From directory-dev-return-3542-apmail-incubator-directory-dev-archive=incubator.apache.org@incubator.apache.org Tue Jan 04 09:44:32 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-directory-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 13751 invoked from network); 4 Jan 2005 09:44:31 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur-2.apache.org with SMTP; 4 Jan 2005 09:44:31 -0000 Received: (qmail 91595 invoked by uid 500); 4 Jan 2005 09:44:25 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-directory-dev-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 91505 invoked by uid 500); 4 Jan 2005 09:44:23 -0000 Mailing-List: contact directory-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: "Apache Directory Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list directory-dev@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 91434 invoked by uid 99); 4 Jan 2005 09:44:20 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (hermes.apache.org: local policy) Received: from mail-04.iinet.net.au (HELO mail.iinet.net.au) (203.59.3.36) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.28) with SMTP; Tue, 04 Jan 2005 01:44:13 -0800 Received: (qmail 10833 invoked from network); 4 Jan 2005 09:37:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.1.1.19?) (203.173.26.190) by mail.iinet.net.au with SMTP; 4 Jan 2005 09:37:11 -0000 Message-ID: <41DA63C0.8060206@apache.org> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:37:04 +1100 From: Brett Porter User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Apache Directory Developers List Subject: Re: [VOTE] Directory project releases II References: <41D98C98.2080008@apache.org> <41D9AC69.8090206@bellsouth.net> <1104792449.41d9cb816baee@mail.iinet.net.au> <41DA1722.1000908@steitz.com> In-Reply-To: <41DA1722.1000908@steitz.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked X-Spam-Rating: minotaur-2.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Phil Steitz wrote: > I feel like [naming] is OK from an oversight standpoint at this point, > but honestly, just barely (thanks to input from Hen, Brett, Noel and > Alex). I think naming is fine in that regard, and should be considered for release at this point as a separate component as it is mature, has a number of people looking at it, and it is both useful on its own, and within applications such as Tomcat and potentially Directory. >> I've learned this the hard way with Maven. Everybody had a piece of >> it pre-1.0 > > > Was some of this due to the plugins, which are sort of analogous to > our components? Would you have had an easier time if you limited the > initial set of plugins? Absolutely. It is somewhat different, but there are definite parallels. Featuritis at one point led to a graveyard of half-finished or unsupported plugins that still remain for backwards compatibility, but little more. - Brett