[Zope-CMF] Re: backporting GenericSetup to CMF-1.5

[Rob Miller]

Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
> 
> On 12 Nov 2005, at 09:04, yuppie wrote:
> 
>> A CMF 1.6 release that requires Zope 2.8 and essentially bundles  CMF 
>> 1.5 with GenericSetup 2.0 (and compatible CMF setup handlers)  might 
>> be a good idea.
> 
> Yes, that's a good idea. It certainly can't go directly in the  
> strictly-maintenance 1.5 branch. +1 from me for 1.6 then.

great... it seems we're all in consensus for a 1.6.

> Rob, without wanting to open a Pandora's box, is Generic Setup the  only 
> thing you're really craving or are there other low-hanging fruit  that 
> could be dealt with *without* moving too far off the 1.5 code  base?

GenericSetup is the important one.  i could come up w/ more, sure, but 
since Plone is moving to a time-based release schedule, and the proposal 
and feature freeze is coming very soon (dec 1) i don't think there's 
really time for us to tackle anything else.

> And 
> what is the timeframe for Plone 2.2 (I assume that's the  release you 
> want this for)?

Plone may change its numbering convention soon, but yes, i'm talking 
about the next non-2.1-maintenance release, which we'll call 2.2 for now.

the time frame is that there is a proposal/feature freeze scheduled for 
dec 1; by that time, any new features that are going to land have to be 
implemented in review bundle so the framework team can assess whether or 
not it's gonna work.  actual release dates are still tentative, but 
we're looking at an initial alpha around dec 20, a beta in mid-feb, and 
release candidates leading to a release in mid march.

>> GenericSetup is still a moving target. I would not create a branch  
>> for 1.6 before 2.0 has stabilized.

unfortunately i need to move rather quickly to be able to produce a 
proof-of-concept for the framework team to review.  i may need to cut a 
branch and then just accept that i'll have to keep up w/ GenericSetup 
for a bit.  do we know how much change is likely to happen, and in what 
areas?

> Stabilized meaning moved from alpha to beta or the final? I'm trying  to 
> see how far the different schedules (Plone 2.2 and a stabilized  
> GenericSetup) can be made to match up.

that would be great!  hope the info i gave helps.

-r