[TYPO3-ect] Party Information Framework: Please vote!

[Oliver Hader]

Hi Dave,

David Bruehlmeier wrote:
> Dear enthusiasts of the Party Information Framework,
> 
> It's decision time! After the kick-off in Dietikon, not much has been
> going on with the Party Information Framework. This was mostly due to
> the decision we made at the Developer Days to wait for the possible
> cooperation with the commercial project as presented by Robert. After
> all, it seems as though this will not come true anytime soon.
> 
> So I propose to make an active decision on how to go on. Please cast
> your vote:
> 
> A) Keep on waiting
> I have not yet received a definite answer from Robert on whether or not
> the commercial project might still come true in 2007. So we might decide
> to keep on waiting.

I think that point depends on all the feedback we get on this RFC.
Perhaps it's also possible to get Robert's ideas he showed at the T3DD06
in Dietikon. But as far as I can remember his object-structure for the
Party Information Framework was more of a TYPO3 5.0 style than any of
the 4.x branch.

> B) Start with 4.1 on our own
> We might start right away with the design and development of the Party
> Information Framework, based on 4.1. If the commercial project starts
> anyway, Robert may or may not decide to cooperate with us, but we will
> not focus on that possibility.

I'd personally prefer this one.

> C) Join forces with the 5.0 team
> We might decide to leave out the 4-string all together and start working
> with the gimme5-team from the very beginning.

This one should also be of concern but more in parts of several concepts
 and not of experimental implementing some code, that might work for 5.0.

> On a personal note I would like to point out again that I am willing to
> take on a central position in this project, but I will _not_ go on if
> this should turn out to be a one-man-show. For this I ask you not only
> to cast your votes but also to state how and what you are willing and
> able to contribute for this project.

As announced some months ago, I cannot put too much power into the Party
Information Framework as I would have done until end of September 2006.
At that time it has been my designated diploma thesis - but that changed
to the "Inline Relational Record Editing" at the beginning of October 2006.
So, if the Party Information Framework uses IRRE for data-handling, I'd
be happy to care about developments on this part. I'm sure, that the
Party Information Framework has some more requirements that are not yet
implemented in Inline Relational Record Editing. If feature-requests on
that appear on the horizon, I'd like to get those implemented.

I agree, that Party Information Framework shouldn't be a one- or
two-man-show. So, let's see, what other enthusiasts state on that.


olly
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Oliver Hader
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