Nigel Daley wrote: > > On May 21, 2007, at 3:39 PM, Mark Brouwer wrote: > >> Jim Hurley wrote: >>> Hi all- >>> Just wanted to propose a short term conceptual plan >>> forward for Apache River, and see if we're in sync. >> >> Thanks for starting this Jim. Below some of my initial thoughts on your >> ideas. >> >>> Once we get the source accepted and contributed >>> to the project (hopefully this week!)... I'd like to propose >>> that we immediately start working on a release (v0.1). This will >>> not only help us understand the paces of getting a release >>> out through Apache, but also provide a release to the Community >>> from Apache. To focus on getting a release out, the initial work >>> would be targeted at integration stuff (for example, getting Service UI >>> integrated) and some documentation rather than on very many >>> bug fixes or rfes. >>> Once we accomplish that, we can turn our focus towards another >>> near term release (v0.2) which could include additional bug fixes >>> and smaller rfes as well as any cleanup we learn from getting >>> the v0.1 release out. This would not only provide an added value >>> release out to the Community, but also give us further experience >>> and additional momentum of an active project moving forward. > > +1 to Jim's suggestions > >> I find v0.1 not ambitious enough. I think it is important to do some >> bug-fixes and RFEs that have been completed and lingering around for a >> very long time in some peoples workspaces. Just to release so most >> people can sit on the sideline watching v0.1 being released is not that >> interesting to me (I also want to get rid of a lot of fixes and small >> RFEs I've been carrying for too long). > > I think we should start small so we can work through all the other > issues of getting a first release out the door. For instance, the bug > fixes you and others want to commit, do they need unit tests? written > for which harness/framework? who's going to run them? do the bug fixes > need code review? from who? following what guidelines? who's going to > run all the other tests? under which configurations? >
+1 > IMO, if release 0.1 goes smoothly, then a more ambitious 0.2 could > follow on very quickly. > > Cheers, > Nige > > >
