[Zope-dev] Uses of the ZTK and how it relates to management

[Christian Theune]

On 03/03/2010 09:43 PM, Jim Fulton wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Fabio Tranchitella <kobold at kobold.it> wrote:
>> * 2010-03-03 20:41, Chris McDonough wrote:
>>> Why wouldn't that be worked out here?  Is it because you just want the
>>> mechanics of such a project done elsewhere without having to see it
>>> talked about on this maillist?  Or is it because you disagree that it
>>> should be done?  Or... what?
>>
>> The main issue is related to the different use cases we have for the ZTK:
>> some people use (or want to use) the ZTK as a monolithic set of packages
>> that can be considered "somehow" the upgrade path from zope3 with the
>> exclusion of zope.app.* (if possible).
>>
>> Others (like me and you, Chris) see the ZTK as a set of core packages
>> (mainly the bicycle repair kit, which is not the only self-contained subset
>> of useful packages though) plus a huge load of dependencies we are bringing
>> forward from the "old" zope3 releases.
> 
> Others, like me and Martijn and probably many many others, see the ZTK
> as a set of packages that can be used in various subsets and
> combination.  We want as few dependencies as possible.  We also want a
> configuration of versions that are known to work together because they
> are tested together.  We want stability and we want processes that
> will help us move forward.  

A thought that came up when reading this paragraph: another option
restructuring/grouping to reduce the amount of packages may be to join
smaller packages with weird boundaries into larger ones again. (Not that
I suggest this to be an ultimate option, nor do I know from the top of
my head any candidates for this, but we can keep that on the list of
options we have.)

Christian

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