[modeling-pmc] Re: How to Mange Modeling Subprojects

[Bjorn Freeman-Benson <bjorn.freeman-benson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nick,

So, for example, if we start new components incubating in EMFT, then
move them later into Modeling/EMF, that's acceptable (even given the
extra churn involved in moving projects, builds, UM sites, RSS feeds,
etc.) ?

Yes.
Of course what you point out so clearly is that we need is a way to separate the physical location of a project (urls and repositories) from its incubation status. I would be open to proposals where you start a component in EMFT but that it's physical location starts in the EMF tree - we could float that one by the membership and see if anyone objects - I can't imagine that they would. If we can make that work, then the IT overhead of starting a new component in the Incubation Phase EMFT would be much lower.

Or would we need to create brand-new tech projects for each
and every new incubating project, let it grow for a year, exit
incubation via release review, and THEN move from
/technology/<whatever> into /modeling/emf/<whatever>?

What a pain that would be (for you; I'm fine with it).

Is EMFT going
to exist as a place to incubate EMF technologies? Or is it being
sunset after I move its remaining 9 projects into MDT, EMF, and M2T?

I thought that the goal of EMFT was to start new technologies so I'm perfectly content leaving it for that - it's been working well, I think.

If we can start in EMFT that's not *too* painful; if we must start
fresh, that seems like extra pain just to allow the parallel IP
process. I'm guessing that starting as a tech project and having to
move might in fact be slower  (and certainly more work for me!) than
simply not being able to use the parallel IP process. (Please correct
me if I'm way off here.)

That's entirely up to you. I personally think the Parallel IP process is a huge win - it can save months on the Legal due diligence process. However, if we can do "most of the physical files in Modeling, project 'existence'/web pages in EMFT", would that the best of both of our worlds?

P.S. Of course you'll need the EMFT website to be conforming before you can use the Parallel IP process - conforming means showing the green alien on the project home page and the project download page - see instructions [1,2].

- Bjorn