> It's taking a bit longer than expected to produce an official Apache > release of Cordova. What do you feel are (and have been) the biggest > problems along the way?
Oh just the usual overconfidence and optimism of a software developer! =) I do find the Apache documentation a little scattered and verbose. > AFAICT at least the IP review part has been a bit complicated. Do you > think better documentation of the requirements, more active > involvement by us mentors, or something else could have helped here? Our mentors have been super responsive and helpful so I couldn't ask for more there. Better docs would be the biggest thing in my mind. > Do you think some of the requirements were too strict and should > perhaps be challenged? Other feedback on how we could make the process > smoother? No, I like the formality of a release. I would not challenge this part of the Apache practice though I would encourage more cadence be a part of The Apache Way. Regular releases are absolutely a driver for adoption and confidence in our committers. > Another area of some confusion are the packaging and distribution bits > that especially Steven was looking at. The related ASF documentation > is arguably a bit fragmented and at times perhaps too verbose. Yup > Similarly to the above questions, any ideas on how we could/should > simplify these things? Actually, and I have no idea how we can do this, I think Apache could really use a solid IxD/UX person fulltime rework the docs to the benefit of all. The information is all there but parsing it is the tricky part.
