Re: [mantisbt-dev] Templating and plugins [Was: jQuery being adopted by Microsoft / Nokia]

[Vincent D. <vin...@mo...>]

Hi

> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Vincent DEBOUT
> <vin...@mo...> wrote:
>> The question is why releasing a new version with plugins now? If you
>> asked
>> me if it was the time, I would say no because template are missing. I
>> have 20 plugins on my website, 11 require a template engine...
>
> I see you participating in discussions about plugins architecture in
> archives,

In the wiki too...

> but from a rather quick check this is the first time you
> raise this problem.

I didn't have the opportunity before the release of the 1.2.0*!

> Unfortunately, even if you raised the point earlier, it would have
> been made zero difference without some attached patch.

So you prefer a bad idea with a patch rather than a good idea without a
patch?
Or you don't care about new ideas if there is no patch with it?

>>> Yes, I see that, but to be honest we can't do much with the current
>>> code. Since obviously you are able to code PHP and know mantis
>>> codebase quite well, why don't you submit some patch to speed up the
>>> process?
>>
>> All my modifications are available on my website, you are free to take
>> it.
>
> Sorry, that's not how it works... I don't know what your website has,

Nobody is responsible for watching what is happening around Mantis?

> nor if/how it is possible to integrate your stuff in mantis; you
> created the code so you know better.
>
> So it all boils down to if you want your stuff to be in mantis or you
> just like to maintain your own patches forever outside it.
>
> If you want one of your features in mantis. you submit patches and the
> current dev team review and commit them. Repeat few times, show
> commitment to maintain your patches and you get yourself write access
> to mantis SVN; yes, it is _that_ easy.

I don't make patch if I'm not sure that it will be integrated, so it's up
to you.

-- 
Vincent
http://deboutv.free.fr/mantis/