Re: handling Bugzilla backlog (Was: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-30 Thread Antonio Gallardo
Jorg Heymans dijo: > Vadim Gritsenko wrote: >> Jorg Heymans wrote: >> >>> >>> First of all, thanks Luigi for bringing up something that has been on >>> my mind for a long time! Cocoon's patch queue is nothing to be proud >>> of to be honest, both in size and age. >>> >>> The only way to get an over

Re: Project rules (was Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-28 Thread David Crossley
Sylvain Wallez wrote: > > Even if I'm more inline with Stefano's way of seeing things and have a > natural tendency of letting things self-organizing, I also agree that > having clear rules may ease our job, and fostering work on them is part > of my PMC chair job. It is the job of the whole P

Re: handling Bugzilla backlog (Was: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-28 Thread Jorg Heymans
Vadim Gritsenko wrote: Jorg Heymans wrote: First of all, thanks Luigi for bringing up something that has been on my mind for a long time! Cocoon's patch queue is nothing to be proud of to be honest, both in size and age. The only way to get an overworked committer off the hook in the long run

Re: handling Bugzilla backlog (Was: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-27 Thread Torsten Curdt
May I ask what is the current procedure to become a commiter? From what I've seen on the list the only way to become one is to be introduced by another commiter? Is that right? Yepp! Contribution in discussions, code and/or documentation qualify for a nomination. If people are active and demonstr

Re: handling Bugzilla backlog (Was: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-27 Thread Ralph Goers
Leszek Gawron said: > > May I ask what is the current procedure to become a commiter? From what > I've seen on the list the only way to become one is to be introduced by > another commiter? Is that right? "With great power comes great responsibility" or "From those to whom much is given, much

Re: handling Bugzilla backlog (Was: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-27 Thread Vadim Gritsenko
Leszek Gawron wrote: May I ask what is the current procedure to become a commiter? From what I've seen on the list the only way to become one is to be introduced by another commiter? Is that right? Yes. Read more here http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#meritocracy Vadim

Re: handling Bugzilla backlog (Was: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-27 Thread Leszek Gawron
Luigi Bai wrote: And the issue of "poor overworked committers" can be partially alleviated by increasing the number of people deputized to commit bug fixes. This will likely get even easier to administer when "real blocks" become a reality; then individuals can be deputized "per block" (they ca

Re: handling Bugzilla backlog (Was: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-27 Thread Vadim Gritsenko
Jorg Heymans wrote: First of all, thanks Luigi for bringing up something that has been on my mind for a long time! Cocoon's patch queue is nothing to be proud of to be honest, both in size and age. The only way to get an overworked committer off the hook in the long run is to guide and nurture

Re: Project rules (was Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-27 Thread Steven Noels
On 27 Oct 2004, at 10:21, Sylvain Wallez wrote: [1] http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/forrest/trunk/src/ documentation/content/xdocs/bylaws.xml [2] http://wiki.apache.org/excalibur/Bylaws This is where mostly me and David left it at: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/cocoon/site/src

Project rules (was Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-27 Thread Sylvain Wallez
Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: David Crossley wrote: So when a real, potentially damaging, issue arises we will have no way to sensibly handle it. It has been working fine so far and I see no evidence of things changing. Even if I'm more inline with Stefano's way of seeing things and have a natural t

Re: handling Bugzilla backlog (Was: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-27 Thread Jorg Heymans
Luigi Bai wrote: On Tue, 27 Oct 2004, David Crossley wrote: Luigi Bai wrote: Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: Maybe it is more precise to say "When shit works /mostly/ well...". The presence of a large number of outstanding Bugzilla issues, especially ones with [PATCH]es attached, implies that things wo

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
David Crossley wrote: So when a real, potentially damaging, issue arises we will have no way to sensibly handle it. It has been working fine so far and I see no evidence of things changing. -- Stefano. smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread David Crossley
Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: > Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > > > > I see David's point though, using [VOTE] in subject (and [PROPOSAL] > > maybe) helps in not missing stuff that's happening. > > > > But I like our +1 way of saying "me? I like it" even if outside of a > > vote - it's part of our "slan

Re: handling Bugzilla backlog (Was: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-26 Thread Luigi Bai
On Tue, 27 Oct 2004, David Crossley wrote: Luigi Bai wrote: Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: Maybe it is more precise to say "When shit works /mostly/ well...". The presence of a large number of outstanding Bugzilla issues, especially ones with [PATCH]es attached, implies that things work well for committe

handling Bugzilla backlog (Was: Let's deprecate the PHP block)

2004-10-26 Thread David Crossley
Luigi Bai wrote: > Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: > >> > >> Maybe it is more precise to say "When shit works /mostly/ well...". The > >> presence of a large number of outstanding Bugzilla issues, especially ones > >> with [PATCH]es attached, implies that things work well for committers, less > >> wel

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Luigi Bai
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: Luigi Bai wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: forth: some of us spend a great amount of their life trying to come up with strategies that avoid the use of those rules, and understand how complex groups form and dissolve, how innovatio

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: ... If you have ideas on how to make it better, we are wide open to suggestions. Making the Subject match the content of this thread would be a good start. -- Nicola Ken Barozzi [EMAIL PROTECTED] - verba volant, scripta manent - (discussion

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Luigi Bai wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: forth: some of us spend a great amount of their life trying to come up with strategies that avoid the use of those rules, and understand how complex groups form and dissolve, how innovation happens and how community fractures can be

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Luigi Bai
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: forth: some of us spend a great amount of their life trying to come up with strategies that avoid the use of those rules, and understand how complex groups form and dissolve, how innovation happens and how community fractures can be avoided. When shi

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
I'm trying really really really hard not to reply to this but I can't. Frédéric Glorieux wrote: For computing, you are really incredible guys, but for politics, I'm sorry to say that but you are "reinventing the wheel". Rules are not "bureaucratic" but the only way to have a stable democracy, whi

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Frédéric Glorieux
One trouble is that Cocoon does not yet have any project guidelines. Another trouble is that people seem to use the +1 thing even when a vote is not happening. The proposal phase for the discussion, then the vote phase for the decision, is an Apache way to get things done efficiently. We forget th

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread JD Daniels
Torsten Curdt wrote: +1 ...I guess noone really used it anyway -- Torsten I really really really tried when I first moved to cocoon :( JD

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Torsten Curdt
+1 ...I guess noone really used it anyway -- Torsten

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
Le 26 oct. 04, à 18:19, Sylvain Wallez a écrit : ...Yup. You can even have a T-Shirt with it: http://www.cafepress.com/meepzor.10338499 Wow. +1 ;-) -Bertrand smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Sylvain Wallez
Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: Le 26 oct. 04, à 17:41, Stefano Mazzocchi a écrit : ..Bah, burocrats. ;-) I see David's point though, using [VOTE] in subject (and [PROPOSAL] maybe) helps in not missing stuff that's happening. But I like our +1 way of saying "me? I like it" even if outside of a vote

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: Le 26 oct. 04, à 17:41, Stefano Mazzocchi a écrit : ..Bah, burocrats. ;-) I see David's point though, using [VOTE] in subject (and [PROPOSAL] maybe) helps in not missing stuff that's happening. But I like our +1 way of saying "me? I like it" even if outside of a vote

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Joerg Heinicke
On 26.10.2004 15:11, Antonio Gallardo wrote: Let's deprecate the PHP block for the remainder of our 2.1.X releases and then dump it in 2.2. If people want to "use" PHP with Cocoon, the best solution is to just use a FileGenerator and an http:// URL. Seems we are alredy voting o

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
Le 26 oct. 04, à 17:41, Stefano Mazzocchi a écrit : ..Bah, burocrats. ;-) I see David's point though, using [VOTE] in subject (and [PROPOSAL] maybe) helps in not missing stuff that's happening. But I like our +1 way of saying "me? I like it" even if outside of a vote - it's part of our "slang" I

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Tony Collen
Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: Oh, c'mon, we have a gazillion +1 and no -1, go ahead and deprecate it. It's not like we can't reverse the thing if a -1 shows up. Bah, burocrats. Sir, I'll have to ask you to file a formal complaint, and you can expect a response in 6 to 8 weeks. :) :) Tony

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Tony Collen wrote: Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: +1, I agree with the formal vote but if you start it by counting all the +1s here we don't need to vote again. Alright, well I guess I phrased my message as a pseudo-vote, so the confusion is my fault! Anyway, I'l count the existing votes as if it w

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
David Crossley wrote: No, it is not bureaucratic. It is about efficiency. That's what bureaucrats always say ;-) -- Stefano. smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Tony Collen
Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: +1, I agree with the formal vote but if you start it by counting all the +1s here we don't need to vote again. Alright, well I guess I phrased my message as a pseudo-vote, so the confusion is my fault! Anyway, I'l count the existing votes as if it were an official vote

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Antonio Gallardo
Tony Collen dijo: > Let's deprecate the PHP block for the remainder of our 2.1.X releases > and then dump it in 2.2. If people want to "use" PHP with Cocoon, the > best solution is to just use a FileGenerator and an http:// URL. Seems we are alredy voting on that. Here is

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread David Crossley
Vadim Gritsenko wrote: > David Crossley wrote: > > Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > > > >>Reinhard Poetz a écrit : > >> > >>>Tony Collen wrote: > >>> > >>>>...Let's deprecate the PHP block for the remainder of our 2.1

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Tony Collen wrote: ... Let's deprecate the PHP block for the remainder of our 2.1.X releases and then dump it in 2.2. If people want to "use" PHP with Cocoon, the best solution is to just use a FileGenerator and an http:// URL. I had written a similar mail a loong time ago, so

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Vadim Gritsenko
David Crossley wrote: Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: Reinhard Poetz a écrit : Tony Collen wrote: ...Let's deprecate the PHP block for the remainder of our 2.1.X releases and then dump it in 2.2. If people want to "use" PHP with Cocoon, the best solution is to just use a FileGenerat

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread David Crossley
Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > Reinhard Poetz a écrit : > > > Tony Collen wrote: > >> ...Let's deprecate the PHP block for the remainder of our 2.1.X > >> releases and then dump it in 2.2. If people want to "use" PHP with > >> Cocoon, t

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
Le 26 oct. 04, à 11:33, Reinhard Poetz a écrit : Tony Collen wrote: ...Let's deprecate the PHP block for the remainder of our 2.1.X releases and then dump it in 2.2. If people want to "use" PHP with Cocoon, the best solution is to just use a FileGenerator and an http:// URL..

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Daniel Fagerstrom
xml-cocoon-users&w=2&r=1&s=phpgenerator&q=b Here's a good example of recent attempt of using the PHP Servlet: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xml-cocoon-users&m=107340894710274&w=2 It's my personal opinion that we'll never see a good PHP servlet, especially since it

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Reinhard Poetz
xml-cocoon-users&w=2&r=1&s=phpgenerator&q=b Here's a good example of recent attempt of using the PHP Servlet: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xml-cocoon-users&m=107340894710274&w=2 It's my personal opinion that we'll never see a good PHP servlet, especially since it

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-26 Thread Giacomo Pati
On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Tony Collen wrote: Let's deprecate the PHP block for the remainder of our 2.1.X releases and then dump it in 2.2. If people want to "use" PHP with Cocoon, the best solution is to just use a FileGenerator and an http:// URL. +1 -- Giacomo Pati Otego AG, Swi

Re: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-25 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
xml-cocoon-users&w=2&r=1&s=phpgenerator&q=b Here's a good example of recent attempt of using the PHP Servlet: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xml-cocoon-users&m=107340894710274&w=2 It's my personal opinion that we'll never see a good PHP servlet, especially since it

RE: Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-25 Thread Carsten Ziegeler
Tony Collen wrote: > > Let's deprecate the PHP block for the remainder of our 2.1.X > releases and then dump it in 2.2. If people want to "use" > PHP with Cocoon, the best solution is to just use a > FileGenerator and an http:// URL. > +1 Carsten

Let's deprecate the PHP block

2004-10-25 Thread Tony Collen
p;r=1&s=phpgenerator&q=b Here's a good example of recent attempt of using the PHP Servlet: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xml-cocoon-users&m=107340894710274&w=2 It's my personal opinion that we'll never see a good PHP servlet, especially since it's been &