Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-16 Thread Jörg Jahnke
Hi, to go a step further: Do we need such feature mails at all? Couldn't we instead offer RSS feeds (per project?) which list the most recently integrated CWSs and their feature descriptions? I could imagine that a developer can edit the feature description at any time he likes and, at the

Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-16 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germa ny
Hi Jörg, to go a step further: Do we need such feature mails at all? Couldn't we instead offer RSS feeds (per project?) which list the most recently integrated CWSs and their feature descriptions? It's a matter of taste and/or working habit whether you want to read a Feed or a mailing list.

Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-16 Thread Eike Rathke
Hi Bernd, On Thursday, 2006-11-16 16:08:34 +0100, Bernd Eilers wrote: The questions where I am currently unsure about are the following: 1.) can automatically move all featuremails/api-changes from state draft to state finished when the state of the CWS moves to state 'ready for QA' or

Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-15 Thread Eike Rathke
Hi Frank, On Wednesday, 2006-11-15 13:43:22 +0100, Frank Schönheit wrote: I'd prefer an ability to add feature mails in EIS which are not yet sent. That is, I would like to fill out the form for the feature mail, and press some Send Later button. The mail would then be associated with the

Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-14 Thread Joerg Sievers
Hi Matthias! Mathias Bauer wrote: (1) While developing your feature: discuss feature with people on IRC, mailing lists and whatsoever to your liking; it is *recommended* (though not mandatory) to contact the project lead as early as possible and discuss with QA and UserEx also (not to ask for

Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-08 Thread Thorsten Behrens
Mathias Bauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: step1 - idea: mandatory ;-) step2 - create iTeam: optional at this point in time as we can't expect it for all community work step3 - design/review/implementation cycles: indispensable :-) step4 - create iTeam if not done in step2: possible to be done

Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-08 Thread Mathias Bauer
Michael Meeks wrote: Hi Mathias, On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 19:40 +0100, Mathias Bauer wrote: I don't see our discussion related to the way something is implemented, so this splitting IMHO is an implicit one. So my idea was (and still is): So - the problem is I discern ~no difference at

Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-07 Thread Joerg Sievers
Hi Mathias, Mathias Bauer wrote: Possibly we can establish a process that allows for more asynchronous work or creates the documentation in a QA style (QA or documentation ask for the information they need instead of forcing the developers to provide everything upfront). As some of us have

Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-07 Thread Mathias Bauer
Joerg Sievers wrote: Hi Mathias, Mathias Bauer wrote: Possibly we can establish a process that allows for more asynchronous work or creates the documentation in a QA style (QA or documentation ask for the information they need instead of forcing the developers to provide everything

Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-07 Thread Mathias Bauer
Michael Meeks wrote: Nope, seems a good summary; one of the ideas I came up with was of splitting the work-flow aspects [ step1: create iTeam, step2: design, step 3: review, step 4: implement ] etc. from the other pieces that are necessary for QA / docs / i18n etc. ie. providing

Re: [dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-02 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi Mathias, Sorry - didn't notice your summary before posting mine. OTOH - yours looks rather better than mine, thanks so much for taking the time here. OTOH - I make some more concrete proposals, so perhaps there is some value in discussing both in the same thread. It really

[dev] An attempt of a summary: specification process possibilities

2006-11-01 Thread Mathias Bauer
Hi together, as I have the feeling that many discussions in our most beloved thread started to go around in circles I want to break out and focus the discussion by providing a personal summary of it. Please read this summary as a whole before you comment on single items, I really tried to cover