Jacopo, all, Could we have a possible links to detailled pages ? Those pages could turn to be places to centralise information about a topic using detailled descriptions or links to Nabble Threads, Jira issues, etc.
Jacques ----- Message d'origine ----- De : "Jacopo Cappellato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> À : <user@ofbiz.apache.org> Envoyé : samedi 27 octobre 2007 07:39 Objet : Re: Defining and implementing a short-medium term plan for OFBiz > Skip, > > I've added you to the two tasks. > About the "Account Receivable" work you are completing, I'd say that we > don't need to add an entry there; that page is intended for helping > communication and collaboration on tasks but it is not the only channel > (and will never be) to bring in new features and improvements. > If you have already improved the billing account and are willing to > contribute your work in Jira, that is great and we all look forward at > reviewing and committing your patches. > > Thanks, > > Jacopo > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I know, I'm dumb. I can't figure out how to post on this page. Anyway, add > > me in as someone willing to help with accounting. I would also like to add > > a new topic, enhanced accounts receivable (billing accounts). I am working > > on that now and will submit it when finished. > > > > Skip > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jacopo Cappellato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 3:11 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; user@ofbiz.apache.org > > Subject: Re: Defining and implementing a short-medium term plan for > > OFBiz > > > > > > Yeah, > > > > that sounds a bit scary to me too ;-) > > The persons that want to express their interest but cannot help with > > design/development then should add their name to the "People interested" > > list only. The line "People willing to help" is really for the ones that > > will actively participate to the development... and it would really help > > to have a vague idea of the amount of time that they would like to > > contribute. > > My fear is that we end up with a huge wishlist and zero human resources > > to work on it... it would be just a waste of time. > > > > However I've tried to make less scary that page, trying to explain the > > meaning of that line and asking for the approx estimate per week or > > month; I've also remove the text from the tasks (it is now in the page > > description only). > > Do you think it is enough? > > > > Jacopo > > > > Scott Gray wrote: > >> Hi Jacopo > >> > >> That page looks great, my only concern is that "approx hours per week" > > might > >> scare some people off by making them feel they have to make a commitment > >> rather than just show interest? > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> On 26/10/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Hi to all, > >>> > >>> I'm interested to contribute to those taks: > >>> > >>> Complete the support for VAT (Value-Added-Tax) > >>> Enhance the integration with eBay > >>> Enhance the integration with Google Product > >>> > >>> Why don't add also a new task to migrate the screen-widget styles to the > >>> new styles of ftl screens. > >>> > >>> My problem is that I cannot say how much time I can reserve to those task > >>> and when I can do it. > >>> > >>> Sorry, can I update the page http://docs.ofbiz.org/x/JAw in confluence by > >>> myself or I have not the access ? > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance > >>> Marco > >>> > >>>> As you all know, the long term goal of the OFBiz project is to build a > >>>> complete, features set rich, universal and configurable "enterprise > >>>> automation software" (ERP, CRM, CMMS, MRP etc.). > >>>> > >>>> OFBiz is one of the few applications of this type developed by a > >>>> community, rather than one corporation. > >>>> > >>>> Even if the final long term goal is clear and well-defined ("building a > >>>> universal enterprise automation software"), the short and medium term > >>>> tasks to accomplish it are not. > >>>> > >>>> This is of course a consequence of the nature of the project: it is a > >>>> community driven project that tends to lead a life of its own and this > >>>> is great and amazing. > >>>> > >>>> However it is probably time to try together to canalize the power of the > >>>> OFBiz community in order to reach our final goal more quickly and > >>>> efficiently. > >>>> > >>>> In my opinion, the definition of a short/medium term plan > >>>> (wishlist/feature plan) could help encourage contributions and > >>>> efficiently convey the community resources. > >>>> > >>>> It is not an attempt at top-down management, but rather a means to > >>>> enhance collaboration and communication in the OFBiz community. > >>>> > >>>> Proposed steps (draft): > >>>> > >>>> 1) areas of interest: definition of the areas of interest for the > >>>> community: "what do you think the community members have to implement to > >>>> make OFBiz the best enterprise automation software in the World?"; the > >>>> tasks should not be huge tasks because they should be doable by > >>>> volunteers in the community > >>>> > >>>> 2) resources: who is willing to contribute to which task and the > >>>> approximate amount of hours per week > >>>> > >>>> 3) for the tasks with enough resources and attention: define the > >>>> details, subtasks (in Jira?), roles, estimated completion dates; at > >>>> least one committer should probably be part of each task, so that the > >>>> work will be committed more rapidly > >>>> > >>>> To give you an idea of a way to implement #1 and #2, I've set up a draft > >>>> of a page with a wishlist that I've recently collected (from > >>>> private/public messages): > >>>> > >>>> http://docs.ofbiz.org/x/JAw > >>>> > >>>> of course this is only a first step, the list will change and grow > >>>> during the discussion. > >>>> Please, post your comments and ideas here (and as comments to the above > >>>> page), I really think this could be a great opportunity for the > >>>> community to grow and for new developers to become committers! > >>>> > >>>> Jacopo > >>>> > > > > > >
