+1 I'm not a big fan of me-too posts, but this is one, bigtime. Apache as a whole and I think all of the subprojects individually have a real need for something like this.
- Leo On Thu, 2002-05-02 at 00:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > +1 > > I would go even further and propose a top level project that will > host all project-management tools, including Gump. <snip> > > *************************** > > PROPOSALS > > *************************** > > This multi-proposal is an effort to unite forces on the build-system front > > and to give a sense to all project build/documentation/site projects on > > xml.apache and Jakarta. > > > > > > JAKARTA-GUMP > > *********************** > > Alexandria started as a multi-project documentation system, and is now dead. > > Gump started there by using the Alexandria descriptors but has become a > > conyinuous-integration tool. > > > > I propose that it finally becomes a top-level Jakarta project, as it is now > > de-facto. > > > > The Vindico proposal will migrate to that project as well and will have the > > possibility to challenge the current de-facto Gump codebase with a vote as > > permitted by the Jakarta rules. > > > > > > JAKARTA-ALEXANDRIA > > ******************************* > > Alexandria still has an important mission, that of creating beautiful > > cross-referenced Java project documentation. > > Maven has taken part of the code-base AFAIK and is using it. > > Centipede is producing source-code cross reference with javasrc and > > umldoclet, and is working on creating SVG UML package charts. > > > > Alexandria can continue with its mission. > > Maven can port-back the code it uses. > > Javasrc developer Bill Smith has decided to DONATE the code to the > > Alexandria project and continue coding there > > (http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=1552505). > > Centipede will give all the code it has that generates documentation. > > > > CENTAVEN > > ******************* > > Maven and Centipede have similar goals but different approaches. > > > > I would like to see them united, and have a single project description > > system. > > > > We have the need, we have the community, we have the code. > > > > Centipede will never be able to make it into Maven and viceversa, because > > the approaches are very different. > > > > I think that these can be overcome, and that we can devide a comon system > > that solves *all* our _needs_. > > > > > > SUMMARY > > ******************* > > Here is my +1+1+1 for all three proposals. > > > > This is the best I can do, and what I think is in the best interest for > > Apache. > > > > What do you think? > > > > -- > > Nicola Ken Barozzi [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - verba volant, scripta manent - > > (discussions get forgotten, just code remains) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > > 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]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
