Hello gang, I'm sure some of you have (passively) read some of the discussions that are occurring on #edevelop from time to time regarding the direction this project is taking. I am mainly talking about E17, the window manager, and not the entire EFL.
The main discussion was centered about how we're developing E17 and where its going. We now have two places where we keep TODO items and bugs, the TODO file in apps/e, and bugzilla. The way things are going, we have several "open" features in E17 that are partially done, some major, some minor. Among those features are EFM, and the First Time Run Wizard (FTRW). EFM was supposed to be a simple file selector, it then grew into a file manager, it then started getting custom directory and window configuration abilities, and then grew so big it needed its own process. As it stands, none of its features are 100% complete and almost without bugs, except the file selector. The file selector is a core part of E17 (for obvious reasons), but the file manager is really not. I would classify it as a nice to have feature, along with desktop icons, but its nothing major that can prevent a release from happening. The FTRW is a useful feature to have that has also been started and has not seen completion yet. It was always on the TODO, but it sprung out of no where at a certain point in time during the EFM development cycle. Although its a nice and very useful feature, and I think it would be a good idea to have it available when we have a release, its taken development time from EFM and other incomplete features in E, and is currently not finished. Yet another incomplete and relatively big feature. Some other items in the TODO are considered medium sized tasks, and the majority can be considered small tasks. I don't know about the state of things in bugzilla, but we can assume the same as with the TODO. So the main question I have for everyone is, what now? We're writing code, time is passing, and we're not closing (or barely closing) any of the items on the TODO. New features that are not always planned make their way every now and then, and we're never substantially closer to a release or a release candidate. What do you folks propose we do to handle this problem? Should we freeze the addition of new items to E17 (similar to the freeze done a while back) and concentrate on closing all the TODO items and the bugs? Whatever decision we make, we need to do something about the way E17 is being developed, and the pace at which it is being developed at. -- Hisham Mardam Bey http://hisham.cc/ +1-514-713-9312 Codito Ergo Sum (I Code Therefore I Am) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
