Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-27 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Dakota Jack wrote: Doesn't this kind of talk sound goofy to you all? Isn't this reference to the Apache Way sort of like a secret handshake and a silly hat? It's all that, yes, but it's also not very honest, I'd say. You see, the various scripture on the so-called Apache Way claims that

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-27 Thread Kimani Darisha
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Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-27 Thread Daniel Warner
On 4/27/06, Jonathan Revusky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dakota Jack wrote: Doesn't this kind of talk sound goofy to you all? Isn't this reference to the Apache Way sort of like a secret handshake and a silly hat? It's all that, yes, but it's also not very honest, I'd say. You see, the

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-27 Thread Dakota Jack
People do not do work around here because it is not rewarded. The people who are rewarded are political. Then they do the work and the work looks like coding by politicians. I can remember going into the file upload section and seeing one of the worst messes I have ever seen in an open source

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-27 Thread Daniel Warner
Please forgive me for feeding the trolls and wasting bandwidth. I know, it makes me no better than they are and this apology is meaningless since I am going to keep doing it for a little while. but they are just such cute little trolls with those adorable nicknames and tiny perspectives!

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-27 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Daniel Warner wrote: On 4/27/06, Jonathan Revusky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dakota Jack wrote: Doesn't this kind of talk sound goofy to you all? Isn't this reference to the Apache Way sort of like a secret handshake and a silly hat? It's all that, yes, but it's also not very honest, I'd

Tea Time with the Trolls (Was: Re: Proposal for change)

2006-04-27 Thread Daniel Warner
I think I see a pattern here. Put a short email in favor of Apache to Jonathan, and you get a huge one in return. The more you try to actually argue with his points, the longer and more condescending the response. It is almost like free energy! Someone ought to invent a power station to

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-27 Thread Michael Jouravlev
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Re: Tea Time with the Trolls (Was: Re: Proposal for change)

2006-04-27 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Daniel Warner wrote: I think I see a pattern here. Put a short email in favor of Apache to Jonathan, and you get a huge one in return. Well, if you didn't want me to respond, you shouldn't have written your comments. The more you try to actually argue with his points, the longer and

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-27 Thread Dakota Jack
Jonathan has the patience of a saint in answering people like you. I don't. I am not 10 years old and have no interest in this sort of discussion. Grow up! On 4/27/06, Daniel Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please forgive me for feeding the trolls and wasting bandwidth. I know, it makes me

Re: Tea Time with the Trolls (Was: Re: Proposal for change)

2006-04-27 Thread Dakota Jack
I really have to disagree with this Jonathan. I don't think Warner has the mettle to be sarcastic. Maybe sardonic at best; not sarcastic. snip On 4/27/06, Jonathan Revusky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daniel Warner wrote: I know you're being sarcastic, but in your attempts at sarcasm, you

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-26 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Martin Cooper wrote: On 4/25/06, Dakota Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the kind of stupid, assinine comment What is stupid or assinine about pointing out that your count is incorrect? It *is* incorrect. You counted 4 posts to the dev list. To quote you directly: I count four (4)

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-26 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Jonathan Revusky wrote: Martin Cooper wrote: On 4/25/06, Dakota Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the kind of stupid, assinine comment What is stupid or assinine about pointing out that your count is incorrect? It *is* incorrect. You counted 4 posts to the dev list. To quote you

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-26 Thread Dakota Jack
What is stupid or assinine is to suggest that the problem is that I cannot count. That is typical of you snipers. You do everything to avoid the real issues. Look at the entries for Reddin and look at the entries for other people. In my opinion you have to be addled not to see that he is

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-26 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
On Wed, April 26, 2006 8:01 am, Jonathan Revusky said: On Frank Z., the equivalent numbers I get are: 1231 on struts-user and 381 on struts-devel 1612 total. To see how I searched, see, for example:

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Ted Husted
on task as to the role of each list, and :) stop annoying people who just want to know how to use the taglibs :) First, let me make clear that this proposal does NOT change the existing mechanism by which someone is invited to be a committer. That decision still rests soley with the PMC

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Niall Pemberton
. * Proposed Change: First, let me make clear that this proposal does NOT change the existing mechanism by which someone is invited to be a committer. That decision still rests soley with the PMC. This proposal only seeks to build on top of that mechanism. I propose that a community-based nomination

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
On Tue, April 25, 2006 1:17 am, Craig McClanahan said: The latter statement is, as mentioned in my previous response, the way that *all* projects at Apache work -- it is not unique to Struts. Any claim that all of Apache is broken in this regard is going to be, umm, unlikely to be agreed

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
On Tue, April 25, 2006 12:36 am, Craig McClanahan said: Without commenting on the merit of the proposal itself, or the reasoning presented as its justification, it is important to note that we (the Struts community) do not have free reign to do whatever we want in this regard. As part of

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
On Tue, April 25, 2006 6:45 am, Ted Husted said: I should mention that proposals for change are best sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is meant for people who want help using a product. Changes to the project are best discussed on [EMAIL PROTECTED] We should get back on task as to the

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Greg Reddin
On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:55 AM, Frank W. Zammetti wrote: That depends entirely on your meaning of the word closed. You make the argument that the number of new committers means it isn't closed, and I agree with you to a degree. But that's not the only meaning of closed... the invitations to

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Paul Speed
Frank W. Zammetti wrote: You are of course right about this. But, much like taking the ideas about inventory control and order processing and such from Dell and starting your own business is possible, the likelihood that you would get anything but a small fraction of the attention and

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Martin Cooper
On 4/24/06, Craig McClanahan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/24/06, Frank W. Zammetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Rationale One of the issues that a number of people seem to have with the way Struts has progressed is the seeming inability (or difficulty at least) of getting new blood

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Martin Cooper
On 4/25/06, Frank W. Zammetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I considered doing that... but as my proposal was specifically *for* the community, I felt it important to put the most number of eyeballs on it as possible. You know, perhaps we need *three* mailing lists... one for devs, one for

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
On Tue, April 25, 2006 2:22 pm, Paul Speed said: Frank W. Zammetti wrote: You are of course right about this. But, much like taking the ideas about inventory control and order processing and such from Dell and starting your own business is possible, the likelihood that you would get

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
On Tue, April 25, 2006 2:41 pm, Martin Cooper said: For me, the community would be anyone who has an active interest in how the project develops. There! You've said it. That exactly describes the purpose of the dev@ list. So, now, why again do we need the three lists you mention above? ;-)

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Martin Cooper
On 4/25/06, Frank W. Zammetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, April 25, 2006 2:22 pm, Paul Speed said: Frank W. Zammetti wrote: You are of course right about this. But, much like taking the ideas about inventory control and order processing and such from Dell and starting

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
On Tue, April 25, 2006 2:32 pm, Martin Cooper said: One thing I'll add, though. The problem appears to be perception, and reality doesn't, in my opinion and as evidenced below, match that perception. Therefore the solution should be addressing the _perception_ of the way Struts is working,

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
On Tue, April 25, 2006 3:10 pm, Martin Cooper said: This is where I'm not sure I agree... why can you only have a stake in the code, or in the community even, if you are a committer? And certainly the community is often touted as the most important part of any ASF project... it's just that

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Paul Speed
Frank W. Zammetti wrote: [...] I don't think it is accurate to think that ego doesn't play a part in just about everything that just about everyone does. We all want to see our work benefit others. For most of us I believe its because we genuinely like the feeling we get when someone

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Paul Speed
Frank W. Zammetti wrote: However, if I were to come up with one now, I would say it is simply to help ensure that Action1 does not die, and more than that, is allowed to evolve. I know it isn't going away, I know support isn't being dropped, I know all that. I also know that Ted has said he

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Nathan Bubna
On 4/25/06, Frank W. Zammetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, April 25, 2006 6:45 am, Ted Husted said: snip/ From an ASF perspective, the community is not everyone who subscribes to the mailing list and downloads the product. The community is the set of individuals who contribute to the

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
On Tue, April 25, 2006 3:19 pm, Paul Speed said: Sure, if just always seems to me that the I want to be a committer guys that haven't contributed any code are 100% ego. They just want their name on the list. To them, forking the code is not at all appealing since they only want the

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
On Tue, April 25, 2006 3:42 pm, Nathan Bubna said: Question: does submitting a patch have to mean having the patch accepted? At first glance, the obvious answer is yes, but I'm not so sure it's really the obvious answer... if someone has submitted a number of patches that were not committed

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Nathan Bubna
On 4/25/06, Frank W. Zammetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, April 25, 2006 3:10 pm, Martin Cooper said: This is where I'm not sure I agree... why can you only have a stake in the code, or in the community even, if you are a committer? And certainly the community is often touted as

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Nathan Bubna
On 4/25/06, Frank W. Zammetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, April 25, 2006 3:42 pm, Nathan Bubna said: Question: does submitting a patch have to mean having the patch accepted? At first glance, the obvious answer is yes, but I'm not so sure it's really the obvious answer... if someone

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Ted Husted
On 4/25/06, Martin Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There! You've said it. That exactly describes the purpose of the dev@ list. So, now, why again do we need the three lists you mention above? ;-) Actually, there are three public lists. * user@ for helping people use the product * dev@ for

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Wendy Smoak
On 4/25/06, Ted Husted [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, there are three public lists. * user@ for helping people use the product * dev@ for discussing changes to the product * commit@ for logging changes to the product Right now, we have the issue trackers and wiki posting to dev@, but I

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Craig McClanahan
On 4/25/06, Wendy Smoak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/25/06, Ted Husted [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, there are three public lists. * user@ for helping people use the product * dev@ for discussing changes to the product * commit@ for logging changes to the product Right now,

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Patrick Lightbody
Any chance that as you discuss this there would be a move to make dev@ not receive all commit@ messages? Some of us (me) prefer to use RSS and forcing the emails seems a bit heavy handed. - Posted via Jive Forums

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Craig McClanahan
On 4/25/06, Patrick Lightbody [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any chance that as you discuss this there would be a move to make dev@ not receive all commit@ messages? Some of us (me) prefer to use RSS and forcing the emails seems a bit heavy handed. I've historically been a holdout on this issue

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Wendy Smoak
On 4/25/06, Patrick Lightbody [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any chance that as you discuss this there would be a move to make dev@ not receive all commit@ messages? Some of us (me) prefer to use RSS and forcing the emails seems a bit heavy handed. I remember this request from the last time this

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Dakota Jack
Here is a case in point: I count four (4) posts to the dev list in Greg Reddin's history. He is a committer. On the user list there is also virtually nothing. What stands out is that he was interested in a couple of posts in Shale. What is the possible reason he is a committer and Frank is

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Dakota Jack
Doesn't this kind of talk sound goofy to you all? Isn't this reference to the Apache Way sort of like a secret handshake and a silly hat? Let's say what the Struts Way is. It is not, I would strongly suggest even slightly related to the Apache Way. I am also strongly considering just never

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Dakota Jack
If you thought waiting like you were asked would help at all, Patrick, you are probably about to learn your first lesson in Struts-Shale-JSF-Craig-Apache Way. On 4/25/06, Craig McClanahan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/25/06, Patrick Lightbody [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any chance that as you

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Dakota Jack
This is the kind of stupid, assinine comment that is really what trolling is all about. There are clearly more than I found by doing a general search for Redding. Try doing one for Frank and see what happens, Martin. I really could vomit when I hear that feminine English pity. On 4/25/06,

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
I come up with 2073 for me since 4/2004 (yeah, and I Google myself every now and again too... so shoot me! LOL) I wouldn't put much stock in these numbers frankly... I don't really believe I've posted *only* 2073 messages in two years... hell, I probably posted that many LAST MONTH! :-)

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-25 Thread Martin Cooper
On 4/25/06, Dakota Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the kind of stupid, assinine comment What is stupid or assinine about pointing out that your count is incorrect? It *is* incorrect. You counted 4 posts to the dev list. To quote you directly: I count four (4) posts to the dev list in

Proposal for change

2006-04-24 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
no say in the matter. * Proposed Change: First, let me make clear that this proposal does NOT change the existing mechanism by which someone is invited to be a committer. That decision still rests soley with the PMC. This proposal only seeks to build on top of that mechanism. I propose

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-24 Thread Craig McClanahan
On 4/24/06, Frank W. Zammetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I look forward to feedback. Thanks for listening! Without commenting on the merit of the proposal itself, or the reasoning presented as its justification, it is important to note that we (the Struts community) do not have free reign to

Re: Proposal for change

2006-04-24 Thread Craig McClanahan
On 4/24/06, Frank W. Zammetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Rationale One of the issues that a number of people seem to have with the way Struts has progressed is the seeming inability (or difficulty at least) of getting new blood involved. There seems to be a perception by many that there is