On Jan 22, 2008 9:09 PM, Stefano Bagnara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Burrell Donkin ha scritto: > > On Jan 22, 2008 6:39 PM, Stefano Bagnara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Robert Burrell Donkin ha scritto: > >>> it's a milestone rather than an alpha. we don't have alpha quality > >>> code that we intend to fix up and release but a mixed bag which we > >>> cannot promise will be compatible with an eventual 3.0 release > >> I agree. And if we don't plan to include IMAP then probably "2.5" would > >> be a better name, for what will not be compatible with 3.0, but can lead > >> to an intermediate release. > > > > (it's not just IMAP but also the backend that IMAP depends on that isn't > > ready) > > I agree, but IIRC 99% of that code is not used by the "legacy" JAMES > Server. The backend for IMAP has been written for IMAP. POP3, SMTP, > NNTP, RemoteManager still depends on the same old components. We simply > refactored a lot of service interfaces (API) used between this components. > > IMHO stability of the API between components is a lesser priority > compared to the config.xml+storage compatibility for an early release. > The former is something targeting developers, the latter is something > targeting every user.
users are effected when an upgrade breaks a custom component ATM JAMES allows developers to create third party plugins but does not clearly indicate which APIs are subject to change - robert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
