that would be great
On 5/17/05, Bryce Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As harmony is just getting started, there is a great deal of good > suggestions, questions and offers for help. Ever since the Slashdot > announcement I personally think that the number of people whom have > joined and offered their services has clearly gone up and to promote > organization I'm proposing a naming scheme for subject of emails. The > Bulletin board style tags are just to promote reading ease. > > First lets look at what seem to be the larger topics of discussion. > > [BigCategories] > JVM: The Java Virtual Machine, where to start, different available > codebases and strategies. > > Compiler: Creating a javac like tool. > > Documentation: It's always easier to document as you go along and well > documented code can save tons of time in tracking down bugs. > > Libraries: Which ones to choose or develop individually > > Tools: The associated java tools, applet viewer, jar, etc. > > Introduction: This would be used for if your'e introducing yourself, > listing prior experience, etc. > > DevPriority: The overall discussion of which parts of harmony should > be developed first. > > Target OS: Seems small but it doesn't belong as a part of any other so > it gets its own. > > Licensing: Should really be a minor concern for now, once we pick up > steam this issue will be logically sorted out. It's and > inter-dependancy (i apologize if i used the word wrong), choosing a > licence effects our code base choices and visa-versa > > Organization: How things should be organized. > [/BigCategories] > > Below these would be sub-categories that would provide more insight > into the larger topic. > > [SmallCategories] > Suggestion: General suggestion(s) for a particular topic. > > Questions: Questions about a particular topic. > > DevPriority: Probably shouldn't be used yet, would be used for > sub-development. i.e. What order things should be developed for the > compiler. > > Organization: How things should be organized. > [/SmallCategories] > > So say for example you wanted to send a brand new suggestion for the > JVM the topic of the post would be "JVM--Suggestion" and if you wanted > to ask a questions about a compiler it would be "Compiler--question" > and so on like that. > > This should be friendly for both threaded and un-threaded mail > clients. And under this system this mail would be > "Organization--Organization" but for now that's irrelevant. > > I think this system would really help focus the group and allow people > to easily tune in to what interests them and keep a tab on the general > flow of the project, while right now things seem a bit "willy-nilly". > > What do you think? > -- > ~Bryce Leo > > --Veritas Vos Liberabis-- >
