We also don’t need to publicise the release. All we are doing is demonstrating to the Incubator that we know how to do it.
If we choose to, we can publicise it, or make it available, with a README that says, “This is bad code. Here’s what we’d love to do”. Now, an Apache contributor some time ago came up with a maxim, “Good ideas and bad code builds communities”. Last mentioned here this time last year :-) What this means is that, if people can perceive the good idea behind the poor implementation, they will feel inclined to join in and help make it better. What we need to do is change the way in which the code is bad - make it a simpler form of bad :-) Getting a release out could help people make the recognition that they’d like to help with this task. And I’d say it is worth a try. Upayavira On Tue, Mar 31, 2015, at 06:45 PM, Yuri Z wrote: > So, should I prepare a new RC from the master branch? > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 6:05 PM Christian Grobmeier > <grobme...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > OK, understood. > > > > I think it's a psychological important step to release the code, even > > when its half-baked and early. If necessary, give it an alpha label. > > This is enough warning for most devs. > > > > I don't understand too much on the current codebase, so I can't judge > > what is the best first step. Separating between Commons/Client sounds > > horrible awful task. Can you give an overview of what would be the > > actual steps here? I imagine it's critical, but is it possible to have > > multiple hands working on it? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015, at 11:55, Yuri Z wrote: > > > Build system - Actually things like GWT compilation and protobuff > > > generation make it harder to move to another build system. Also, > > > restructuring wave project into more standard form that maven likes to > > > work > > > with is imho hard. I think first we should just split Wiab into separated > > > projects - Client/Common/Server or Client/ Common + Server and preferably > > > with more elastic build system than maven -than can be more easily made > > > to > > > work with current folder structure. > > > Release - imho what stops us is just bad feeling about releasing half > > > baked > > > project, technically we can create new RC candidate today and vote. From > > > what I know all legal issues are already solved. > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 12:43 PM Christian Grobmeier > > > <grobme...@apache.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > from the huge thread "Roadmap" I took a way the following potential > > > > action items: > > > > > > > > - Client/Server split, maybe common > > > > - Setup testing > > > > - Setup CI > > > > - Replace GXP templating system > > > > - Improve buildsystem with using Maven, Gradle or SBT > > > > - Replace custom configuration framework with something more > > conveniant > > > > - Rewrite of the concurrency handling. > > > > - Make Wave work with modern browsers > > > > - Shortcuts are broken > > > > - Inbox search is needs improvments > > > > - GWT superdev mode is broken > > > > - Upgrade to GWT > > > > - GWT-tests broken > > > > - Gadgets broken > > > > - Bonus: understand the changes from wiab.pro and discuss if they > > > > should be upstreamed > > > > > > > > It seems we have some infra, some architectural and some frontend > > > > issues. > > > > From the Frontend it seems we have no conclusion if GWT is the right > > > > track or not. > > > > > > > > What I understood is that most people agree that we need to have some > > > > kind of Client/Server/Common split. > > > > > > > > We have some issues in the backlog also, which makes refactoring hard > > > > like build system, broken tests or CI not being setup. > > > > > > > > This is quite a bunch of work. > > > > > > > > I have two questions: > > > > > > > > 1. why did we went stuck with the first release? Sorry Ali to ask > > > > again, I forgot and couldn't find it in my mails quickly. Could we > > > > solve this right now and get it done? > > > > > > > > 2. What would be the next, small step? In my opinion it actually > > should > > > > be the build system. Once this is done, it can be explained how "easy" > > > > it is to setup Wave, which might help to attract approaching devs. > > > > > > > > Both items are small enough to be resolved with in April. Volunteers > > > > should learn how to make releases at Apache, also learn and improve the > > > > build process. I think this is a great step for new volunteers. > > > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > > > Christian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original message ----- > > > > From: Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@apache.org> > > > > To: "wave-dev" <wave-dev@incubator.apache.org> > > > > Subject: Roadmap > > > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:12:32 +0100 > > > > > > > > we have volunteers for the next months. Why not discussing what we > > > > should do? > > > > > > > > My first preference would be: craft a release. > > > > I forgot what was missing back then, but it would be great to find out > > > > from the mail archives and create jira issues for the open things. > > Maybe > > > > Ali could help here, as he was the RM for the last try. > > > > > > > > The next thing would maybe be more technical. Can you throw in some > > > > concrete ideas what could be achieved in small steps? > > > > I guess "refactoring everything" is not a good start :) > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Christian > > > > > >
