Hi, Good post by the way.
On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 21:42, Niclas Hedhman wrote: > Hi everyone. > > This mail is directed to EVERY USER of Merlin, if you just starting out, half > way ahead and experienced, _please_ read and respond. > > == Abstract == > Avalon has yet again been under fire for making too much changes to the Avalon > Legacy (read Framework, site and documentation), what constitutes compatible > changes and how these changes are perceived by the Avalon-dependees, such as > Excalibur, Cocoon, James and Loom. The aftermath of this last storm, makes > _me_ believe that Avalon should NOT be the home of Merlin, and I am lobbying > for the support of a Merlin Top Level Project. I believe that this is the only way to truely end the conflict with the least impact to the user community. A Merlin TLP will lead to a separation of concerns (no pun intended) resulting in a healthier balance between the interests of all parties. > == Purpose == > Merlin is so much more than what the founders of Avalon anticipated, and the > Merlin committer crew (esp. myself, Steve, Alex, and Timmothy) feels that > there are an unnecessary restrictions on how we can evolve Merlin, without > creating fear at the other projects depending on Avalon. Yes as a member of Excalibur and with the Excalibur hat on I must say that I can sleep better at night when there is a clear line in the sand as Berlin noted earlier. > We think it is better for Merlin to be a user of Avalon Framework, like > Excalibur, Loom, James and Cocoon are, without any special privileges or > obligations. This is the only way to put to rest some of the valid concerns of the Excalibur and Loom community. This is the road to some semblance of peace. > The Merlin committers wants to forge ahead with a vision of a serious > alternative/compliment to J2EE, where component oriented programming finally > gets to its full potential as an efficiency enabler. Excellent. I have many friends who depend and expect this to happen across several financial institutions. Again no pun intended but I thinking they're banking on this. > I think that a Merlin Top Level Project is due, the technology and community > is mature, the increased visibility will spark even higher interests, and > that we can accelerate the development of the platform better without the > concerns of Avalon legacy. Yes I agree here as well. I think people can just get back to work without conflicting interests leading to flamefests. > The Merlin committer crew is also determined to increase the frequency of > releases, especially on facilities and generic components. Less of our energy > will be spent on the 'infamous in-fightings of Avalon', and we can serve the > community better. +1 Alex --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
