The DOAP create page includes several fields that I think have limited (if any use).
This makes it harder for projects to use the page, so unless a field is genuinely useful, I think it should be dropped. There are several fields which are not available elsewhere, and should be considered essential: Project name & PMC [needed for uniqueness and identification] Short and long description Categories Programming Languages These are all likely to be quite stable (languages might change), so should only need to be set up once. These should be readily available from the project website: Bug database Download page Mailing lists page SVN repository Git repository Experience shows that these are rarely maintained, so should probably be dropped. But if it is decided to keep them, there needs to be some way to check that they are still correct. The releases section is also a pain to maintain (and the syntax is awkward). I'm not sure it is even needed, now that there is the Project Release Listing: https://projects.apache.org/releases.html Maintainer is completely unnecessary. It might be useful to retain the Implemented standard, though it is very rarely used. I think simplifying the form would make it less of a chore for PMCs. Sebb --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
