Mike, I can't say for sure what may have happened, but I know that we have been working actively to send out a few newsletters and details when available. With the Flex Summit, and these movements with Apache we've had to be a bit patient waiting for this stuff to be straightened out. Now that things are moving forward so will we.
J On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Michael Schmalle <m...@teotigraphix.com>wrote: > You could also pick off a bug, fix it, get reviewed, and get a committer >> to >> submit. The patch would be able to still be voted down if the patch wasn't >> liked by another committer and discussions would follow. >> > > I am an initial committer, that is why I am asking these questions. I also > agree that the kitchen sink shouldn't be included in the core SDK but there > should be some off-shoot of some kind. > > Also I signed up for Spoon more than a month ago, you guys said you would > get back to me I have not not heard anything, so these questions are trying > to clear the fog for me. > > Mike > > > Quoting Jonathan Campos <jonbcam...@gmail.com>: > > These are great questions and many of them that we asked at the Flex >> Summit. >> >> You could also pick off a bug, fix it, get reviewed, and get a committer >> to >> submit. The patch would be able to still be voted down if the patch wasn't >> liked by another committer and discussions would follow. >> >> For a new component you could try to just add it in, but you'll go through >> this same process of review and voting. I've said it before a few times >> that there are plenty of people that have their own amazing "login window >> component", doesn't meant that it will go in if other committers disagree. >> That doesn't mean that the component isn't the most amazing thing since >> sliced bread, just means that maybe it doesn't belong in the framework >> that >> everyone uses. That is what 3rd party add-ons are perfect for. >> >> We as a group should be focusing on what we can do to make these 3rd party >> add-ons easier to include, not how to get everything and the kitchen sink >> into the framework. >> >> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Michael Schmalle <m...@teotigraphix.com >> >wrote: >> >> Quoting Jonathan Campos <jonbcam...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> That is an exact question that I asked at the Flex Summit specifically >>> for >>> >>>> the group. >>>> >>>> Roy Fielding had a great analogy/answer. >>>> The main idea is that this is that we are throwing a party, not running >>>> a >>>> business with free labor. So people need to be energized about what they >>>> are doing, they aren't there to be given tasks. >>>> >>>> As such there is no roadmap. You may come up with a great idea and start >>>> working on it, then when other people see what you are doing they may >>>> join. >>>> Over time your idea snowballs and gets added in, but this doesn't mean >>>> that >>>> there is a formal roadmap for people to sit at and program away against. >>>> >>>> However this is where Spoon comes in. We do have plans and roadmaps of >>>> features we want to add. Some take time and require people. If you are >>>> interested in our roadmap (our party) you and anyone else is free to >>>> join. >>>> >>>> Make sense? >>>> >>>> J >>>> >>>> >>> This actually does make sense for features. >>> >>> So can I ask this, am I to then just look at the bug base, say hey that >>> looks like something I can fix, fix it then commit it? >>> >>> Don't jump on this to quick, I am saying there needs to be a unit test? I >>> remember Alex saying that Apache is usually commit & review but that they >>> were trying for a review and commit in the beginning. Has anybody else >>> heard this? >>> >>> Does there have to be votes on say a new component that would be added to >>> the SDK? I'm really just trying to understand the algorithm of >>> develop/test/fix/commit for an initial committer. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Jonathan Campos >> Dallas Flex User Group Manager >> http://www.d-flex.org/ >> blog: >> http://www.unitedmindset.com/**jonbcampos<http://www.unitedmindset.com/jonbcampos> >> twitter: >> http://www.twitter.com/**jonbcampos<http://www.twitter.com/jonbcampos> >> >> > > > -- Jonathan Campos Dallas Flex User Group Manager http://www.d-flex.org/ blog: http://www.unitedmindset.com/jonbcampos twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jonbcampos
