Yes I think this needs a formal vote. I will look up the template, would appreciate any pointers.
I think there should be separate votes to deprecate cordova-osx and cordova-windows. I am setting the PRs to DRAFT pending the outcome of the votes. On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 4:51 AM Tim Brust <tim.br...@sinnerschrader.com.invalid> wrote: > Hi, > > correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the deprecation missing a formal vote? > > Best, > Tim > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 4:52 AM Chris Brody <chris.br...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have now raised the following PRs: > > > > - https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/851 > > - https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/852 > > - https://github.com/apache/cordova-docs/pull/1117 > > - https://github.com/apache/cordova-docs/pull/1118 > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 4:38 AM Niklas Merz <niklasm...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > > > +1 from me > > > > > > Am 26. Juni 2020, 03:20, um 03:20, Chris Brody <chris.br...@gmail.com> > > > schrieb: > > > >I would continue to vote for immediate deprecation of both cordova-osx > > > >and > > > >cordova-windows. > > > > > > > >Not only would cordova-osx lose relevance due to both Catalyst and > > > >cordova-electron, it is already obsolete due to lack of support for > > > >CocoaPods. This basically makes cordova-osx now unusable for me when I > > > >start using SQLite3 pods in new plugin development. And we know that > > > >cordova-windows is not supported by Visual Studio 2019. > > > > > > > >Immediate deprecation at this point would allow us to drop support > > > >within > > > >the next year or so. We are already overloaded by the work of > > > >supporting > > > >the other Cordova platforms. > > > > > > > > > > > >On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 2:37 AM Niklas Merz <niklasm...@apache.org> > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > >> I agree with the that. Personally I never used these platforms for > > > >app and > > > >> plugin development. I cannot tell for Windows but for macOS the > > > >alternative > > > >> is pretty clear. > > > >> > > > >> Like Darryl wrote in the OSX thread, we should wait for Catalyst to > > > >be > > > >> stable and then formally deprecate the osx platform. It has not > > > >recieved > > > >> any major updates for some time anyways. > > > >> > > > >> June 23, 2020 11:01 PM, "Darryl Pogue" <dvpdin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > I think the best path forward for Cordova apps on macOS is either > > > >> > through cordova-ios with Catalyst, or through cordova-electron. > > > >> > > > > >> > Most plugins don't support the osx platform, but do have > > > >> > implementations for iOS, so Catalyst is probably the best choice > > > >from > > > >> > an ecosystem perspective for most people. It will also come pretty > > > >> > close to guaranteeing support for the new Apple Silicon platform. > > > >> > > > > >> > IMO once we have support for Catalyst in cordova-ios, we should > > > >look > > > >> > to deprecate cordova-osx. > > > >> > > > > >> > ~Darryl > > > >> > > > >> June 24, 2020 4:40 AM, "Chris Brody" <chris.br...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > It seems to me like both cordova-osx and cordova-windows are now > > > >outdated > > > >> > for various known reasons: > > > >> > > > > >> > - cordova-osx has outdated platform name and does not support > > > >CocoaPods > > > >> > - cordova-windows requires previous Visual Studio version 2017 to > > > >build > > > >> > > > > >> > Given that: > > > >> > > > > >> > - These desktop platforms are known to be outdated. > > > >> > - It is possible to use cordova-electron to support these and > other > > > >> desktop > > > >> > platforms. > > > >> > - It would be possible to build iOS apps for macOS starting with > > > >> Catalina, > > > >> > using Catalyst, once we solve > > > >> > https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios/issues/699 > > > >> > - We have more than enough work on our hands to support the > > > >> non-deprecated > > > >> > Cordova platforms. > > > >> > > > > >> > I would vote to: > > > >> > > > > >> > - deprecate these platforms now > > > >> > - plan to remove support in a future major release (not now) > > > >> > > > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org > > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > -- > Tim Brust, Product Engineer > > tim.br...@sinnerschrader.com > T +49 40 398855 315 > > SinnerSchrader Deutschland GmbH | SinnerSchrader Group > Völckersstraße 38, 22765 Hamburg, Germany > > Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB-Nr. 63663 > Geschäftsführer: Matthias Schrader (Sprecher), > Jürgen Alker, Dr. Axel Averdung, Holger Blank, > Thomas Dyckhoff, Dr. Lars Finke, Martin Gassner, Peggy Hutchinson > > Büros: Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt a. M., München, Prag > > https://www.sinnerschrader.com | NEXT AGENCY >
