On Sun, 31 Aug 2003, Ted Husted wrote:

> Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 15:31:22 -0400
> From: Ted Husted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: Struts Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Struts Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Short terms plans
>
> Craig R. McClanahan wrote:
> > Sorry for the late response on this ... it seems like weekends are the
> > only time I get to play with open source code any more :-(.
>
> I hear that, brother! =:0) The catch-as-catch-can thing isn't working
> for me anymore either, so I think I'll take my own advice
>
> http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/faqs/helping.html#corp
>
> and block out a regular time for open source development and call it
> part of the work week. I really want to Bugzilla sorted-out and fill in
> some of the remaining gaps in the documentation.
>
> Since we have a wiki now, I thought it might be helpful to setup a short
> term plans page. I took the liberty (surprise!) of adding some notes
> people have made on the list or in Bugzilla recently.
>
> http://nagoya.apache.org/wiki/apachewiki.cgi?action=edit&id=StrutsShortTermPlans
>

I just added "final cleanups to commons-resources" to my list.

> Also, I setup a Job Jar page on the Wiki
>
> http://nagoya.apache.org/wiki/apachewiki.cgi?StrutsJobJar
>
> I'd like to add this item as well:
>
> * <b>A maintainer for the conventional Struts taglibs package is
> needed.</b> If you are motivated, self-starting developer who is
> actively using these tags, groks the Apache Way, and can spare the time,
> please take a look at the outstanding reports for the taglibs
> components, and start submitting patches for our consideration.
>

+1.  Lots of people rely on these tags, and will for a long time.

> But thought I should see if we have consensus on this first.
>
> At one time, we were not pursuing the conventional tags because we did
> not want to steer people away from JSTL. But now that we have an
> actively-supported JSTL tag library, it may be time to fish around for
> someone to actively maintain this package on behalf of the segment of
> our Community who need, or choose, to use these tags.
>
> Usually, I would suggest we let nature take its course and see if a
> taglib developer appears spontaneously. But, I think we may have given
> the community the impression that we are antagonistic towards these
> tags, and it may be prudent to take affirmative action to correct that
> impression.
>
> -Ted.
>

Craig

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