On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Miroslav Nachev < mnachev.nscenter...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with Geertjan Wielenga's assessment of the work and the deadline. > I would add, that if you go in this direction > Wait a minute. :-) You're the one who started this thread, so if anyone is going to "go in this direction", that person is you, Miroslav Nachev. Thanks, Gj > 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 >>> >>>> >> >
