Re: Batik momentum

[th...@kodak.com]

Hi Johnathan,

jonathan wood <jo...@gmail.com> wrote on 12/10/2009 07:55:54 
AM:

> I do have specific features I'd like to implement.  Is batik-users 
> the appropriate place to discuss these, or would dev be more 
appropriate?

    Batik-dev is better.

> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 6:46 AM, <th...@kodak.com> wrote:
> Hi Jonathan, 
> 
> jonathan wood <jo...@gmail.com> wrote on 12/08/2009 04:11:32 
PM:
> 
> 
> > Is Batik headed to w3c svg 1.2+?
> 
>    I hope so ;) 
> 
> > I need Batik 1.2 and beyond.  I will soon be implementing 1.2+ 
> > functionality simply because "we" need it and it does not exist.  I 
> > wonder how many others are at this cusp?

>    Is there a stable 1.2+ to target?  Already I see a lot of 
> places where the SVG WG seems happy to redefine functionality 
> that was in SVG 1.0.  I would be a little wary of trying to 
> track the WG too closely. 
> 
>    What sort of functionality are you looking at implementing? 
> 
> > I'm willing to help and the effort will positively impact my 
> > employer.  I want to apache commit and will start the process 
> > tonight, but I need help...

>    So typically one becomes a committer by making contributions over 
> time.  This is tricky in this case as I'm the only active committer 
> (for some definition of active ;) so making those contributions will 
> be complicated. 
> 
>    I'd suggest something like the following.  First off get the 
> Apache paperwork out of the way (Contributor License Agreement, etc). 
> Then if you can pick two or three features you are looking to implement 
> you can push those to Bugzilla as a standard SVN patch file.  If 
> that goes well then we can start the process of making you a committer. 
> 
> > How many others would possibly backfill a 1.2 functionality push.

>    At this point I don't have the time to do development on Batik. 
> 
> > Would the Batik 1.8pre team advise, augment and support a push to 
> > SVG 1.2 (current state)?

>     I am supportive of Batik development (with the cautions above). 
> I'd be happy to provide guidance/suggestions as wanted/needed.