[Java-gnome-developer] Re: Question and Introduction

[Morgan, J. <Jef...@rp...>]

Josh,

Thanks for your nice comments and input.  The bug you experienced has 
been addressed and the fix is in CVS.  You asked about the overall
status of the bindings.  The binding is reaching a point of being very
functional.  This release (0.6) is a major step forward as far as 
stability and functionality.  If you haven't done so, I would strongly
recommend getting the latest copy from cvs.

The tutorial has been updated with several new chapters and a
rewrite of the old chapters to include new capabilities.  There are
also numerous new examples that can be used to introduce you
to various aspects of the library.

We would welcome you to the team if you are interested in joining.
At this point, all that remains to complete for the new build is
creating the distributions (rpms, tars, etc), testing the distros,
updating the web site, and making all of the appropriate
announcements.  I believe these tasks are already assigned and
should be completed within the next 1-2 days.

Going forward we hope to have new releases every 4 - 8 weeks 
and have proposed the next few releases to the user base with
little feedback.  You can find the proposal for the next releases
at http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/SourceForge/7036/0/5214277/.

If you are interested in joining the team the first step would be 
to look at how we generate the code and look at the examples.
If you want to contribute, let me know.  It would help to have an
understanding of your skills.  Do you know java, JNI, or C?
Finally, you will need to be a sourceforge registered developer.
At that point I could add you to the developers list, which 
would give you CVS update capability.

I do look forward to hearing from you.

-Jeff