On Jan 25, 2008 5:51 AM, Simon Laws <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 24, 2008 5:58 PM, ant elder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 24, 2008 4:20 PM, ant elder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Updating this list with other suggestions gives (added points 6-9): > > > > > > 1) applications to contain only the code and other artifacts required > > for > > > the application itself not Tuscany internals - simple sca contribution > > jars > > > > > > 2) some sort of runtime(s) which can run those application > > contribution > > > jars, so that could be things like standalone (command prompt), from > > > testcases, in a webapp, or some customization of something like > > > Tomcat/Geronimo/WebSphere/JBoss etc > > > > > > 3) Those runtimes need to be distributed but the Tuscany download page > > > > > should have a small number of downloads so its easy for users to work > > out > > > which to choose > > > > > > 4) To make it easy for newbies to run things so at least one > > distribution > > > should have prebuilt samples so they can be run out-of-the box without > > > > > having to be compiled/built and for things to work without having to > > do > > > much/any messing about with installation/configuration/customizing. > > > > > > 5) Ideally the easy to use distribution is not so large. > > > > > > 6) automatic testing of samples > > > > > > 7) smaller packages > > > > > > 8) easier for people to find what they need > > > > > > 9) provide people with packages that fit their scenarios, not > > cluttered > > > with other things they don't need > > > > > > > This list is already pretty much in the order I favour, (1) being more > > important than (9). How would others arrange it? > > > > ...ant > > > Looks ok to me but what is the difference between > > 7) smaller packages and 5) Ideally the easy to use distribution is not so > large. > > Are these just generally saying that we should make our distributions as > small as possible? > > Simon >
You're right, i agree 5 and 7 are the same so one could be dropped from the list. I think "not too big" rather than "as small as possible", not sure how big that means, wouldn't like it much if it got bigger than the current 65 Meg. ...ant
