Does anyone in this group have concerns about using the proposed icon ( http://iablog.sybase.com/efarrar/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/icon_48x48.png ) for the patch outlined in the previous posts?
Thanks, Eric Farrar On Aug 12, 2:37 pm, Eric Farrar <[email protected]> wrote: > As a follow-up to our recent proposal document, we plan to release a > parallel, patched version of Gears containing the proposed module. In > order to minimize the code conflicts between the versions, we plan on > creating a separate project that maintains a single patch file. To > build the patched version from source, a user would first get the > latest code fromhttp://gears.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/, and then > apply the patch file. The planned name for this project is > “UltraLiteWeb Patch for Gears”. > > In addition to providing a source patch, we also plan on supplying > precompiled binaries. In the same way that Google creates and hosts > binary builds of the Gears project, we will also create and host > Sybase builds (that contain the patch). However, to avoid confusion > with the Google builds, the Sybase builds will use “UltraLiteWeb” as > the product short name. > > I would also like to use the following derivative > icon:http://iablog.sybase.com/efarrar/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/icon_48x4... > to make it clear that this is simply a patched version of Gears. > > Please let me know if you have any concerns about the course we are > taking towards releasing a patched version. I would be happy to > provide this group with the patch code and/or binaries before making > them public if you would like to do some compatibility testing first. > > Thanks, > > Eric Farrar > > On Jul 28, 2:24 pm, Eric Farrar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Over the past few months I have been working on firming up some > > prototyping work that was discussed on this forum several months ago > > (http://groups.google.com/group/gears-eng/browse_thread/thread/1f643be... > > ). In brief, I am working on implementing a module to enable secure, > > relational synchronization between a MobiLink server, and an UltraLite > > relational database running in the browser. > > > Since I would eventually like to see this module embraced by the broad > > Gears project, I would like to solicit some early feedback on the API. > > However, I do recognize some aspects of the proposed module may make > > it unsuitable for broad adoption in the short term. If that is the > > case, we may still pursue releasing a parallel ‘patched’ distribution > > of Gears that contains this module (as discussed in the previous > > conversations). > > > In response to the request that we work with the Gears team to ensure > > that, “the two versions don’t clobber each other in the wild,” I have > > prepared a formal API proposal document. I am currently hosting that > > document on my blog > > athttp://iablog.sybase.com/efarrar/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/uldatabas... > > . While I am hosting the document at the moment, I would like to add > > it to the official Gears wiki alongside the other API proposal > > documents. > > > The purpose of the document is to outline the purpose and APIs of the > > proposed ULDatabase module. Since I want to conform to the ‘feel’ of > > the other Gear’s modules, I am welcoming any comments or criticisms on > > this API, or on the idea as a whole. > > > I should mention that this document only discusses the APIs of the > > proposed module, and does not address the complications of the > > coexistence of a parallel distribution. That said, we have spent a > > good deal of time looking into the complications of coexistence (using > > the feedback from the previous conversation), and are confident that > > we have a working solution. We can discuss the coexistence issues in > > more detail if it turns out we need to go that route. > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Eric Farrar
