Folks,
Slide has become a large project with lots of components.
After some experience with the testsuite which until 2.1b2 has not been released at all and the projector which did not make it into the 2.1b2, but seems to be almost ready for prime time, it might be a good idea to release at least these components in a decoupled release process:
- projector: WebDAV workflow and rendering
- testsuite: most complete WebDAV testsuite
- wck: simple WebDAV enabling kit for enterprise / business systems of all kinds
- WebDAV client library (maybe along with ant tasks and connector)
- WebDAV command line cient
I only recently understood this is possible without any problem and would make the release cycle - which is HUGE for Slide because of its complexity - much shorter. We still could have a general and a bundled release once in a while. But projector could release earlier than the general Slide 2.2 which can not be expected before 2005. Same thing with WCK, it is at least ready for a beta, but of course can not be part of the 2.1 release, so it would have to wait until 2005 as well. I have big expectations in WCK concerning a boost in publicity for Slide...
Additionally, the server and client parts may have different development speeds, and might be release asynchronously, which is fine as they communicate over WebDAV (2.1 has been an exception as new methods have been added).
We would need additional release managers for each component then. This could all be James, but that would be unfair I guess. So, I would propose Daniel for the projector, Stefan for the testsuite, myself for wck, and Ingo for the client parts. James would remain to be the general release manager.
Of course all this would be on a volunteer base and if there is no release manager for each sub component obviously there is no interest for a dedicated release. For now I can only signal my willingness to do this for WCK. I am pretty sure Daniel would for projector.
Comments? Does this make sense? Do you people want this as well?
Oliver
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