[desktop-discuss] Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal :: JDS

[Stephen Lau]

+1

On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 12:12:57PM +1200, Glynn Foster wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I'd like to propose that the Java Desktop System, JDS, be an official
> OpenSolaris project.
> 
> Why?
> ====
>   o Infrastructure like the creation of mailing lists or source code
>     repositories require it to be a 'Project'.
> 
>   o With the introduction of projects like GNOME SSA, there is now
>     more confusion. I suspect it will get worse rather than better.
> 
>   o Currently JDS is a 'sub-community' underneath the Desktop
>     community. While not conceptually wrong, 'Project' might be a
>     better fit [especially if we ever do a mass cull of communities
>     and move them to projects].
> 
> How?
> ====
>   o I'd like to shift over the current set of web pages and add a
>     set of re-directs to the current pages.
>   o I'm still hesitant to create a standalone JDS mailing list, and
>     will continue to advocate using desktop-discuss.
>   o The Desktop community content will then be changed to reflect the
>     various upstream communities that the code originates from, how
>     people can contribute to them directly, and the types of projects
>     we undertake while under the Desktop community umbrella.
> 
> 
> Comments welcome.
> 
> Glynn
> 
> 
> 
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