Dear all, During the past couple of months, I've been reading about "install issues" with cocoon 2.2 all the time. There seem to be hardcore users, convinced that cocoon 2.2 is superior now that it's linked with maven and spring, ... but there also are novice and/or less expert users, who are having a lot of problems with the new 2.2 configuration & installation.
Some years ago, the steep learning curve for cocoon was seen as one of the major problems to overcome while creating a larger user-base. Shifting towards the integration with maven & spring doesn't simplify things. Another issue was the lack of documentation... but in the past, the installation worked when you followed the instructions & you had a load of samples to get to know cocoon... Now, cocoon seems to become so complicated that no-one has the time to document it properly. Whatever the "hardcore" users may pretend, the perception of beginning user will define the evolution of cocoon. Therefore my wishes for 2008: listen to & learn from the novice users: * simplify the installation & ease of use (in the perception of beginners) * document your framework (in such a way that beginners consider it documented) a little frustrated but hoping for the best, Bart
