Re: [xwiki-devs] [VOTE] Have extension repositories in the "xwiki" GitHub Organization

+1 If the extensions have a different license header than the one used by XWiki, than after the 'donation' the license headers will be replaced.

Question: beside the blame, should we have a standard way to mention contributors on that extensions? or initial sponsors?

Thanks, caty On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Thomas Mortagne wrote: > +1 > > On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 1:28 AM, Denis Gervalle wrote: > > +1 > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu > wrote: > > > >> +1. > >> > >> On 07/07/2014 12:39 PM, vincent(a)massol.net wrote: > >> > > >> > Hi devs, > >> > > >> > Following the proposal thread at > >> http://markmail.org/message/ppw2slpgqou2ihai I’d like to move on and > I’ve > >> prepared below a full proposal that I’d like us to VOTE on. > >> > > >> > Rationale/Need > >> > =============== > >> > > >> > The needs: > >> > * Be able to extract some apps from xwiki-contrib that the XWiki Dev > >> Team would like to maintain. Example: File Manager app developed by > Marius > >> when it’ll have had some releases and tests (if it doesn’t have some > >> already!), GitHub Stats app used on xwiki.org, Meeting Manager App, > Forum > >> App, etc > >> > * Be able to extract some extensions currently located in > xwiki-platform > >> but not released with XE so that they can have a different release cycle > >> (examples: FAQ app, IRCBot extension, JIRA macro, etc). Having different > >> release cycle allow to release new versions quicker to our users (bug > >> fixes, new features). > >> > > >> > Governance > >> > ========== > >> > > >> > Details: > >> > > >> > * Extensions are VOTEd in on a case by case basis. > >> > > >> > * Each voted extensions will have its own Git Repository in the > “xwiki” > >> organization (so that each extension can be released independently of > each > >> other). > >> > > >> > * When moving an extension either from xwiki-contrib or from > >> xwiki-platform, keep its Git history as much as possible or simply > donate > >> the repo to the “xwiki" organization. > >> > > >> > * FTM extensions bundled by default with XE would still remain in > XWiki > >> Commons/Rendering/Platform/Enterprise. > >> > > >> > * The Git repository name should be of the form xwiki-> > >> name>. should be part of the VOTE. > >> > > >> > * All rules from http://dev.xwiki.org apply > >> > > >> > * Each extension has a Release Manager defined and he’s responsible > for > >> defining its own Roadmap/Release notes (if need be), on the extension > page > >> on e.x.o and perform the releases or ensure the extension is released > >> regularly when there are changes. > >> > > >> > * Each extension must follow these criteria for being VOTEd: > >> > ** A Release Manager needs to be defined in the proposal > >> > ** The extension must have had several releases already (i.e. someone > >> wanting to propose a new extensions that doesn’t exist would start in > >> xwiki-contrib for ex and prove that his extension works and is useful by > >> doing several releases and creating the pages on e.x.o) > >> > ** It must follow our best practices defined on http://dev.xwiki.org > >> (coding practices, tests, etc) and follow the apps best practices (for > >> apps), see > >> > http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/ApplicationDevelopmentBestPra… > >> > ** It must have one or several integration or functional tests (for > >> apps) to prove that it works. This allows to prove the app continues > >> working when XWiki progresses > >> > ** The main contributors of the extensions must agree about the move. > If > >> they have the “level" to be an xwiki dev committer then they should be > >> voted in (see > http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/Committership). > >> If not then either they’re ok to send Pull Requests or the extension > should > >> not be moved. > >> > > >> > * If an extension ceases to work or if its quality becomes too low, it > >> can be moved to xwiki-contrib with a VOTE > >> > > >> > * We would create one JIRA project per extension > >> > > >> > * We would create a new JIRA Category called “XWiki Extensions” > >> > > >> > * We would put the extensions in our CI at http://ci.xwiki.org > >> > > >> > * The Java package should follow the same rule as for XWiki Platform, > >> i.e. org.xwiki.. Exceptions would need to be > discussed. > >> > > >> > * The group id for extensions having their own repo should be > >> org.xwiki.. The needs to be > part > >> of the VOTE when proposing a new extensions. > >> > > >> > Here’s my +1 > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > -Vincent