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The RSE code should be cleaned of String "ibm" from constants and APIs before we reach 1.0 release.
Marking as [api] -- This is a must-have for M4.
I've taken out "ibm" and refactored code to not use IBM in all the places I could find.
Found "ibm" in * patterns.dat * popupMenus.exsd, compile.exsd, subsystemConfiguration.exsd * DStoreConnectorService.java - getIBMServerLauncher() * public static final String Copyright, String copyright (in several files) * HelpContexts.xml * RemoteServerLauncher, RemoteCmdSubSystem - getIBMAttribute(), getPropertySet("IBM") * scripts/aix/server.sh * systemMessages.xml * SystemViewResources.java - RESID_PROPERTY_ORIGIN_IBM*
I've resolved more of the ibm strings. I did not deal with the following: * public static final String Copyright, String copyright (in several files) Should the copyrights not continue to have IBM in them? * HelpContexts.xml There are references to iseries documentation links here and I'm not sure what they are doing there but it requires some investigation. I think there ought to be a nother defect specifically to deal with that.
Regarding Copyrights: I was told by the WR legal department that copyrights in object code (in the form of static Strings) are not relevant anyway. What counts, is the source code and the copyright comments in there. Because of this, VxWorks source code has been completely purged from static string copyrights (which used to be in every file). I'm not sure how IBM wants to deal with this, though. Anyways, it's not something urgent to deal with since the copyright strings do not impact the API. It should be decided what to do with them before 1.0 release (either purge the strings or update the year from 2003 to 2006).
Did another search: * Search for "ibm" case insensitive not whole word all the workspace * Filter-out comments * Filter-out Regex "copyright|initial API|public license|employees contributed" Found * plugin.xml -> vendor="IBM Corp" for some RSE extensions * Comments like "IBM-supplied" in the docs * HelpContexts.xml Suggest * plugin.xml -> vendor="Eclipse.org" * "IBM-supplied" --> "Predefined" Are you OK with these changes? - I could make the two suggested. Also, Decreasing priority to P3 since the remaining occurrences are not urgent any more.
Those sound good to me.
I searched again for "ibm" case-insensitive, not-whole word and filtered out the following regex: copyright|initial API|public license|employees|contributed|dykstal|mcknight|ibmjava2|ibm-java2|berger|Author I found the following matches: cbegin.html "IBM Products" CommandMinerThread "QIBM_" cremcompile.html "IBM supplies" cuniversal.html "IBM iSeries" FolderInfoPropertyPage2.html "import com.ibm.etools.systems" HelpContext.xml "IBM-supplied types", "originally supplied by IBM" IRemoteServerLauncher "getIbm" ISystemModeTransferRegistry "ibm-application" ISystemPreferenceChangeEvents "reserved for IBM" PerformanceLogger "_ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_LOGGING_IBM_INTERNAL" plugin.xml "ibm.files400" popup.html "com.ibm.etools" popupMenus.exsd "IBM-supplied", "IBM-predefined" etc. propertyPages.exsd "IBM-supplied" RexecDstoreServer.java "IBM Communications" ShowJarContents2.html "com.ibm.etools" SystemIFileProperties "IBM Debugger" tedittype.html "IBM-supplied" tremtype.html "IBM-supplied" uiDialogsAPI.html "supplied by IBM" uiMessagesCore.html "reserved by IBM" usingAPIs.html "IBM-supplied" I think the most important to remove are the matches - "com.ibm.etools" since they are in the Javadoc and suggest that users should enter some code that would not compile. - "IBM-supplied", "supplied by IBM" should be replaced by "predefined" - _ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_LOGGING_IBM_INTERNAL since it is API For the others, I'm not sure and they could perhaps remain in there.
I've removed the rest of these "ibm" strings.
I corrected 4 "IBM Supplied" or "Supplied by IBM" strings under this defect while verifying. I Found some com.ibm.etools.... strings in the tutorial. These are in code segments that need to be verified and fixed. It would be my preference not to have these merged in with the help text but find some way to have these be in projects that are syntax-checked and still be referenced by the tutorial. These are found in the following files: FolderInfoPropertyPage2.html popup.html ShowJarContents2.html I'm going to reopen this one since there are still more bits that need to be fixed.
I'll reassign this to you so you can deal with extra documentation aspects.
Fixed the com.ibm.* strings in the tutorial.
