Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Nicolas Malin
We can see this on second time to improve the taher's suggest task pullPluginSource with list different repository on the build.gradle But by default only the official repository source code can be listed. Nicolas Le 11/01/2017 à 18:54, Pierre Smits a écrit : We could also consider to have f

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Taher Alkhateeb
I like the idea of ofbiz-core Nicolas On Jan 12, 2017 9:49 AM, "Nicolas Malin" wrote: > Hi Taher > > > Le 11/01/2017 à 16:01, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit : > >> Hello Folks >> >> This is a proposal to the community to restructure our SVN repository. We >> do this by separating "official" plugins fro

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Nicolas Malin
Hi Taher Le 11/01/2017 à 16:01, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit : Hello Folks This is a proposal to the community to restructure our SVN repository. We do this by separating "official" plugins from the core OFBiz framework and to provide build script tasks to easily download and install these plugi

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Ashish Vijaywargiya
+1 -- Kind Regards Ashish Vijaywargiya HotWax Systems - est. 1997 On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 8:31 PM, Taher Alkhateeb wrote: > Hello Folks > > This is a proposal to the community to restructure our SVN repository. We > do this by separating "official" plugins from the core OFBiz framework and > t

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Pranay Pandey
On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Pierre Smits wrote: > We could also consider to have for each component a separate ASF git repo > that replicates to external repo structures like GitHub. +1 Best regards, Pranay Pandey HotWax Systems http://www.hotwaxsystems.com/ On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 11:58

Re: What is the "Apache OFBiz" product?

2017-01-11 Thread Rupert Howell
+1 for "Apache OFBiz enterprise automation framework" also. On 12 January 2017 at 02:06, Hans Bakker wrote: > +1 for "Apache OFBiz enterprise automation framework" > > and perhaps later create a new product "OFBiz Business suite" based on the > framework which is ready for direct use. > > Howeve

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Jacopo Cappellato
On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Pierre Smits wrote: > We could also consider to have for each component a separate ASF git repo > that replicates to external repo structures like GitHub. Agreed. it would be a natural consequence of the new layout and we should definitely request this to the In

Re: What is the "Apache OFBiz" product?

2017-01-11 Thread Jacopo Cappellato
On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 6:44 PM, Nicolas Malin wrote: > I don't like the term ERP because is so reduced term for OFBiz dans all > product that can register a task for a party and a product is an ERP > > I prefer "Apache OFBiz enterprise automation framework" > > The term ERP or Business suite wil

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Pranay Pandey
+1 for the proposal from Taher. Best regards, Pranay Pandey HotWax Systems http://www.hotwaxsystems.com/ On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 8:31 PM, Taher Alkhateeb wrote: > Hello Folks > > This is a proposal to the community to restructure our SVN repository. We > do this by separating "official" plugin

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Arun Patidar
+1 for directory structure and OFBiz plugin management. -- Thanks & Regards --- Arun Patidar Manager,Enterprise Software Development HotWax Mediawww.hotwaxsystems.com On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Gavin Mabie wrote: > +1 Like it > Gavin > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 7:00 AM, Deepak Dixit <

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Gavin Mabie
+1 Like it Gavin On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 7:00 AM, Deepak Dixit < deepak.di...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > +1 for the svn folder structure. > > Thanks & Regards > -- > Deepak Dixit > www.hotwaxsystems.com > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 6:31 AM, Shi Jinghai wrote: > > > +1 to the svn folder structure

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Deepak Dixit
+1 for the svn folder structure. Thanks & Regards -- Deepak Dixit www.hotwaxsystems.com On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 6:31 AM, Shi Jinghai wrote: > +1 to the svn folder structure. > > On the plugin publish and install, could we consider publish a zip file to > maven repository as well as the jars? In

Re: What is the "Apache OFBiz" product?

2017-01-11 Thread Hans Bakker
+1 for "Apache OFBiz enterprise automation framework" and perhaps later create a new product "OFBiz Business suite" based on the framework which is ready for direct use. However currently leave the immediate consumption for the systems like Hotwax e-commerce, Ilscipio ERP and GrowERP and othe

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Shi Jinghai
+1 to the svn folder structure. On the plugin publish and install, could we consider publish a zip file to maven repository as well as the jars? In production environment, unzip the zip file under plugins and then it can work, or even better, don't unzip it, let it work similar to an android ap

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Pierre Smits
We could also consider to have for each component a separate ASF git repo that replicates to external repo structures like GitHub. This would increase exposure and potentially attract more contributors as subject matter experts. Best regards, Pierre Smits ORRTIZ.COM OFBiz

Re: What is the "Apache OFBiz" product?

2017-01-11 Thread Nicolas Malin
I don't like the term ERP because is so reduced term for OFBiz dans all product that can register a task for a party and a product is an ERP I prefer "Apache OFBiz enterprise automation framework" The term ERP or Business suite will come with the plugin addition to the OFBiz core. Nicolas L

Re: What is the "Apache OFBiz" product?

2017-01-11 Thread Taher Alkhateeb
Agreed Jacopo, My preference would be The "Apache OFBiz" ERP suite. The reason is that the term ERP is very popular and understandable to business folks. It also conveys the heart of what this product is all about. Yes it is not yet refined for immediate consumption by end users, but that does not

Re: Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Jacopo Cappellato
I agree with the svn layout that Taher is proposing which is also inline with what other Apache projects are doing (see for example [*]). The idea behind these layouts is that the top level folder is for the "project" and its subfolders are for the project's products: project/product1 project/produ

Re: What is the "Apache OFBiz" product?

2017-01-11 Thread Jacopo Cappellato
On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Julien NICOLAS wrote: > [...] > This is why I prefer the actual sentence "Apache OFBiz® is an open source > product for the automation of enterprise processes that includes framework > components and business applications" > >From a trademark best practice perspe

Proposal to create a separate svn repository for the OFBiz official plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Taher Alkhateeb
Hello Folks This is a proposal to the community to restructure our SVN repository. We do this by separating "official" plugins from the core OFBiz framework and to provide build script tasks to easily download and install these plugins. The details of this proposal are as follows: 1- Relocat

Re: What is the "Apache OFBiz" product?

2017-01-11 Thread Julien NICOLAS
Hi Jacopo, I'm not sure that ofbiz is an ERP. I mean I'm not sure that ofbiz is a turnkey solution. You can't just install the software and say "Let use it, it's ready!". We get our hands dirty before the final customer can use it serenely. This is why I prefer the actual sentence "Apache OF

Re: What is the "Apache OFBiz" product?

2017-01-11 Thread Gavin Mabie
The Apache OFBiz "Business Suite"? Similar software solutions use this terminology. eg ADempiere Business Suite, OpenBravo Business Suite. Gavin On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Jacopo Cappellato < jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > *Rationale* > > "Apache OFBiz" is one of our trad

What is the "Apache OFBiz" product?

2017-01-11 Thread Jacopo Cappellato
*Rationale* "Apache OFBiz" is one of our trademarks. And we apply it to our project and product; we say: 1) the "Apache OFBiz" project or the "Apache OFBiz" community 2) the "Apache OFBiz" product (i.e. the downloadable software package that we release) While #1 is pretty much a satisfactory defi

Re: Defining the "Mission Statement" of the Apache OFBiz project

2017-01-11 Thread Jacopo Cappellato
On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote: > +1 and good luck. It may proof easier to write it in a line of code than > in plain English. LOL. > indeed! Jacopo

Re: Defining the "Mission Statement" of the Apache OFBiz project

2017-01-11 Thread Gavin Mabie
+1 and good luck. It may proof easier to write it in a line of code than in plain English. LOL. On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 1:06 PM, Michael Brohl wrote: > +1 > > I have to postpone ideas, will provide them later... > > Regards, > > Michael > > > Am 11.01.17 um 10:10 schrieb Jacopo Cappellato: > >

Re: Defining the "Mission Statement" of the Apache OFBiz project

2017-01-11 Thread Michael Brohl
+1 I have to postpone ideas, will provide them later... Regards, Michael Am 11.01.17 um 10:10 schrieb Jacopo Cappellato: Hi all, I think it would be great if we could write a short, simple, clear, realistic but inspirational "Mission Statement" [*] of the Apache OFBiz project. The mission s

Re: Defining the "Mission Statement" of the Apache OFBiz project

2017-01-11 Thread Taher Alkhateeb
+1 On 11/01/17 13:57, Pranay Pandey wrote: +1 Sounds great. Best regards, Pranay Pandey HotWax Systems http://www.hotwaxsystems.com/ On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Jacopo Cappellato < jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: Hi all, I think it would be great if we could write a shor

Re: Defining the "Mission Statement" of the Apache OFBiz project

2017-01-11 Thread Pierre Smits
+1 Best regards, Pierre Smits ORRTIZ.COM OFBiz based solutions & services OFBiz Extensions Marketplace http://oem.ofbizci.net/oci-2/ On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 11:57 AM, Pranay Pandey < pranay.pan...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > +1 > > Sounds great. > > Best regards, > > P

Re: Defining the "Mission Statement" of the Apache OFBiz project

2017-01-11 Thread Pranay Pandey
+1 Sounds great. Best regards, Pranay Pandey HotWax Systems http://www.hotwaxsystems.com/ On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Jacopo Cappellato < jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I think it would be great if we could write a short, simple, clear, > realistic but inspirati

Re: Proposal to rename specialpurpose to plugins

2017-01-11 Thread Taher Alkhateeb
Okay Folks, Done in r1778271. Thank you all for your patience, and you can continue your work on /plugins (the new directory replacing /specialpurpose) Cheers, Taher Alkhateeb On 11/01/17 10:48, Taher Alkhateeb wrote: Hello everyone, Minor correction, sorry for the miscount, the total numbe

Defining the "Mission Statement" of the Apache OFBiz project

2017-01-11 Thread Jacopo Cappellato
Hi all, I think it would be great if we could write a short, simple, clear, realistic but inspirational "Mission Statement" [*] of the Apache OFBiz project. The mission statement, that summarizes in 1 line what we are all here for, could be published as the first paragraph of the OFBiz landing pag