I agree with Geertjan Wielenga's assessment of the work and the deadline. I would add, that if you go in this direction it is good to think about updating the architecture and especially on the Plugin system. It should be made easier and more functional in keeping with new trends. For example, there is JVM and one Main Module (Service), that runs all the other modules of Java (JDK), NetBeans, etc. This architecture can be used for many kind of applications, not only for NetBeans.
On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Geertjan Wielenga < geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.invalid> wrote: > Aside from the licensing concerns, I think we need to set some > expectations here. I.e., rewriting the NetBeans user interface from Swing > to JavaFX is a LOT of work. And it has to be done really well and be really > performant and require a group of very highly skilled JavaFX developers. I > would estimate that the work involved, depending on how many and who would > do it, would take at least 6 months, though that's a rough estimate. It's > probably one of the most complex tasks that I can think of in relation to > Apache NetBeans. > > So, it would be great for this to be done, but let's not be naive about > the amount of work, skills, and energy required. > > Gj > > > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 2:15 PM, Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org> > wrote: > >> >> On Thu, 16 Aug 2018, 12:51 Josh Juneau, <juneau...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> It would be nice to have a JavaFX GUI for NetBeans, specifically if >>> something like Gluon Mobile were used >>> >> >> For that to happen *here* would require a shift in Apache policies >> towards GPL w/CPE licensed dependencies as far as I know. Of course, >> ongoing modularization of the JDK and changes in deployment strategies >> might provoke a change. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Neil >> >>> >
