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[jsr375-experts] Re: Moving forward with ED1

From: Will Hopkins <will.hopkins_at_oracle.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 14:23:11 -0400

I agree -- asciidoc is a good choice from that POV, and we should move
forward with that.

On 10/28/2016 04:43 AM, Ivar Grimstad wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think asciidoc is a great choice. Since it is plain text it is easy
> to diff and collaborate with PRs. Keeping it close to the code also
> have the benefit of versioning covered.
> Regarding different output formats, we can set up maven profiles to
> produce almost every format out there. The current config produce html
> and pdf if I remember correctly.
>
> Ivar
>
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 2:53 AM Will Hopkins <will.hopkins_at_oracle.com
> <mailto:will.hopkins_at_oracle.com>> wrote:
>
> I'm happy to continue with asciidoc if that's the EG's preference,
> especially since it's already started that way on GitHub. Google
> docs does seem a little easier to collaborate with, though, and to
> export from in different formats.
>
> Arjan, thanks for volunteering to contribute to the
> "authentication mechanism" and "identity store" sections.
>
> Werner, do let us know how zoom works for you; that might be a
> good tool for meetings.
>
>
> Will
>
>
> On 10/25/2016 12:38 PM, Werner Keil wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am fine with either of those. JSR 354
>> https://github.com/JavaMoney/jsr354-api/tree/master/src/main/asciidoc
>> shows, how this could look like in a Final release using Asciidoc.
>> And as Alex mentioned, Bean Validation and CDI also use it (with
>> a few tweaks, e.g. finer-grained modularity JSR 363 took some
>> inspiration from the CDI TCK, but unless we could get that to be
>> Open Sourced in 375, I'm not sure, if it's an option here?;-)
>>
>> JSR 363
>> (https://docs.google.com/document/d/12KhosAFriGCczBs6gwtJJDfg_QlANT92_lhxUWO2gCY/edit)
>> did use Google Docs for the Spec. There was some issue with the
>> formatting of Asciidoc which I evaluated, but we had some initial
>> material from JSR 275 or the UoM.org project as contributions to
>> the spec which did not render well in Asciidoc. While importing
>> those into Google Docs worked fine, that was the main reason. JSR
>> 107 (with Oracle as Co Spec Lead) also used Google Docs.
>>
>> For a fresh start with no major import from existing documents, I
>> guess Asciidoc works pretty well.
>>
>> If we continue to use GitHub at least as mirror (or if there's no
>> permanent replacement or life extension to java.net
>> <http://java.net> after Spring '17) then Gitter is worth a
>> thought for a more persistent form of instant messaging:
>> https://gitter.im/unitsofmeasurement/unit-ri?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge
>> also see JSR 363 RI, we used it later in 354, so there is less
>> history there.
>>
>> Slack would be an alternative, I'm sure most of you joined
>> channels e.g. by Adam Bien (also in this EG;-) or similar.
>> HipChat was used by a client last year even inside the corporate
>> firewalls (as one of the very few "cloud-based" solutions that
>> really does store its data outside the country;-)
>>
>> Not sure about preferences and policies by Oracle, but especially
>> Gitter seems rather easy for GitHub repo owners and admins to add.
>>
>> We do use Google Hangouts in other cases. JSR 363 rarely did, but
>> we had the advantage of 3-4 EC members also in the EG so we met
>> 2-3 times per year for a F2F. JSON-B/P Spec Lead Dmitry just
>> invited us to a Zoom voice call https://oracle.zoom.us
>> <https://oracle.zoom.us/my/dmitry.kornilov> tonight. We'll see
>> how it goes, but it looks like it is officially ordered by
>> Oracle, so if e.g. it also records sessions, it may be worth a
>> try even if some may not be able to join. A history function
>> similar to those persistent chats would be a great advantage.
>> I'll know more after tonight how Zoom works.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Werner
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Alex Kosowski
>> <alex.kosowski_at_oracle.com <mailto:alex.kosowski_at_oracle.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> +1
>>
>> One big advantage of a text-based chat from a spec lead
>> perspective is that it is self-documenting :)
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>> On 10/25/16, 12:09 PM, arjan tijms wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Live meetings (being voice or video based) would not be my
>>> first preference, but a text based chat would people still
>>> be interested would not be that bad. For now I think we can
>>> move forward via email.
>>>
>>> As for the draft document, Alex had already set something up
>>> here:
>>> https://github.com/javaee-security-spec/spec-api/tree/master/spec/src/main/doc
>>>
>>> For the tool/format asciiDoc was chosen back then. I think
>>> that would certainly still be a viable option. The sections
>>> are currently mostly empty, as it's just a setup really. I
>>> think I could contribute to the "authentication mechanism"
>>> and "identity store" sections, at least put the general gist
>>> there.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Arjan Tijms
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 5:35 PM, Will Hopkins
>>> <will.hopkins_at_oracle.com <mailto:will.hopkins_at_oracle.com>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Sorry for my silence the last we or so, I was catching
>>> up on some other work.
>>>
>>> On reflection, and given timezone differences, I'm not
>>> sure a "live" meeting makes much sense -- we should be
>>> able to move forward by email.
>>>
>>> I think the most important next step is to create the
>>> early draft. Looks like 11/29 is the date by which we
>>> need that submitted.
>>>
>>> To that end, a few people volunteered to work on
>>> particular sections -- that will be very helpful. I will
>>> create the main document itself, contribute what I can
>>> for sections without assigned authors, and update with
>>> material that others produce. I'm looking into what
>>> tool to use; Google docs might be the right answer -- it
>>> certainly facilitates review and collaboration -- but
>>> it's somewhat limited in terms of formatting.
>>>
>>> For those willing to contribute a particular section,
>>> please respond to this indicating which section(s)
>>> you're interested in authoring.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Will
>>>
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>>
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