Craig R. McClanahan wrote: >Are you ready to do my job for me (60 hours a week lately), including my >travel schedule (such as Tokyo last week for JavaOne Japan), so I can >work on Struts? Or, better yet, pay me enough so I can work on it full >time? If you're not, then I find your attitude pretty presumptuous. > No, sir - I certainly am not ready to "be Craig". Nor would I want to have to travel so extensively. I rather like your second option; unfortunately I am not monied enough to make it happen.
>All of Struts was, and is, done by volunteers on their own time. We do >this because we enjoy it -- the fact that *you* find it useful as well is >icing on the cake. > Yes, sir - I fully realize and appreciate that. I know you don't think I do, but I honestly believe I do. >When people have time to analyze the patches and apply >them (and take ownership for any problems that the patch causes), they >will -- but not until. > Is there *anything* I can do to make it easier - to help expedite it? I'm not faulting you guys - really, I'm not. I am aware of the basis this project is developed on, and I think it's phenomenal that there are folks other than myself out there that enjoy what they do so much that they find it "recreational". Being married myself ... well ... I think I understand. >If you feel strongly about it, start posting alternative nightly builds >that contain your patches applied. Who knows, if it's clear you know what >you are doing, you might get yourself nominated to be a committer, and >then *you* can see what it is like first hand :-). > What do you mean by "posting alternative nightly builds"? I really can't say I have enough (IMHO) to justify an alternate build. I have no "significant" contribution to give right now, and I've made it clear I'm holding off on "making sub-app inheritence happen" until I receive some direction. I really would like to openly ponder what form it should take before I start getting my hands dirty (though I will eventually be forced to deal with their deficiencies to take full advantage of them). While I'm not scared to get my hands dirty, I'm also not so arrogant as to think the way I envision it working would, in fact, be the "best" way. Could you please qualify your suggestion about the alternate build? I love suggestions - especially if I understand them fully. FYI: I should have the validator stuff fixed soon. I'm in the process of making it 1.1 compliant. I've done the simpler pieces already (code-complete, I believe - need to test), but I had some distractions arise when I got to the util class, so I have kind of put that off. I intended to get to it today, but ... what's that saying about "best intentions"? I'll get that under wraps as soon as possible and get the diffs posted. ... or are you saying I should make an alternate build and submit that to bugzilla? I don't follow the picture you have of what this alternate build consists of and where it lives. Is there *anything* I can do - short of proving myself worthy of being a commiter - to help expedite application of patches? If becoming a commiter is what it takes, I'm all for it - tell me what I have to do. >Craig > Please let me say that I honestly hope I didn't offend any of you. Presumptuous as I may sound, I don't mean to come off that way. I have nothing less than the utmost respect for each of you. I really wasn't trying to step on toes. :-/ and I feel like you took it that way. :-( I suppose sometimes the best thing a person can do is keep their big mouth shut ... ? -- Eddie Bush -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
