On Feb 27, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Hans Bakker wrote: > On 02/27/2012 06:15 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacopo Cappellato" >> <jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxmedia.com> >> To: <dev@ofbiz.apache.org> >> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 10:48 AM >> Subject: Re: Some thoughts on OFBiz demo instances > ........ >>> So my point is: why are we demoing the trunk to users (the ofbiz main page >>> is mostly addressed to them) if the users will not be able to use the code >>> until is released (and this could take up to a year)? If, as you mention, >>> it is a useful resource for developers (and I completely agree with you) we >>> should probably move the urls (or at least clarify the labels) to another >>> place in order to avoid any confusion. >> >> Agreed, trunk should be keeped as demo but removed from main page >> > No I do not think so for the following reasons: > 1. OFBiz is not for end users anyway: can an end-user setup a e-commerce > shop? Can he intialize and install the system? He ALWAYS need help.
The "user" here is the Company using the software: it could be a big company with a big internal IT or a software company selling services to its customers... they both would be end users of OFBiz; and yes I know a lot "users" that are using ofbiz (possibly customizing it a lot) that are using one release and not the trunk. > 2. The trunk is as stable as the other versions, with a lot of enhancement > added. The fact that it is not officially approved for release by the PMC is an *important* difference that any PMC member must understand and accept; we can work together releasing more often etc... but we cannot ignore this rule. > 3. If we refactoring we keep it in a separate branch until it is unlikely to > upset other functions. I don't understand the above statement. > > so we should keep it as a demo on the front page. > As I said above, keeping url of the demo of the trunk in the main page is not a violation of ASF rules in itself, but it is important that the link is not unclear or confusing to users. Jacopo > Regards, > Hans
