Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Notes from a Heretic: Why do we have the

[Scott Lewis <slewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bjorn Freeman-Benson wrote:
> <stuff deleted>
> > the project-specific update site ...makes it a lot harder to get the 
> > combination of features that they actually want from Ganymede... 
> Why would that be? Shouldn't your project-specific update site have 
> references to all the other update sites that are necessary to install 
> all the features of your project?

I wasn't referring to dependencies, as in our case as a +1 project it 
doesn't have any other required update sites (just depends upon platform 
alone).

By 'harder to get the combination of features' I meant the user 
selecting a subset of all Ganymede features...say, EMF core, DSDP-TM, 
Buckminster, and ECF...but not any/all of the other features in 
Ganymede.  With the Ganymede update site that's via a single update 
site, rather than 4 update sites.


> > So I think the Ganymede update site serves a useful/usable purpose...
> Then I look forward to your contributions as part of the Ganymede 
> releng team.

I thought my name/presence on this page basically made me part of the 
the Ganymede releng team:  http://wiki.eclipse.org/Ganymede#Projects.  
But maybe that's a misinterpretation.


> > Further, Ganymede itself gets some promotion...by the foundation...by 
> > the member companies, etc.  
> I don't see how replacing the central update site with a better for 
> users and better for adopters technology would change the promotion 
> efforts... ?

I don't think having no Ganymede update site is better for users or 
better for adopters.

RE: promotion...without a Ganymede update site I don't see that there is 
much about Ganymede to promote.

>So I guess what I'm saying is:
>
>    * Ganymede isn't about an update site, and

Then without an update site...what is it?

>    * The update site is a lot of work, and

No argument.

>    * There are better solution for the end users, so...

I don't think it's better for end users...that they would then have to 
go to n update sites (or download a package with n update sites) to see, 
find, and install a few features.

Scott