Some additional major areas:
The test framework
The test suite (the actual tests written using the test framework)
The documentation processing (Docbook).
Rick
On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 3:43 AM, Jon Wolfers <[email protected]> wrote:
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>
> Dear Developers,
>
> whilst I in no way wish to cut short the thanks to Rick and David - and
> goodness, they deserve it, I think the time has come to at least start a
> conversation about the future of the project.
>
> Rick and David and Mark covered all the bases, but it was a stretch for
> them, and they often wished that they received more assistance. It is not
> entirely clear what the future holds, but Rick and David have both said
> that whilst they are happy to advise, their period of doing the work is
> over.
>
> That means that if ooRexx is to remain a live project we are going to have
> to come up with people with the skills who are happy to do the things that
> need to be done, either from within our own ranks or from the Rexx
> community. Whether or not this is possible is what I want to ascertain
> over the next months.
>
> For myself, I have few of the technical attributes required for
> administering or even developing this project, but I am a seasoned user of
> ooRexx and I appreciate what a thing of beauty it is, and would like to
> carry on doing whatever I can to keep it alive. No-one wants to be tied to
> something very demanding if it turns out to be doomed to fail, so I am
> saying that I will give this a year and then review it. I definitely see
> myself as holding the position against the day that someone better equipped
> comes along.
>
> It seems to me that there are several major areas that we need active
> participants in:
>
> - The interpreter itself
> - Linux expert
> - Windows expert
> - Project Lifecycle administrator
> - Installer expert
> - Builds
>
> Perhaps there are other areas. I would welcome people coming forward,
> even if only to make tentative commitments in these areas. That will give
> us some idea of how ambitious or unambitious we need to be.
>
> Rick and David are no longer project administrators. I was unhappy with
> the idea of being the only administrator, so I asked Les Koehler from
> rexxLa to take on an administrative role, much as one might give a key to
> your next door neighbour for safe keeping - he is our safe pair of hands.
> I would like in time for most if not all committers to share the
> administration role, but we must see what emerges.
>
> There are some big questions to answer, particularly concerning ooRexx 5.0
> and ooDialog, but I think it would be helpful to review who we have on
> board and who we can find before attempting to put together a strategy.
>
> Let the conversation commence...
>
> Jon
>
>
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