On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Ruwan Linton <[email protected]>wrote:
> Well, even right now, One has to build the distribution module separately > after building the axis2 project from the root pom. So in effect it is > really a separate thing. I suggest we move the axis2 distribution into a > separate subproject under Axis2. I really think that the Axis2 distro should > have Rampart and Sandesha2 built into it. We can also decide on the > transports that we need to add by default to this distro with this method. +1. I am sure it will be much easier for the users to have a distro with Security & RM built-in rather than downloading them separately and installing them and they also won't have to worry about which Rampart version and which Sandesha version work with a given Axis2 version etc. Best Regards, Nandana > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Samisa Abeysinghe < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> If it is too many logistics to build one pack, we can have separate packs >> but release all three at the same time, at least few days apart >> >> Samisa... >> >> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Andreas Veithen < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This would require again changes to the project structure and/or to >>> the build and release system. I'm not in principle against this, but >>> the issue I see with this is the following: In 2009 we moved the >>> transports into a separate project and in 2010 we migrated to a new >>> TLP. All this required lots of changes and it took a long time to >>> complete this (the TLP migration is still not entirely complete). If >>> we change the project structure every year and every time it takes >>> months to complete this, then we will never reach a stable situation. >>> >>> My counterproposal is to keep things as they are in terms of project >>> structure, but continue to streamline the release processes. We can >>> then move to a release early, release often policy (as is happening >>> right now with the Axis2 1.5 branch) and also have simultaneous >>> releases (as I did for Sandesha2 and Axis2). This would allow us to >>> keep the flexibility to postpone the release of one of the subprojects >>> if there are blocking issues. >>> >>> To summarize: I think that the real pain point is not that we have >>> separate subprojects, but that the release cycles are too long. This >>> can only be solved by making the release process easier, more >>> predictable and well documented. >>> >>> Andreas >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 05:09, Ruwan Linton <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > In the future how about bundling Rampart and Sandesha2 into the Axis2 >>> > distribution itself? It is really part of Axis2 I guess. The recent >>> > experience that I had with the Synapse release convinced me that >>> Rampart and >>> > Sandesha2 are really part of Axis2? Why do't we create a one single >>> > distribution with Rampart and Sandesh2 when we release Axis2. >>> > May be I am hijacking this thread, but I guess this thread is there >>> also >>> > because of the above issue of separately releasing the Rampart and >>> > Sandesha2. >>> > WDYT? >>> > Thanks, >>> > Ruwan >>> > >>> > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Thilina Mahesh Buddhika >>> > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Samisa Abeysinghe >>> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> We have fixed loads of Rampart issues yesterday and we will be able >>> to >>> >>> fix some more today as well. >>> >>> >>> >>> How about a release ASAP? I think users will benefit by having latest >>> >>> rampart working with latest Axis2. >>> >> >>> >> +1. >>> >> >>> >> We can do this release based on the recently released WSS4J 1.5.10. >>> >> >>> >> Thanks, >>> >> Thilina >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> Samisa... >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Ruwan Linton >>> > Software Architect & Product Manager, WSO2 ESB; http://wso2.org/esb >>> > WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.org >>> > >>> > Lean . Enterprise . Middleware >>> > >>> > phone: +1 408 754 7388 ext 51789 >>> > email: [email protected]; cell: +94 77 341 3097 >>> > blog: http://blog.ruwan.org >>> > linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ruwanlinton >>> > google: http://www.google.com/profiles/ruwan.linton >>> > tweet: http://twitter.com/ruwanlinton >>> > >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Ruwan Linton > Software Architect & Product Manager, WSO2 ESB; http://wso2.org/esb > WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.org > > Lean . Enterprise . Middleware > > phone: +1 408 754 7388 ext 51789 > email: [email protected]; cell: +94 77 341 3097 > blog: http://blog.ruwan.org > linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ruwanlinton > google: http://www.google.com/profiles/ruwan.linton > tweet: http://twitter.com/ruwanlinton >
