Thanks Rick,
Absolutely agree - New list (complete with letters):
- A - The interpreter itself
- B - Linux expert
- C - Windows expert
- D - Project Lifecycle administrator
- E - Installer expert
- F - Builds
- G - The test framework
- H - The test suite (the actual tests written using the test framework)
- I - The documentation processing (Docbook).
Jon
On 13 April 2015 at 10:48, Rick McGuire <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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:
>
>> BCC: RexxLa Board
>>
>> 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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