On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Ted Husted wrote: > Yes, there lies the rub: If we were to submit a patch to commons-lang > today, we could not roll a (potentially) GA-quality release tomorrow. > At least not without also rolling a release of commons-lang and > waiting for it to "go platinum" first. > > My suggestion would be that we start using "bridge packages" to > isolate classes that we intend to submit to the Commons. Once the code
> in our bridge package proves it worth, we can then offer to the > corresponding Commons package. If our code is accepted and the updated > Commons package hits a General Availability release, we can then move > our dependency from the bridge package to the Commons package. > > So, if we do determine that a change to the string handling is a > difference that makes a difference, we could create a package for > methods specifically earmarked for lang, such as o.a.s.commons.lang. > Once we release our code, and find that it works well in the field, > then we can submit a patch to c-l and roll a release there. Once the > c-l is GA with our addition, then we can move the dependency in our on > code from o.a.s.commons.lang to o.a.c.lang. +1 SIDEBAR: I've been using struts and following these discussion forums since the summer of '02. It seems to me, especially of late, that there are a great deal of splits and fractures not just within the Apache community, but even the Jakarta community. I guess this entire discussion was a little disappointing as I had misconceived notions about how/why commons existed. If commons are truly common, why not have at least 1 committer (committers select a chair person) from each Jakarta project on each commons project. If a commons project isn't used by enough Jakarta projects, it should be in either the sandbox, or somewhere besides commons. To become a commons project, there should be a vote by all the project chairs. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
