[ecf-dev] Re: [tools-pmc] Newsreader project

[Wayne Beaton <wayne@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You should include some discussion of an eventual "Social" top-level 
project in your project proposal.

For now, though, let's keep it as simple as possible.

Wayne

Wim Jongman wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> Sounds good to me. What about the idea of a top level "Social",
> "Community" or "Collaboration" top level project where matured tools
> from ECF, Technology, Etc.. can be moved to?
>
> I am thinking about. IRC, Newsreader, twitter clients, etcetera?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wim
>
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 4:30 AM, Wayne Beaton<wayne@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > ECF, quite reasonably, isn't going to be able to move on this any time
> > before July.
> >
> > I wonder if the right approach is to create a project under Technology that
> > we can later move to ECF?
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> > Wim Jongman wrote:
> >     
> > > Okay, this sounds like a consent conclusion and I am more than happy
> > > to work with ECF. What should I do next. Send the same introduction
> > > e-mail to the Technology PMC?
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Wim Jongman
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Schaefer, Doug
> > > <Doug.Schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >       
> > > > +1. ECF or Tech. Nothing more to add.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: tools-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:tools-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff McAffer
> > > > Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 10:54 AM
> > > > To: Tools PMC mailing list
> > > > Cc: Wayne Beaton; slewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [tools-pmc] Newsreader project
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > > > Looking at the current top level projects list, I don't think that
> > > > > there is currently a project that is a good fit for tools like this.
> > > > > Ideally there should be a "Social" top level project that would fit
> > > > > tools like this one and could also hold the "Social" subprojects from
> > > > > ECF like the chat clients and the IRC client and possible future
> > > > > projects like a twitter client. I have some other ideas about this top
> > > > >      level project. However, at the moment, the Tools project seems the
> > > > > best.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > I am not so fussed about which top-level project at the moment and
> > > > generally we don't start top-levels until there is a very clear
> > > > direction and community.
> > > >
> > > > Also we should keep separate (to a certain degree) which technology is
> > > > being used.  That is, just cause the project *might* be in mylyn (for
> > > > example) does not mean that one automatically has to install mylyn to
> > > > make it work.  That all depends on the code dependencies.  We have
> > > > swaths of Equinox that don't need the Equinox framework at all or can
> > > > run on other frameworks.
> > > >
> > > > Your comments around Social and ECF actually lead me to believe that
> > > > while the implementation does not necessarily use ECF, ECF is currently
> > > > a focal point at Eclipse for social/communications things.  So perhaps
> > > > this is better suited to being part of ECF with an aim to at some point
> > > > growing a broader social community.  Failing that, I personally suggest
> > > > a project in Technology.  Technology is the usual spot to start projects
> > > > that have no other obvious home.
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > >
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