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imminent updates and release [Re: What would it take to create a
2.0.1 release?
Jackson, Douglas wrote:
>
> There has not been a new release of WSIF for 3 years. Can’t we get one
> based on latest source?
>
> The nightly build link doesn’t go to WSIF nightly builds. The links on
> the page seem to be mostly
>
> broken since the apache site re-org a couple months ago.
>
> It would go a long way to dispel the general feeling that WSIF is dead
> to have a release even if
>
> it was marked as alpha or something.
>
hi,
that was sitting on my todo list for long time both half done: i will
debug forest and should get updated the website. and i think you are
right we do need an update/maintenance release so if all goes well i
will post it during weekend and hope to get input on that from you and
from anybody who is willing to give it try and report problems/patches
(if there are some fixes/patches that that should be included please
speak up and post to wsif-dev).
thanks,
alek
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Re: imminent updates and release [Re: What would it take to
create a 2.0.1 release?
Posted by Craig Powers <cp...@soasta.com>.
I would like to second the notion of a new release. We had been looking at
possible use of WSIF at our company, but had just about given up on it
because it very much gave the appearance of a "dead" or "abandoned" project:
- No release since early 2003.
- Web site has broken and old links.
- Documentation (both downloaded and online) is incomplete and contains
"TODO's". Downloaded documentation does not match the online documentation.
- Examples contradict what the documentation says is supported. For example
documentation says only "object" messages are supported for JMS (which would
be a big drawback), while the downloaded example for JMS actually uses Text
Messages.
- Unclear how much of the old IBM documentation still applies (old IBM
documentation I run across online says alarming things like "no support for
complex types", "not thread safe" etc.).
- Included documentation has long listings of many API calls, the vast
majority with absolutely no actual documentation describing what the purpose
of the call is or how to use it.
- Inability to download the latest source or look at bug or fix lists.
- Little evidence of ongoing discussions or activity.
- The downloaded release doesn't compile with Java 5.
Perhaps if there was a new release that addressed some of these issues we
could reconsider using it.
Hope this email isn't too "negative", just trying to convey the impression a
complete new-comer gets when they first encounter WSIF.
Best regards,
Craig Powers
SOASTA, Inc.
On 5/19/06 12:37 AM, "Cyril Rognon" <cy...@sysdeo.fr> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> that news is breathtaking ! It would be wonderful to have an updated
> release. I have been using WSIF on internal projects with success and
> promote it whenever possible but the lack of recent official release is
> often a blocker.
>
> Thanks for the good job.
>
> Cyril
>
> Aleksander Slominski a écrit :
>
>> Jackson, Douglas wrote:
>>
>>
>>> There has not been a new release of WSIF for 3 years. Can¹t we get one
>>> based on latest source?
>>>
>>> The nightly build link doesn¹t go to WSIF nightly builds. The links on
>>> the page seem to be mostly
>>>
>>> broken since the apache site re-org a couple months ago.
>>>
>>> It would go a long way to dispel the general feeling that WSIF is dead
>>> to have a release even if
>>>
>>> it was marked as alpha or something.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> hi,
>>
>> that was sitting on my todo list for long time both half done: i will
>> debug forest and should get updated the website. and i think you are
>> right we do need an update/maintenance release so if all goes well i
>> will post it during weekend and hope to get input on that from you and
>> from anybody who is willing to give it try and report problems/patches
>> (if there are some fixes/patches that that should be included please
>> speak up and post to wsif-dev).
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> alek
>>
>>
>>
>
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Re: imminent updates and release [Re: What would it take to create
a 2.0.1 release?
Posted by Cyril Rognon <cy...@sysdeo.fr>.
Hi folks,
that news is breathtaking ! It would be wonderful to have an updated
release. I have been using WSIF on internal projects with success and
promote it whenever possible but the lack of recent official release is
often a blocker.
Thanks for the good job.
Cyril
Aleksander Slominski a écrit :
>Jackson, Douglas wrote:
>
>
>>There has not been a new release of WSIF for 3 years. Can’t we get one
>>based on latest source?
>>
>>The nightly build link doesn’t go to WSIF nightly builds. The links on
>>the page seem to be mostly
>>
>>broken since the apache site re-org a couple months ago.
>>
>>It would go a long way to dispel the general feeling that WSIF is dead
>>to have a release even if
>>
>>it was marked as alpha or something.
>>
>>
>>
>hi,
>
>that was sitting on my todo list for long time both half done: i will
>debug forest and should get updated the website. and i think you are
>right we do need an update/maintenance release so if all goes well i
>will post it during weekend and hope to get input on that from you and
>from anybody who is willing to give it try and report problems/patches
>(if there are some fixes/patches that that should be included please
>speak up and post to wsif-dev).
>
>thanks,
>
>alek
>
>
>
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Sysdeo - Groupe SQLI
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Re: imminent updates and release [Re: What would it take to create
a 2.0.1 release?
Posted by Jeff MAURY <je...@jeffmaury.com>.
Aleksander Slominski wrote:
> Jackson, Douglas wrote:
>
>> There has not been a new release of WSIF for 3 years. Can�t we get one
>> based on latest source?
>>
>> The nightly build link doesn�t go to WSIF nightly builds. The links on
>> the page seem to be mostly
>>
>> broken since the apache site re-org a couple months ago.
>>
>> It would go a long way to dispel the general feeling that WSIF is dead
>> to have a release even if
>>
>> it was marked as alpha or something.
>>
>>
> hi,
>
> that was sitting on my todo list for long time both half done: i will
> debug forest and should get updated the website. and i think you are
> right we do need an update/maintenance release so if all goes well i
> will post it during weekend and hope to get input on that from you and
> from anybody who is willing to give it try and report problems/patches
> (if there are some fixes/patches that that should be included please
> speak up and post to wsif-dev).
>
I have posted a year or so ago a number of pathes concerning the Java
provider. I will repost them during the week end.
Jeff
> thanks,
>
> alek
>
>
Re: imminent updates and release [Re: What would it take to create
a 2.0.1 release?
Posted by Jeff MAURY <je...@jeffmaury.com>.
Aleksander Slominski wrote:
> Jackson, Douglas wrote:
>
>> There has not been a new release of WSIF for 3 years. Can’t we get one
>> based on latest source?
>>
>> The nightly build link doesn’t go to WSIF nightly builds. The links on
>> the page seem to be mostly
>>
>> broken since the apache site re-org a couple months ago.
>>
>> It would go a long way to dispel the general feeling that WSIF is dead
>> to have a release even if
>>
>> it was marked as alpha or something.
>>
>>
> hi,
>
> that was sitting on my todo list for long time both half done: i will
> debug forest and should get updated the website. and i think you are
> right we do need an update/maintenance release so if all goes well i
> will post it during weekend and hope to get input on that from you and
> from anybody who is willing to give it try and report problems/patches
> (if there are some fixes/patches that that should be included please
> speak up and post to wsif-dev).
>
I have posted a year or so ago a number of pathes concerning the Java
provider. I will repost them during the week end.
Jeff
> thanks,
>
> alek
>
>