The first step is that you (i.e. the project
leadership and committers) need to determine what the
moving forward plan is.
Frankly, the more that I look at this the more concerned I
am that the EDP is not being followed by the project.
- The EMF website lists EMF Query 2 as if it were
already a project.
- EMF Query 2 is distributing a "2.0" despite being
incubation (incubating project can only release pre
1.0). For that matter, the 2.0.0 release looks totally
official (other than the 'N' in the build number,
there's no indication on the downloads page that this
is a milestone build).
- AFAIK, EMF Query 2 has not done a single review of
any kind.
In short, EMF Query 2 is like a phantom project.
Clearly, there has been a huge breakdown in our processes
and I'd like to understand how it happened so that we can
fix it.
I am sensitive to your release concerns, and am willing to
help fix this. But it needs to be fixed.
How do we proceed? Based on previous assertions that EMF
Query is still being used by other folks and will persist
for the foreseeable future, combined with the apparently
completely separate development teams, code base, and
release schedule, I'm inclined to recommend that we
schedule an immediate restructuring review in which we can
just make EMF Query 2 a separate project. Then EMF Query
can decide its own fate.
If this sound right to everybody, we can discuss next
steps. We can schedule this restructuring review for June
23-29; best case scenario is that we may be able to do a
release review two weeks or so later. Assuming all the
pieces fall into place.
Thoughts?
Wayne
On 06/18/2011 10:21 PM, Ashwani Sharma wrote:
Hi,
We are getting more questions internally in SAP and in
newsgroups about release of EMF Query2. If we don't make a
proper release, we might loose interest.
Can you please suggest how do you want to take the
assessment ?
Regards,
Ashwani Kr Sharma
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Ashwani Sharma <
ashw.kumar@xxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
Hi Anthony,
How should we do this assessment ?
Will you give EMF Query2 a try ? Will you have sometime
before indigo release for this ?
Regards,
Ashwani Kr Sharma
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 10:21 PM, Wayne Beaton <
emo@xxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
The assessment that Anthony is referring to is not an EDP
concept. I
believe that means an assessment of the impact of the
change on the
community. This is something that is best done by the
project itself. I
am willing to assist, but the project is the ultimate
authority on its
community and the impact of change.
Some thoughts...
Strictly speaking, "EMF Query 2" is not currently a
separate entity from
the EDP point of view. Strictly speaking, code from "EMF
Query 2" should
be released using the same version numbering scheme and on
single
project-wide schedule. The fact that different build
systems are used,
and that different groups of developers--managed via
social
convention--is interesting, but not relevant.
Allowing EMF Query 2 to make a separate release using a
different
version number while still part of the EMF Query project
requires an
exception to the process.
Before I can grant that exception, or permit the creation
of a separate
project as part of a restructuring review, I need to
better understand
the going forward plan.
Wayne
On 06/06/2011 11:47 AM, Ashwani Sharma wrote:
>
> >> Is there a continuity story between the
frameworks?
> The new framework is not at all compatible with
previous. It will
> require users to re-write their queries.
>
> If everyone agrees, i can plan for assessment or
review. I will need
> details on how to do it, since this is first time for
me :)
>
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The Eclipse Foundation
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