=190641631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Ecls-list mailing list Ecls-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ecls-list
