On Jan 16, 2012, at 12:48 PM, Oliver Heger wrote: > Am 16.01.2012 14:02, schrieb Emmanuel Bourg: >> Thank you for the hard work Oliver. The generified API alone is worth a >> release IMHO. Other Java 5 features like better synchronization can be >> added later. >> >> I think the heavy refactoring can still take place on the experimental >> branch, the Java 5 migration is simply no longer one of its main >> objectives. >> >> Emmanuel > > It is also my point of view that we have enough stuff for the 1.8 release. It > is not a problem to push out version 1.9 with new features in the near future. > > That said, release preparations always take some time, so Ralph, if you come > up with some code or enhancements, just go ahead. > > Regarding the experimental branch: Maybe we should step back and start a new > discussion about design changes, new features, and the scope of Configuration > 2.0? Just to get a clearer direction. >
None of my items should be considered as a blocker for a release. Maintaining the experimental branch alongside trunk has been a bit of a pain. The locking was never ported to it. Now that the Java 5 refactoring has been done to trunk I'm really not sure what value there is in the experimental branch. If we were to head off in a 2.0 the way I'd like to see it go I wouldn't want to have 3 branches, and the experimental branch doesn't make the fundamental changes I'd really like to see. Ralph --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
