On 17 Oct 2011, at 12:22, Ross Gardler wrote: > On 17 October 2011 12:07, Paul Sharples <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... > >> (1) We already have 0.9.1 snapshots for both the parser and the java >> connector found in the apache snapshot repo >> - >> https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots/org/apache/wookie/ >> >> Is there anything to stop the rave integration work going ahead by using >> this snapshot (as long as its an up to date version, or does it have to be a >> RELEASE version) > > We want Wookie integration in the 0.5 release of Rave which is > scheduled for the end of this month. Releases can't depend on snapshot > releases of code. > > It's not necessary to have this code in Rave 0.5, I could do the work > in a branch, but Wookie has been very slow in doing its releases (not > a criticism, an observation about a small, incubating, community). I'm > concerned about the length of time that branch may be active. > >> So, do we want to do refactor out the two subprojects before or after 0.9.1? >> > > I think that is a decision to be made by Wookie without considering > the needs of the Rave project. However, I will observe that having > the Wookie support in Rave will make it more likely that people in the > Rave community start using widgets and thus the Wookie community > benefits. > > I'd like to see the separation happen before the 0.9.1 release. We can > get the 0.9.1 connector voted on and released quickly as it is small > and has no external dependencies. This means we can get the > integration into Rave ready for the 0.5 release.
Looking at the (restored) state of Jira we can probably get the release votes underway for both the connector and for the main project in the next couple of days. I guess it just takes longer to accept the main project as there are a lot more licenses to check and things to test. > > Since I have a need for the Rave integration I'm happy to take on the work. Ah, those are the magic words! > > Ross > > >> Paul >> >>> >>> Ate >>>> >>>> Ross >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ate >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ate Douma >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As an side-note: I noticed the current wookie (main) download page >>>>>>> only >>>>>>> provides the links to the binary distributions. I was kind of >>>>>>> surprised by >>>>>>> that, until I found out that the sources download is provided on a >>>>>>> separate >>>>>>> page. Not sure how this is viewed by others, but the common (ASF) >>>>>>> practice >>>>>>> is to promote the source distributions as the primary artifacts and >>>>>>> typically the sources and optionally also the binary downloads are >>>>>>> provided >>>>>>> from the main download page. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 10/15/2011 02:17 PM, Scott Wilson wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In order to integrate Wookie and Rave we need a published >>>>>>>> non-snapshot >>>>>>>> version of the Java Connector framework. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> While we do have the 0.9.1 release coming soon, it would be good to >>>>>>>> publish the 0.9.0 version of the connector to the repository given >>>>>>>> the full >>>>>>>> 0.9.0 release is already available, just so we can get Wookie-Rave >>>>>>>> integration into the next Rave release. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The scope of the release is the following artifact: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://people.apache.org/~scottbw/wookie-connector/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [ ] +1 approve >>>>>>>> [ ] +0 no opinion >>>>>>>> [ ] -1 disapprove >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> S >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > -- > Ross Gardler (@rgardler) > Programme Leader (Open Development) > OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
