[Server-devel] XS to become XSCE???

[James Cameron]

On Mon, Aug 05, 2013 at 09:51:44AM -0700, Sameer Verma wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 1:16 AM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 04, 2013 at 10:13:25PM -0700, Sameer Verma wrote:
> >> Just noticed that on
> >> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Installing_Software_0.7 it says that
> >> stable version is XS 0.7 and unstable is XSCE 0.3
> >>
> >> Is this correct?
> >
> > What you see is from the template page Latest Releases and occurs on
> > every Wiki page that includes that template.  So the fact that it is
> > on XS_Installing_Software_0.7 is not unusual, because that page
> > includes the template.
> >
> > The template edits that led to this are here:
> >
> > http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Template:Latest_Releases/XS-devel&diff=287052&oldid=266082
> > http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Template:Latest_Releases/XS-devel&diff=287053&oldid=287052
> > http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Template:Latest_Releases/XS-devel&diff=287329&oldid=287053
> >
> 
> Thanks for the links. Makes it clearer.
> 
> >> Is XSCE to become XS 0.8? I am all in favor of the two projects
> >> merging, but as I understand it, XS and XSCE are two very
> >> *different* projects as of now. Some clarification would be great!
> >
> > I don't see any indication on the template to suggest that XSCE will
> > become XS, but I do see "Server" software now includes xs-0.7 as
> > stable, and XSCE 0.3 as unstable.
> >
> > I don't see any unstable version of xs-, and I don't see any stable
> > version of XSCE.  I'd like to see both.  The former would indicate
> > ongoing development of xs- and the latter would indicate finalisation
> > of XSCE.
> >
> 
> Correct, but as it is represented now, XS will become XSCE, which is
> incorrect.

I didn't see any conflict myself, but since you have I have edited the
template, splitting xs from XSCE.  I have also simplified it;

- moving to one entry for XO-1, XO-1.5, XO-1.75 and XO-4 since they
  are all the same version and release date,

- reassigning the colours,

- temporarily removing the "stable" tags, since they currently serve
  no purpose.

> As a customer, I consider XS and XSCE to be two different
> products. The XS is a product from OLPC. XSCE is a product (not
> production ready, but still a product) from the "community" (double
> quotes intended). Although the XSCE may very well be a fork of the XS,
> it has its own specs and a set of developers working on it. I am one
> of the few who use XSCE on a 1.75 in one of my projects. I also use XS
> 0.7 in three other projects. My reasonings for choosing one over the
> other are distinct. So, I do not appreciate the confusion.
> 
> Mixing the two is misleading. XS 0.7 may very well be end of the line,
> or there may be a 0.8, but that's up to OLPC to decide, and not for
> XSCE to usurp. After all, AU has a server. So does Nepal. So does
> Uruguay. So does Activity Central. We don't see those listed on the
> template now, do we? If this was out of a misunderstanding, it needs
> to be corrected. If this injection was deliberate, then it was foolish
> at best.
> 
> It's a shame how much obfuscation has creeped into this space. Let's
> be clear about what the XS is and what the XSCE is and move on.
> 
> Sameer
> -- 
> Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
> Professor, Information Systems
> San Francisco State University
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> 
> 
> > --
> > James Cameron
> > http://quozl.linux.org.au/
> >
> >

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James Cameron
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