[TYPO3-ect] tx_party - Extension

[Christoph Koehler]

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<mailman.1.1208247267.11649.typo3-team-extension-coordination at lists.net
fielders.de> Franz Koch <typo.removeformessage at fx-graefix.de> wrote:
>  Hi guys,
>>>    I would assume in doing so you'd receive a lot more help from
>>> all the other party-related extension developers. But not just
>>> that, its in the best interests of the entire TYPO3 community and
>>> we would all beeternally grateful! :-)
>>   
>>   David,
>>   
>>   tx_party is now wec_people. That's all, just a naming change. It
>> will be very general and you'll be able to use it in other
>>  extensions.

>  why does the extension name need to be changed? I can only speak for
> myself, but if there where two extensions in TER doing the same, one
> called 'tx_party' and one called 'wec_people' - I'd definitely
> install 'tx_party', because 'wec_people' is assuming that it's not a
> general extension due to the personalized extension key (like it is
> for 98% of the extensions in TER that are rubbish).

>  The only extension with a extension key like 'wec_whatever' that
> I've tested is 'wec_maps' - and that only because of 'tx_cal' (which
> is also WEC powered, but doesn't have a personalized ext key).

>  So I share Davids thoughts - you will get much more support if the
> extension key is not 'wec_whatever'. I think everybody would benefit
> if the name of the 'main' party extensions remains 'tx_party' and
> that 'wec_people' is a addon, preconfiguring 'tx_party' for
> churches/ministrys, that are to specific for a general party
>  extension.

David asked WEC to take over tx_party because, as he saw it, there was
almost no support from anyone to help develop. There won't be a
tx_party, so you can't install it. If you want the huge data model for
managing party related information, you will install wec_people. We
renamed it because we are now the main developers, again because David
didn't see as much support from other developers as he needed. This is
really just a name change because we are developing it now, there
won't be functional changes. Cal is developed by Mario who isn't
affiliated with WEC, and Jeff, who is, so it's not a WEC extension and
thus not named wec_cal.

Christoph

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