> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vincent Massol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 12:55 PM
> Subject: [httpclient] Planning proposal
>
> > Here is a planning proposal for httpclient. Here are the steps that
> I'd
> like
> > to do (in that order) :
> >
> > S1/ Identify who are the current *active* committers. Rodney is one.
> I'd
> > like to be one also (I should already consider myself as one
> according to
> > the charter). Any more ? Remy, do you want to be one ? Any other
> persons
> > from Slide ? (those who do not answer to this message should not be
> > considered active I think ... :)).
Why do want to do this ?
Private club to make the design decisions ?
>> S2/ Identify the list of changes made to the rlwrefactoring branch
that
> > should be modified so that the Slide project would accept using a
> 1.0
> > release of commons-httpclient. I think it is important not to fork
> with
> > them, especially as they are the original donators of the code and
> we need
> > their feedback. So far, the interceptors should be returned and Remy
>
> should
> > clarify a bit more his idea with them.
What is not changed ?
I just tried compiling the refactored HttpClient with Slide and got 100
errors. (compiler limit?)
And these are errors of missing/changed methods/classes; not deprecation
warnings.
Solving those would take a lot of efford, and all the current slide
users would have to change their programs as well.
For example: Credentials became abstract, method.name, method.setHeader,
GetMethod.getData, PutMethod.sendData,...
Even the basic things have changed...
> > S3/ Formalise a bit more where we are headed :
> > - define a todo list of tasks for Release 1.0 and after. When all
> the
> items are finished we can release it.
> > - write a features page that lists the existing features of
> httpclient so
> > that end users could right know what httpclient supports
> > - write a simple index page for HttpClient that explains the project
> and
> the goal
> > - simple coding conventions
> > All these pages would go on the commons-httpclient web site
Release 1.0 should be the version of july and should be a real release
with support by the HttpClient group.
> > S4/ Merge the rlwrefactoring branch into the main trunk and work on
> > converging with 2/ and 3/
For slide it is simple, we have a stable version and we have a lot of
users.
If you want to keep us as your customers then you need to provide us
with support.
Support the original HttpClient interface and provide a smooth upgrade
path.
> > How is that ?
> > Thanks
> > -Vincent
Another point to solve is:
Who is involved in design decisions?
Regards,
Dirk
