[Zope3-Users] Re: Attn Jim Fulton: Buildout builder

2008-03-15 Thread Malthe Borch
Martijn Faassen wrote: Note that Malthe (cc-ed too) is interested in: Architecting and implementing a Zope component that can extend a running application in a way that plays nicely with both the component architecture and setuptools. The extensions would typically be pulled in over the network

Re: [Zope3-Users] Attn Jim Fulton: Buildout builder

2008-03-15 Thread Jim Fulton
I replied to this privately. This has gotten so much discussion, I think I'd better clarify my position. On Mar 14, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Derek Richardson wrote: I am the Plone champion for the buildout builder. The buildout builder will be a web application, likely written in Grok, that will

Re: [Zope3-Users] Attn Jim Fulton: Buildout builder

2008-03-15 Thread David Pratt
Hi Malthe. I tend to agree. Anyone that can write python can create a recipe of any kind for whatever purpose. Most concrete recipes already exist for the fairly standard things one needs to do. At the very least, they can be emulated by someone new to buildout. There is little daunting about

[Zope3-Users] Re: Attn Jim Fulton: Buildout builder

2008-03-15 Thread Malthe Borch
Derek Richardson wrote: A third category of user (in addition to buildout-mavens and installer-people), perhaps specific to Plone, are systems integrators. These folks may have considerable knowledge of Plone and technical skills in some areas, but may not be buildout-mavens or even know (or