[ecf-dev] Version 0.7.6 stable and ECF future planning

[Scott Lewis <slewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Folks,

0.7.6

ECF version 0.7.6 stable will be available on April 2 here:  
http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/downloads.html
New and Noteworthy for 0.7.6 available here:  
http://www.eclipse.org/ecf/NewAndNoteworthy.html

ECF Future Planning

As a community, we need to identify some longer term goals for ECF.  I'm 
going to start a renewed ECF planning effort around 4 proposed ECF 
sub-projects:

1) Advanced shared editor support:  APIs and example apps to support 
graphical and text shared editing
2) VOIP:  APIs and example apps to support the creation of an RCP-based 
softphone integrated with IM and other existing ECF services
3) ECF on the server:  Work to enable and support communications server 
development.  Includes interaction with OSGI-on-server as well as 
support for (e.g.) proxies and tunneling
4) Application sharing:  APIs and example apps around supporting 
application sharing...the display of screen output and the handling of 
input for a remotely-running application (Eclipse-based app or not)

There's lots of planning to be done for each of these directions...as 
well as other directions to consider that others may be more interested 
in.  I propose that we use the ECF committer wiki pages to create and 
discuss ECF plans:

http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Eclipse_Communication_Framework_Project

I will be posting some initial thoughts about planning to this wiki and 
soliciting additions/changes/comments/criticisms/witticisms, etc. as 
soon as possible.   There's a trivial outline there now...ECF committers 
please feel free to post thoughts/ideas, etc.

Thanks,

Scott