+1 on what Geir said.
Craig
On Sat, 31 Mar 2001, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
> Ted Husted :
>
> > I would also say that, as a Commons Committer, he can open whiteboard
> > directories in the main CVS now and then call for a vote on the initial
> > release later.
>
> Two issues here:
>
> I] Regarding 'a vote on the initial release', I thought the vote would
> be on making the project into a 'Commons component', not on the
> releasability of that project.
>
> II] Regarding random whiteboard directories under the main CVS :
>
> Can we try to avoid that if possible, and consider the
> jakarta-commons-sandbox CVS as the 'whiteboard' area for
> non-yet-voted-on component source?
>
> There are a few reasons I ask :
>
> 1) The jakarta-commons 'main CVS' are the components that we have all
> agreed are the individual entities that make up Commons. It makes up
> the parts of the Commons project that is supported code with a charter.
> Having arbitrary stuff under a top-level whiteboard would be confusing.
> Of course, each component project can whiteboard to their hearts content
> under their own section of jakarta-commons.
>
> 2) Since we have the sandbox that is equivalent in capability and
> access, keeping the not-yet-approved components there keeps the sandbox
> complete as the place for proposed and embryonic projects.
>
> 3) This will help keep the size of the jakarta-commons main CVS limited
> to that of the supported components. I am afraid that the monolithic
> CVS tree may get ungainly over time as Commons grows, so keeping the
> main CVS limited to the actual supported components may help in this
> regard.
>
> geir
>
>
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