[linux-distros-dev] RE: Initial Code Contribution

[Doug Schaefer <DSchaefer@xxxxxxx>]

No objections from me. They are an often forgotten component in the CDT that
should hopefully get more spotlight as part of the distros project.

Doug Schaefer
QNX Software Systems
Eclipse CDT Project Lead
http://cdtdoug.blogspot.com
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Overholt [mailto:overholt@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:10 PM
> To: Ian Skerrett; Bjorn Freeman-Benson; Doug Schaefer; linux-distros-dev
> Subject: Initial Code Contribution
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to see the RPM and OProfile work that Red Hat did and which is
> currently hosted as part of the CDT (cdt-contrib) be a part of the Linux
> Distributions project.  I think it makes more sense for it to be here
> since it's not CDT-specific.  It isn't actually included in the CDT
> drops so there won't be anything missing on that side.
> 
> I'd also like to move the plugins we have hosted on
> sourceware.org/eclipse to the Linux Distros project.  This includes the
> RPM specfile editor I've been working on as well as the Bugzilla plugin
> -- which will hopefully be made to work with Mylar soon -- and the
> ChangeLog plugin.
> 
> All of these plugins are more Linux Distribution-specific than
> CDT/Fedora/Red Hat-specific and we'd like to see this reflected in where
> they are hosted and developed.  I think the plugins could really benefit
> from exercise/use/development by multiple distributions.  It goes
> without saying that I also think the project could benefit from the
> plugins being under its umbrella.
> 
> Bjorn/Ian:  what are the next steps here?  The RPM and OProfile stuff
> that's currently hosted on eclipse.org shouldn't be a problem from an IP
> POV, right?
> 
> Doug:  do you have any objections to moving the RPM and OProfile stuff?
> I'm not proposing that we remove any use of the CDT but I'd like to see
> them become more like open source CDT adopters.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andrew