On 28 May 2013 10:31, Anders Logg <[email protected]> wrote:

> We tried at some point in the past to set up guidelines and rules for
> apps but it was not very successful. App developers want complete
> control of their code, coding practices etc which I think is fine.
>

As long as the app is using parts of FEniCS of course... what about license
requirements?


> So my suggestion would be to keep it as loose as possible: We list the
> apps with an image, a short text and a link on the FEniCS web page -
> that makes the apps "officially sanctioned". Other than that, the apps
> can put their code wherever they want. I'd welcome any effort to
> organize the apps on Bitbucket but I suspect anyone who tries it will
> have a hard time tracking down all the app developers and moving them
> over to Bitbucket.
>

We don't necessarily have to move all developers if we keep the links to
individual app pages on http://fenicsproject.org/applications/.
As development of FEniCS Plasticity is discontinued on Launchpad, I would
be happy to stick it under some common fenics-apps repo/project on
Bitbucket if possible while maintaining admin control of the Plasticity
repository.

Kristian


> --
> Anders
>
>
> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 10:07:12AM +0200, Joachim Berdal Haga wrote:
> >    I'll kick off: The value of fenics-apps in general is in the increased
> >    visibility of these projects, and in return in "adding value" to
> fenics
> >    by increasing its scope. But the value of any specific mechanism
> >    whereby the apps are grouped or blessed - on [1]fenicsproject.org, on
> >    launchpad or bitbucket, in the book - is more fluid. In my opinion,
> >    each of these has a potential audience and are worthwhile.
> >    -j.
> >
> >    On 28 May 2013 09:55, Garth N. Wells <[2][email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >    On 28 May 2013 08:35, Joachim Berdal Haga <[3][email protected]> wrote:
> >    > I think with the limited interest and disagreements about procedure,
> >    I'll
> >    > shelve this idea for now.
> >    >
> >
> >      I wouldn't say disagreements - it's a different system so the pros
> >      and
> >      cons needed to be assessed to make an informed decision. It's also
> >      an
> >      opportunity to reflect on what with the 'apps' has worked well, and
> >      what perhaps hasn't worked well. I think it's a discussion still
> >      worth
> >      having.
> >      Garth
> >
> >    >
> >    >
> >    > On 23 May 2013 13:46, Joachim Berdal Haga <[4][email protected]>
> wrote:
> >    >>
> >    >> Why, it seems like a perfectly sensible policy to me. The projects
> >    listed
> >    >> on that page are under the fenics applications umbrella, and hence
> >    permitted
> >    >> to have repos in the fenics-apps team. The projects that do not
> want
> >    to be
> >    >> hosted within fenics-apps are not going to be forced into it, of
> >    course!
> >    >>
> >    >> -j.
> >    >>
> >    >>
> >    >> On 23 May 2013 13:20, Garth N. Wells <[5][email protected]> wrote:
> >    >>>
> >    >>> On 23 May 2013 12:07, Joachim Berdal Haga <[6][email protected]>
> >    wrote:
> >    >>> > Yes. I suggest that whatever is listed on
> >    >>> > [7]http://fenicsproject.org/applications/ is sanctioned. Which
> >    just moves
> >    >>> > the
> >    >>> > problem elsewhere, but that problem already exists.
> >    >>> >
> >    >>>
> >    >>> That's not a policy.
> >    >>>
> >    >>> Not all those projects will want to be hosted within a fenics-apps
> >    >>> team. What will their status be?
> >    >>>
> >    >>> Garth
> >    >>>
> >    >>> > Does anybody else have an opinion on whether 'fenics-apps'
> should
> >    exist
> >    >>> > as a
> >    >>> > team? In particular, are any of the other projects listed at
> >    >>> > [8]fenicsproject.org/applications/ interested?
> >    >>> >
> >    >>> > -j.
> >    >>> >
> >    >>> >
> >    >>> > On 23 May 2013 12:30, Garth N. Wells <[9][email protected]>
> wrote:
> >    >>> >>
> >    >>> >> On 23 May 2013 11:10, Joachim Berdal Haga <[10][email protected]>
> >    wrote:
> >    >>> >> > True, but I don't see it as significant. The repo can contain
> >    >>> >> > multiple
> >    >>> >> > development/release/topic branches, and if this isn't
> >    sufficient
> >    >>> >> > then
> >    >>> >> > multiple repos can be created by the team administrators.
> >    >>> >> >
> >    >>> >>
> >    >>> >> Just something to weigh up. The key question is whether having
> >    'team'
> >    >>> >> is better than individual project teams. For example, maybe the
> >    CBC
> >    >>> >> collection is better as it's own team with a collection of
> >    >>> >> projects/repos rather than as a bunch of repos in a apps team.
> >    >>> >>
> >    >>> >> If there is one apps team and it's 'sanctioned', there needs to
> >    be a
> >    >>> >> policy on how a project qualifies, and under what circumstances
> >    it
> >    >>> >> should be removed.
> >    >>> >>
> >    >>> >> Garth
> >    >>> >>
> >    >>> >>
> >    >>> >> > (Later, after looking into team access administration:) I see
> >    now
> >    >>> >> > that
> >    >>> >> > repo
> >    >>> >> > creation is a separate acl, so it is possible to give
> creation
> >    >>> >> > rights to
> >    >>> >> > projects without giving full administrative access.
> >    >>> >> >
> >    >>> >> > -j
> >    >>> >> >
> >    >>> >> >
> >    >>> >> > On 23 May 2013 11:31, Garth N. Wells <[11][email protected]>
> >    wrote:
> >    >>> >> >>
> >    >>> >> >> On 20 May 2013 21:33, Anders Logg <[12][email protected]>
> wrote:
> >    >>> >> >> > On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 08:13:44PM +0200, Joachim Berdal
> >    Haga
> >    >>> >> >> > wrote:
> >    >>> >> >> >>    I'm about to move cbc.block (which is listed as a
> >    fenics
> >    >>> >> >> >> application)
> >    >>> >> >> >>    from launchpad to bitbucket. I think it would be nice
> >    if the
> >    >>> >> >> >> repository
> >    >>> >> >> >>    could be in a "fenics-apps" team - like the
> >    "fenics-group"
> >    >>> >> >> >> project
> >    >>> >> >> >> on
> >    >>> >> >> >>    launchpad. It makes the fenics applications more
> >    >>> >> >> >> discoverable,
> >    >>> >> >> >> and
> >    >>> >> >> >> the
> >    >>> >> >> >>    urls more descriptive.
> >    >>> >> >> >>    I can of course create this team myself since the name
> >    isn't
> >    >>> >> >> >> taken,
> >    >>> >> >> >> but
> >    >>> >> >> >>    I'd prefer it to be decided by somebody more in the
> >    loop than
> >    >>> >> >> >> I...
> >    >>> >> >> >
> >    >>> >> >> > I think having a fenics-apps team
> >    >>> >> >> > ([13]https://bitbucket.org/fenics-apps)
> >    >>> >> >> > would be a good idea. And same as last time, I'd prefer if
> >    >>> >> >> > someone
> >    >>> >> >> > else took charge of it. Previously, Andy and Kristian did
> >    this on
> >    >>> >> >> > Launchpad.
> >    >>> >> >> >
> >    >>> >> >> > So if you volunteer, just go ahead and create the team,
> but
> >    lets
> >    >>> >> >> > wait
> >    >>> >> >> > to get some more comments, especially from Andy and
> >    Kristian.
> >    >>> >> >> >
> >    >>> >> >>
> >    >>> >> >> There are some drawbacks to this. An 'apps' project won't
> >    have full
> >    >>> >> >> control, e.g. will not be able to create multiple repos. On
> >    >>> >> >> Launchpad,
> >    >>> >> >> fenics-apps was an umbrella rather than  a team.
> >    >>> >> >>
> >    >>> >> >> Garth
> >    >>> >> >>
> >    >>> >> >>
> >    >>> >> >>
> >    >>> >> >
> >    >>> >> >
> >    >>> >
> >    >>> >
> >    >>
> >    >>
> >    >
> >
> > Referenser
> >
> >    1. http://fenicsproject.org/
> >    2. mailto:[email protected]
> >    3. mailto:[email protected]
> >    4. mailto:[email protected]
> >    5. mailto:[email protected]
> >    6. mailto:[email protected]
> >    7. http://fenicsproject.org/applications/
> >    8. http://fenicsproject.org/applications/
> >    9. mailto:[email protected]
> >   10. mailto:[email protected]
> >   11. mailto:[email protected]
> >   12. mailto:[email protected]
> >   13. https://bitbucket.org/fenics-apps
> >   14. mailto:[email protected]
> >   15. http://fenicsproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fenics
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