Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-geronimo-dev-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 75419 invoked by uid 500); 17 Aug 2003 14:43:09 -0000 Mailing-List: contact geronimo-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Reply-To: geronimo-dev@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list geronimo-dev@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 75403 invoked from network); 17 Aug 2003 14:43:08 -0000 Received: from wiproecmx1.wipro.com (164.164.31.5) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 17 Aug 2003 14:43:08 -0000 Received: from ecvwall4.wipro.com (ecvwall4.wipro.com [10.200.52.14]) by wiproecmx1.wipro.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id h7HEgdCD025680 for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:12:40 +0530 (IST) Received: from chn-snr-msg.wipro.com ([10.145.50.99]) by blr-ec-bh2.wipro.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:13:05 +0530 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6375.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C364CD.DE3ABD7C" Subject: RE: Is a mailing list the best option ? Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:13:05 +0530 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Is a mailing list the best option ? Thread-Index: AcNkzUcSwNB472aQTzezCS2AHfFsBwAABHeQ From: "Narayanan Arunachalam" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Aug 2003 14:43:05.0734 (UTC) FILETIME=[DE4FA260:01C364CD] X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C364CD.DE3ABD7C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Even I have the same opinion. Where can we find design documents, UML models etc. =20 Regards, Narayanan A R =20 -----Original Message----- From: Jegadisan Sankar Kumar [mailto:kodarc_geronimo@yahoo.com.sg]=20 Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 8:08 PM To: geronimo-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: Is a mailing list the best option ? This is the first open source project that I have joined, but is there a better mechanism compared to a mailing list? Just got back, and check my mail box to find over 200 e-mails. End up having to read replies, and not knowing what the actual questions were. =20 Would it be better to have a forum like environment, whereby people can track the topics being discussed, and contribute to the ones that are closest to their hearts? At the very least we can view the questions, and the replies. =20 Also, maybe I need to catch up on my reading, but I seem to notice coding going on, and people starting to patch the system up. Is there any design documentation out? Use cases, sequence diagrams ? all that object oriented design stuff? Would help alot for people to get a holistic view of what is going on in the system =20 Regards Jega Greg Wilkins wrote: Paul Hammant wrote: > Daniel, >=20 >>> Jira is alleged to be the best.=20 >>> http://jira.attlassian.com for those that want to play with it.=20 >> >> >> The correct url is: http://jira.atlassian.com=20 >> > Indeed. I'm also guilty of not ready Greg's posting too well, which was=20 > councelling to not use an issue tracker. (Sorry Greg). I have no problem with using an issue tracker and think that we definitely should have one. I just don't think that it will help too much with the problem at hand now... which is getting lots of patches into a very dynamic system with a few task loaded committers. cheers Yahoo! Mobile =20 - Send free SMS from your PC! ------_=_NextPart_001_01C364CD.DE3ABD7C Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Even I have the same opinion. Where can we find design = documents,=20 UML models etc.
 
Regards,
Narayanan A = R
 
-----Original Message-----
From: = Jegadisan Sankar=20 Kumar [mailto:kodarc_geronimo@yahoo.com.sg]
Sent: Sunday, = August=20 17, 2003 8:08 PM
To:=20 geronimo-dev@incubator.apache.org
Subject: Is a mailing list = the=20 best option ?

This is the first open source project that I have joined, but is = there a=20 better mechanism compared to a mailing list? Just got back, and check = my mail=20 box to find over 200 e-mails. End up having to read replies, and not = knowing=20 what the actual questions were.
 
  Would it be better to have a forum like environment, = whereby=20 people can track the topics being discussed, and contribute to the = ones that=20 are closest to their hearts? At the very least we can view the = questions, and=20 the replies.
 
  Also, maybe I need to catch up on my reading, but I = seem to=20 notice coding going on, and people starting to patch the system up. Is = there=20 any design documentation out? Use cases, sequence diagrams ? all that = object=20 oriented design stuff? Would help alot for people to get a holistic = view of=20 what is going on in the system
 
Regards
Jega


Greg Wilkins <gregw@mortbay.com> = wrote:



Paul=20 Hammant wrote:
> Daniel,
>
>>> Jira is = alleged to=20 be the best.
>>> http://jira.attlassian.com for those = that want=20 to play with it.
>>
>>
>> The correct = url is:=20 http://jira.atlassian.com
>>
> Indeed. I'm also = guilty of=20 not ready Greg's posting too well, which was
> councelling to = not use=20 an issue tracker. (Sorry Greg).


I have no problem with = using an=20 issue tracker and think that we definitely
should have = one.

I just=20 don't think that it will help too much with the problem at = hand
now...=20 which is getting lots of patches into a very dynamic system = with
a few=20 task loaded = committers.

cheers



Yahoo! Mobile
- Send free SMS from = your=20 PC!

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