Hi Daniel,

Incubator components are included "as-is" in the source distribution  
as a service to the community. The bar for inclusion is low, and  
there is very little QA attention paid to them.

Inclusion in the incubator can be an effective way of putting a  
proposal on a track for addition to the platform itself --  
newcombobox/datacombobox is a good example here. However (and here  
newcombobox is a bit of an exception), for inclusion in the platform  
proper a proposal still has to follow the RFC process (see http:// 
wiki.openlaszlo.org/Enhancement_Proposals) and be accepted by the  
community.

Given this, I think it is very likely that a given incubator  
component will change as it is migrated to the platform. It is also  
possible that an incubator component will change substantially from  
release to release -- the focus in the incubator is less on  
continuity and compatibility and more on development of "best  
practices" and evolution of solutions.

jim


On May 30, 2006, at 8:42 AM, Daniel Salama wrote:

> Can anyone explain to me or point me to where I can read more about
> the incubator directory?
>
> I just learned about it and would like to know more about the process
> followed for these "components" to graduate to standard lps
> distribution. Also, how likely are they to change during their
> "graduation"? If I use them know, will it brake in a future version
> of lps?
>
> Thanks,
> Daniel
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