Busy times at Jakarta
September 29th, 2004 by HenLots of things to organize at Jakarta this quarter.
Firstly, we’re starting to look at moving to SVN. Before we launch in with the first sacrifices/volunteers (ECS and ORO) we need to make sure we have a consistent strategy, though realism suggests everyone will quickly go their own way.
Next up, I’ve been occasionally hassling Cenqua for a licence for Clover for Jakarta as many sub-projects were beginning to organize their own. As I’m over-ambitious and lazy, I asked for an ASF-wide licence, which means, for my sins, I’ve got to take it through the proper channels (as I discover them). To make it all so worthwhile, there’s a new code coverage project out there now (an open-source one at last) called Emma. It doesn’t have the quality of Clover yet, but that’s mostly the all-important window-dressing.
Third on the list, a better report to the board this quarter. The major problem, so to say, in Jakarta is the size. This means there is a long distance from cvs commit to pmc and then board. The solution (thanks Geir) this time is that any release in Jakarta will need to be accompanied with news for the report. It gives me a smaller list of people to hassle, which means I can target the hassling rather than just spewing out to the general list.
Last on the list, the Jakarta download page sucks. It needs improving but will involve some organizing to make sure releases don’t happen while the improvement is being put in place etc.