quickhanded evaluation: 0. Method: merely unzipped and read through the code and the provided information. Coined the phrase "quickhanded" because I like making up my own words if one doesn't come to mind. (but it describes this does it not)
1. I'm underwhelmed with the prospect of collaborative tools that require Internet Explorer. 2. Project makes heavy use of javascript... This is bad. 3. Project is implemented using JSP. JSP is yucky, but this does use Taglibs so that is good. 4. Sourcecode for said taglibs is not included in this distribution, nor is any kind of build etc etc. 5. The is fairly decently documented. I like that. 6. The documentation is in MS Word format... I hate that. (at least until POI::HDF is done along with the Cocoon generator and then I can just read it in mozilla as XHTML or PDF or something ;-) ). 7. I hate the orange and black theme...yuck. Halloween is over. 8. This is basically bugzilla or Scarab (which I have not evaluated but I'm sure is very nice) with things called "forums" which underwhelm me. (use mail lists instead) The prospect of having to install oracle or DB2 or even SQL-sorry-Server to store my bugs underwhelms me. Only DB2 has been tested (bah) and no bullet is there for PostgreSQL. This really underwhelms me. 5-10k minimum is a lot to spend for the kind of volume of data one gets from a bug database. 9. One thing this could use that might make it worth looking at (if it weren't implemented in sorry ol JSPs as opposed to XML or something that would let me change the yucky halloween theme), would be something like the Task Manager and Tracking fascilities from SourceForge. I like that. It wouldn't work for every project but it worked quite nicely for POI before we got to where "little" details took all of any given person's time. It would be better if tasks could be assigned to a person post-facto but *shrugs*. 10. I find it doubtful this will attract much of a community. This person would be far better of contributing to Bugzilla or Scarab or some existing project. This project doesn't appear to revolutionize bug tracking, etc and therefore "Yet Another BugTracker" implemented in yucky old JSPs is not likely to make people jump out of their chairs and want to help. (espeically without the sourcecode!). 11. In my humble and reserved opinion prospects are unlikely that this will appear on Jakarta at any point in the near future. (Not that I'm anybody to say, just figured I'd step up and give an evalutation) -Andy >On 04 Mar 2002 16:10:39 0100 Stefan Bodewig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote. >Hi Doug, > >you are contacting the right people with this list. For the process, >please see <http://jakarta.apache.org/site/newproject.html>. > >Could you tell us a little bit about the projects current community? >How many users/developers are using/working on Synergy? > >I couldn't find any information on a project mailing list or similar >at the link you have provided - or the USERS Guide. > >Stefan > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
