Hi Deepak,

The ofbiz-applications name looks good to me.


Regards
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Arun Patidar




On Wed, Jul 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM Divesh Dutta <[email protected]>
wrote:

> ofbiz-applications looks good.
>
> Thanks
> --
> Divesh Dutta
> www.hotwaxsystems.com
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM Deepak Dixit <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > As a follow-up to the recent discussion on separating the applications
> from
> > the framework, I’d like to propose creating a new Git repository named
> > *ofbiz-applications*.
> >
> > Discussion thread:
> > https://lists.apache.org/thread/8rvtlfyo3hqg1kgmmo9t9tybw5vjfqt9
> >
> > Over the past several weeks, we’ve completed the dependency cleanup work
> > tracked under *OFBIZ-13305*. The framework no longer has runtime
> > dependencies on the applications, and the remaining references have
> either
> > been removed or migrated into the framework where appropriate.
> >
> > The goals of creating a separate repository are to:
> >
> >    - Decouple the applications from the framework.
> >    - Allow the framework and applications to evolve independently.
> >    - Simplify the framework repository and make it easier to use as a
> >    standalone foundation.
> >    - Make framework upgrades significantly easier for adopters.
> >
> > Today, one of the biggest challenges when upgrading OFBiz is merging
> > changes in the application layer, where business logic often conflicts
> with
> > custom implementations.
> >
> > As a result, many adopters postpone framework upgrades, making it more
> > difficult to benefit from the latest framework improvements, bug fixes,
> > performance enhancements, and, most importantly, security fixes.
> >
> > By separating the applications from the framework, adopters will be able
> to
> > upgrade the framework independently while keeping their customized
> > application code unchanged. This will significantly reduce merge
> conflicts,
> > simplify framework upgrades, and encourage users to stay current with the
> > latest framework releases, including *critical security* updates.
> >
> > If any additional dependencies are discovered after the split, we can
> > address them through follow-up JIRA issues without blocking the
> repository
> > separation.
> >
> > Unless there are any objections, I’d like to proceed with creating the
> new
> > *ofbiz-applications* Git repository and then begin migrating the
> > application modules from the ofbiz-framework repository.
> >
> > Please share your feedback or concerns.
> >
> > Thanks
> > --
> > Deepak Dixit
> > ofbiz.apache.org
> >
>

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