Re: [xwiki-devs] [Proposal] XWiki 6.x Cycle Theme

Hi devs, You propose a double S theme, my feeling would be to have a triple S one : Slick, Slim and Secure ! I know, I am a little bit biased on the security aspect since I have taken over the work of Thomas Delafosse, but I have the strong feeling that this aspect is closely related with the other two. Apart the security hole closing, it would be nice to work on the authentication module and a contextual authorization one, since the direct usage of the authorization module is not appropriate. If we want the modularity required to build a minimal core, this would be surely needed. Improving those feature will also improve performance. So, IMO, the triple S motto would fit even better for the 6.x cycle. WDYT ?

On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 7:03 PM, vincent(a)massol.net <vincent(a)massol.net>wrote;wrote: > Hi devs, > > We’re getting close to the end of the 5.x cycle with 5.4 and we need to > find a new theme for 6.x. > > At XWiki SAS we’ve had an internal meeting to brainstorm about what that > theme could be and we’ve come up with the following idea: > > Theme motto: “Slick and Slim” > Explanations: > * Performance improvements across the board: page load time, scalability, > activity stream rewrite, memory usage rationalization > * Introduce the flavor mechanism (as already discussed here) with the idea > of removing the maximum of extensions from the base and be able to build a > minimal, lightweight wiki + create a few flavors (as already discussed here > too). > * Slickiness achieved with things like new skin (see the proposal from > Caty) + syntax highlighting + autocompletion + easier rights UI + etc… > > In short we’ve realized that XWiki has grown along the years and it’s > becoming a bit heavyweight in various aspects. > > So the idea would be to focus on performances + ease of use to slim it > down and ensure it’s kicking fast! > > Of course, as usual, I’m sure there’ll be other things being worked on, > but the idea would be to try our maximum to work within this theme. > > WDYT? > > Thanks > -Vincent