Hi Daniel, thanks for contacting us and for your efforts in improving Freemarker. Freemarker is indeed important for OFBiz because it is the primary template engine and we have several screens implemented with it.
One of the tickets I would love to see resolved is this: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3527625&group_id=794&atid=100794 In fact we are currently using in OFBiz a modified version of Freemarker jar to integrate this feature. I will try to keep an eye on the Freemarker forums and activities and I will try to offer my help if I see areas where I could help; of course feel free to contact us for help on specific tasks too, we will do our best to support your efforts. Kind regards, Jacopo On Feb 23, 2013, at 12:37 PM, Daniel Dekany wrote: > 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 >
