[buckminster-dev] Re: Maven and IP issues

[Carlos Sanchez <carlos.sanchez@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

All that sounds right.

I'm looking into hosting svn and update site publicly at DevZuz (the new
name of the company btw) until the IP process passes.
I think it's the only solution so far.

Thomas Hallgren wrote:
> Carlos Sanchez wrote:
>> My skype id is alegria_huerta but I'll be at JavaOne the whole
>> week. Not a good time for a call.
>>
> Ok, it was a very short notice :-) Call canceled for now.
> 
> If you meet with Mitch on JavaOne, perhaps you can find some time to
> talk about this? I won't be there so I'll try to outline my concerns and
> suggestions here:
> 
> Concern:
> We cannot work together on the same code base today so even if I can try
> your patches when they arrive, I cannot modify them when I do
> refactoring that might have an impact. Even if I do, since you're hardly
> idling, I cannot send them back to you unless I create patches on the
> patches. Subsequently, you need to keep track of all changes and provide
> new patches. Also, there's no way for me to try things out and if the
> outcome is good, to check things in. All in all, very troublesome.
> 
> You're not a committer at Eclipse and even if you were, the code must
> still go through the IP process before it can be checked in. I'm not a
> committer at Apache.
> 
> 
> Proposed solution:
> I think we should host the project somewhere outside of Eclipse.org. It
> should be at a place where we can use SVN and where we can host an
> update site. If I can become a (restricted) committer at Apache, I think
> it would be ideal to host it next to other Maven projects. If not, let's
> find some other place.
> 
> 
> Concern:
> If we move our stuff out of Eclipse.org, it lessens Maven visibility
> within Eclipse and it also makes it more difficult for other projects
> that would like to embed maven technology.
> 
> Solution:
> We must continue the IP clearance for the Maven artifacts with the
> objective to move the buckminster.maven plugin back into the Buckminster
> SVN when everything has been cleared.
> 
> 
> Concern:
> There's no way we can make the IP clearance come through in time to get
> the new plug-in into the Europa release. As things stand today, we must
> deliver our own home-brewed and somewhat limited Maven provider.
> 
> Solution:
> If we have an external update site, we could make our Europa feature
> reference plug-ins hosted there. A reference is allowed as long as no
> GPL licenses are involved.
> 
> 
> Action items:
> 
> Mitch,
> If you haven't done so already, please provide Carlos with information
> regarding the exact info he must provide in order for the IP process to
> continue.
> 
> Carlos,
> Barring objections to my proposed solutions ;-) can you investigate what
> the best collaboration location for the project would be?
> 
> Regards,
> Thomas Hallgren