Hello, I'm the main maintainer of the FreeMarker template engine over the last few years. I plan to allocate serious amount of time[*] for FreeMarker development in the near future, at least if I perceive that there's enough interest in the developer community (of OfBiz, Struts, Alfresco, Magnolia, etc). The goal of this effort is fixing long-standing issues (mostly design issues that can be addressed without breaking backward compatibility), adding frequently requested missing features, increasing usability (better error messages, better documentation) and to make FreeMarker more accessible for potential contributors (fixing the branching mess, switching to Maven, Git, modularization, addressing licensing and CLA issues).
Thus, I would like to hear about the wishes of the OFBiz developers. What features you crave for the most, how could FreeMarker integrate better with your product, what are the things your users most often has problems with, etc. *: I'm thinking about 300 hours or so, done within a 2-3 months period, but it depends on the feedback. This I plan to do for free. If FreeMarker is an important component in your ecosystem, and you think you can support this effort in some ways, of course, contact me. -- Thanks, Daniel Dekany
