While completely packagizing Zope is a big job, it does seem possible to take it in little increments, and splitting out some of the more useful components would be a start.
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Perhaps we should start a Zope SubPackages Wiki and discuss this further? People can rip various packages out of Zope and test them in isolation, and we can then offer them as downloadables on the Zope site. The Wiki can serve as a pointer to the various packages out there.
I think starting a Wiki on this would be a good idea. Because there is a resource impact on doing this sort of thing, it wouldn't happen all at once so I'd like the Wiki to work toward general agreement on goals and priorities. Brian Lloyd brian@digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com