Hi Jacques:
I like this suggestion.
Regards,
Ruth
Jacques Le Roux wrote:
Actually we should simply state in this column
All version will run at best performance with latest java version
(currently 1.6 recommended), but
R4.0 needs java 1.4 to compile
R9.04 needs java 1.5 to compile
Trunk needs java 1.6 to compile
Jacques
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From: "Ruth Hoffman" <rhoff...@aesolves.com>
Hi Tim:
Thanks
Ruth
Tim Ruppert wrote:
They will always run on 1.5, but they also run on 1.6
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On Dec 9, 2009, at 7:48 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
Hi Tim:
OK - your call.
For my own edification do all the 9.04 releases still run using 1.5
or, if not, do you know the cut-over release?
TIA
Ruth
Tim Ruppert wrote:
Java 1.6 has been out for a long time and is being updated
automatically by many OS so I think we're likely good as we go.
Thanks for the help.
Cheers,
Ruppert
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On Dec 9, 2009, at 7:34 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
Hi Tim:
Thanks again.
This all is really great.
As I look at the "What Do I Get" column, I'm thinking that this
should stay as is. It is clear and concise and applies to all the
various downloads. It is easy to find and read.
Maybe you could add, next to the "install java SDK version 1.6",
something like: [required for trunk builds, nightly 9.04 builds
require Java SDK 1.5] if in fact this is true. If not, then
forget it. (I'm not sure how many users out there - other than
bleeding edge developers - are using Java 1.6, and if it isn't
necessary to run OFBiz in some instances, then I think it is
important to state that fact. )
Thanks again.
Maybe some other users (new or otherwise) would like to comment.
Regards,
Ruth
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Tim Ruppert wrote:
It was here, but I forgot it was on the home page too - will be
done before you get this message:
http://build.ofbiz.org/branches.php
Cheers,
Ruppert
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On Dec 9, 2009, at 6:27 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
Hi Tim:
Well, you can't blame a girl for asking :-)
I'll look at the "What Do You Get" stuff next. Also, I just
looked at the changes and I think you said #6 was done (below)
but I don't see it on the page.
Thanks for doing this.
Ruth
Tim Ruppert wrote:
Ruth, first of all, thanks for taking the time out of your
busy day to do this, but I fear that we need to call a "Time
Out" and recalibrate the direction you went with your
offering. There are a bunch of changes here around an agenda
that I've repeatedly mentioned does not seem to be inline with
what the project generally pushes for development - so let's
step back and look at this requirement the way we originally
discussed it - to document what we have not to change it all
around. Comments inline
Cheers,
Ruppert
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On Dec 9, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
Hi Tim et al:
First, I'm not sure I know what the difference is between the
column labeled "Nightly Trunk Builds" and the one labeled
"Archived Trunk Builds". Why both?
Well one is of the trunk - and one is of the trunk every month
for the entire time we've been doing this. This is common
functionality for many projects - that's why we do both.
Check out the branches page for hte
OK, but not to get hung up on that...here's my first go-round
at suggested changes:
For starters, how about something like the following:
1) Change the big download button on the right of the page to
point to the latest nightly 9.04 release build. (Not the
trunk build). Also, change the text on that button from
"DOWNLOAD OFBIZ" to: "New Users DOWNLOAD OFBIZ Here!".
I'd like to keep the main download as the trunk with better
directions to getting the 9.04 release from this main page.
Button text is too large to be graphically pleasing in any
way. Let's figure another way to make this clear.
2) Change the "OFBiz Nightly Trunk Releases" heading to:
"OFBiz Nightly Release Builds"
This is committed and posted with some mods. I'm going to
change the main page to OFBiz Nightly Builds (since not both
are releases) and changed the branch page to OFBiz Nightly
Release Builds (since it only has releases) if that makes it
more clear for you
3) Swap the "Nightly Trunk Builds" column with the "Nightly
Release 9.04 Builds" column so that "Nightly Release 9.04
Builds" may be easily seen by new users.
Again - they're both at the top of the page and I do not think
this is a good idea.
4) Under the "Nightly Release 9.04 Builds" column, put
something like the following:
[Recommended for new users.
I don't agree without more information about them and how
they're going to use it.
The most stable code base.
+1 there.
All current stable features.
That's likely not true that all features are stable - but
those are the breaks.
The best option for getting community help.]
I think this is absolutely not true.
For now, I've changed this information to the following - we
can adjust it to something more when we agree:
"The most current release of OFBiz and the most stable
platform for production deployments."
Also, only list 5 or so links. Add a link to list other,
older builds after the 5 most recent.
Done - let's try 10 first and see what we think - but 5 is too
little (I checked it out).
5) Under the "Nightly Trunk Builds" column, put something
like the following:
[Recommended for project committers and those who want the
latest and greatest code. May not be as stable as the 9.04
nightly release builds.]
Done
Also, only list 5 or so recent links. Add a link to list
other, older builds after the 5 most recent.]
Done - 10 for now except archives - 5 is too little -
especially for archives.
6) Under the "Nightly Release 4.0 Builds" column, put
something like the following:
[Recommended for (legacy) compatibility with earlier
releases of OFBiz.
Not recommended for new development where compatibility with
the 9.04 release is desired.
Note: support for Release 4.0 builds may be difficult to find
and hence this release is not recommended for new users.]
Done
Also, only list 5 or so recent links. Add a link to list
other, older builds after the 5 most recent.
Done - 10 for now except archives - 5 is too little -
especially for archives.
I'd like to see how those changes look. That might be enough
to minimize any confusion.
For the descriptions, I'd focus on cleaning up the "What you
get?" area for further clarification
TIA
Ruth
