OFBiz Macro Level Project Structure (was Re: We're Hiring!)

[David E Jones <jo...@hotwaxmedia.com>]

On Oct 12, 2007, at 11:24 AM, Shi Jinghai wrote:

> BTW, as OFBiz has been TLP of Apache, could you start to select  
> some sub
> projects in OFBiz? Such as OFBiz CRM, OFBiz-CMS bridge, OFBiz-SSO and
> etc.
>
> I think it's time to plant some seeds in OFBiz garden and encourage  
> them
> to grow, do you?

We have discussed creating separate projects for these sorts of  
things, but we just don't have enough management bandwidth with the  
current volunteers to handle the overhead of creating all of these  
different projects with different infrastructure and such.

Sooner or later we'll definitely get there and probably even split  
out the framework and applications as separate projects. Actually  
right now we have the directory tree structured to prepare for this,  
and there would be a sub-project for each of the following:

- ofbiz/framework (along with ofbiz/runtime)
- ofbiz/applications
- each directory under: ofbiz/specialpurpose

Right now we are maintaining strict one-way dependencies between  
these. In other words the framework can run without applications, and  
the framework and applications are totally independent of any of the  
specialpurpose applications.

-David

Re: OFBiz Macro Level Project Structure

[Shi Jinghai <sh...@langhua.cn>]

> are well developing. I think perhaps the PDM(such as ptc's winchill) may
type error: winchill should be windchill.

Re: OFBiz Macro Level Project Structure

[Shi Jinghai <sh...@langhua.cn>]

Hi David,

That's great!

As we had offered some consulting services to MFG.com on its website
rebuilding, we had a chance to see the vertical manufacturing markets
are well developing. I think perhaps the PDM(such as ptc's winchill) may
also have a good chance to be popular. Is there any choice now or in
near future to put it togather with OFBiz?

Regards,

Shi Jinghai/Beijing Langhua Ltd.

> We have discussed creating separate projects for these sorts of  
> things, but we just don't have enough management bandwidth with the  
> current volunteers to handle the overhead of creating all of these  
> different projects with different infrastructure and such.
> 
> Sooner or later we'll definitely get there and probably even split  
> out the framework and applications as separate projects. Actually  
> right now we have the directory tree structured to prepare for this,  
> and there would be a sub-project for each of the following:
> 
> - ofbiz/framework (along with ofbiz/runtime)
> - ofbiz/applications
> - each directory under: ofbiz/specialpurpose
> 
> Right now we are maintaining strict one-way dependencies between  
> these. In other words the framework can run without applications, and  
> the framework and applications are totally independent of any of the  
> specialpurpose applications.
> 
> -David
>