+1

I'm not a big fan of me-too posts, but this is one, bigtime. Apache as a
whole and I think all of the subprojects individually have a real need
for something like this.

- Leo

On Thu, 2002-05-02 at 00:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> +1
> 
> I would go even further and propose a top level project that will
> host all project-management tools, including Gump.

<snip>

> >    ***************************
> >             PROPOSALS
> >    ***************************
> > This multi-proposal is an effort to unite forces on the build-system front
> > and to give a sense to all project build/documentation/site projects on
> > xml.apache and Jakarta.
> > 
> > 
> >         JAKARTA-GUMP
> >    ***********************
> > Alexandria started as a multi-project documentation system, and is now dead.
> > Gump started there by using the Alexandria descriptors but has become a
> > conyinuous-integration tool.
> > 
> > I propose that it finally becomes a top-level Jakarta project, as it is now
> > de-facto.
> > 
> > The Vindico proposal will migrate to that project as well and will have the
> > possibility to challenge the current de-facto Gump codebase with a vote as
> > permitted by the Jakarta rules.
> > 
> > 
> >         JAKARTA-ALEXANDRIA
> >    *******************************
> > Alexandria still has an important mission, that of creating beautiful
> > cross-referenced Java project documentation.
> > Maven has taken part of the code-base AFAIK and is using it.
> > Centipede is producing source-code cross reference with javasrc and
> > umldoclet, and is working on creating SVG UML package charts.
> > 
> > Alexandria can continue with its mission.
> > Maven can port-back the code it uses.
> > Javasrc developer Bill Smith has decided to DONATE the code to the
> > Alexandria project and continue coding there
> > (http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=1552505).
> > Centipede will give all the code it has that generates documentation.
> > 
> >         CENTAVEN
> >    *******************
> > Maven and Centipede have similar goals but different approaches.
> > 
> > I would like to see them united, and have a single project description
> > system.
> > 
> > We have the need, we have the community, we have the code.
> > 
> > Centipede will never be able to make it into Maven and viceversa, because
> > the approaches are very different.
> > 
> > I think that these can be overcome, and that we can devide a comon system
> > that solves *all* our  _needs_.
> > 
> > 
> >         SUMMARY
> >    *******************
> > Here is my +1+1+1 for all three proposals.
> > 
> > This is the best I can do, and what I think is in the best interest for
> > Apache.
> > 
> > What do you think?
> > 
> > --
> > Nicola Ken Barozzi                   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >             - verba volant, scripta manent -
> >    (discussions get forgotten, just code remains)
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