Hello everyone, I believe it is time we all got together and had a serious discussion about the direction of the Enlightenment project -- where we are going, what needs to be done, and what priorities we need to set to get there. At this point I have come to a conclusion that too many people are spending too much time and effort on the wrong things. For example, take a look at the last week of commits: eplayer and elicit account for around 75-80% of all the commit messages posted to E-CVS! We've got at least 3 people actively working on eplayer, meanwhile, ewl has only Nathan, evas is getting very little attention save the few moments raster can spare these days, Andy and I could certainly use some assistance with ecore, and important libraries like etox are getting left out in the cold altogether.
Solution: We need to define where we are going properly, and determine how we are going to get there. We need to draw up an official roadmap document that will be put on the web site for all to see. This document should be detailed enough to outline each component of the next-generation E project and articulate what needs to be done and how much of a priority it has. Everybody needs to know the most important things that need to be done so that we're not just all randomly coding at whatever seems to be the newest little app in CVS. I understand that E17 is likely to arrive in CVS shortly pending a few TODO items by raster. Before that happens we need to be clear on what needs to be done, or that effort (which is really the flagship product of this project) will ultimately end up being stunted and fall short of what it really could achieve. A suggestion has been made for a "town hall" meeting on IRC (#edevelop on Freenode) at a fixed time when we can all converge together and discuss this matter. At the same time, we need to begin to put this in writing, so that by the time we are done with deliberations, we have a solid draft of what we're looking to do and we can post that on the web site. Persons wishing to join the development effort but not knowing where to begin can look at this roadmap document as a starting reference point, and existing developers can know where they need to focus their efforts now. Eplayer and Elicit are both great apps, but right now they're far more attention than is expedient for the project at this point in time. Two things we need to get straight right now: 1. If this "town hall" meeting should happen, and at what time; 2. A list of items that should be considered priorities for the project to help set a proper focus for the discussion. Your input is appreciated. -- Ibukun Olumuyiwa http://xcomputerman.com "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thygetting get understanding." - Proverbs 4:7 ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
