Vincent,

I think we all agree.  I can appreciate not incorporating it into the
mainstream tree until it has been tested.  I figure that since the current
non-functional IMAP is in the proposal section, it can't hurt to replace it
with Sascha's new code, and instructions for how to do a JAMES build with
it.

Peter is also in favor of this, but wants confirmation from one of the
old-timers, since we don't appear to have a written policy.  I did come
across these messages:

  http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg02717.html
  http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01713.html

which seem to confirm that the proposals tree is for experimental code, and
that it should be just fine to update the existing IMAP code in the
proposals tree.  I think it also confirms Peter's view that WHEN it has been
tested enough, that it can be moved (back) into the main tree.

        --- Noel

-----Original Message-----
From: Vincent Keunen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 3:30
To: James Developers List
Subject: Re: Feedback IMAP


Hi all,

I'm not very experienced in the rules either, but I'd like to point out
that many of us have wished for a long time that the IMAP code would
evolve.  We now have the luck of having someone working on that code
with enthusiasm (thanks, Sascha) and I think it's very important to have
Sascha feel that his work is really appreciated by integrating it into
the code base.  Of course, we don't want to break the system, but aren't
there ways to do this without waiting for the committers to go through
the code thoroughly (no critic on them, they do a great work but maybe
are a bit too busy for the moment)?

Aren't there some tests (ala XP) that could be run (by other people,
maybe Sascha himself) and that would give confidence in the code written?

Just trying to manage the psychological side of our James developers...
  ;-)

Peter M. Goldstein wrote:

>Noel,
>
>I've certainly got no objection, but I'm new to the committer role and
>don't know all the rules.  Wouldn't want to do it without the ok of
>someone with more experience.
>
>--Peter
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:17 AM
>>To: James Developers List
>>Subject: RE: Feedback IMAP
>>
>>Peter & Charles,
>>
>>I don't know the convention, but can't his code be committed into the
>>proposal tree (where the old version is now), so that other interested
>>parties can play with it, without impacting the mainstream code?
>>
>>      --- Noel
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