Hi Jim, Thanks for the explanation. Given your explanation, if I find a component in the incubator that I am interested in using, would it then make more sense to _COPY_ that component (and its dependencies) from the incubator directory into my own [sub]directory in order to minimize impact on new versions of lps? Then once a component has graduated, I could simple weight the differences and apply changes as needed? Would that be the "correct" approach or should I just look at the incubator as "best practices" to follow when doing/copying my own components?
Thanks, Daniel On May 30, 2006, at 12:06 PM, Jim Grandy wrote: > 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> Laszlo-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.openlaszlo.org/mailman/listinfo/laszlo-user > _______________________________________________ Laszlo-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.openlaszlo.org/mailman/listinfo/laszlo-user
