> What would really be nice would be to finish and release the Woodstock
> 4.3 release so that our existing applications would be usable on
> Firefox 3.x. I think that is the least that Sun should do to help in
> this situation.
I echo it.
> After that, maybe transitioning Woodstock to a complete community
> driven open source project would be beneficial. I know that I have a
> lot of time invested in projects using Woodstock and simply dropping
> in another component technology will not be trivial. Maybe there are
> enough of us here that would be willing to continue the development of
> the components package in a more open environment. I know I would be
> willing to contribute.
>
And I like this idea.
Wei
> Brett
>
> Mark Dey wrote:
>> Dear Woodstock users,
>>
>> On behalf of the teams involved, I apologize for the lack of
>> communication about about the future of Woodstock. The project teams
>> are struggling with the rather sudden reassignment of the
>> contributing members and are researching alternatives that can help
>> fill the gap in some way.
>>
>> The NetBeans level of contribution to future releases of Woodstock
>> has been suspended. The current version of Woodstock shipping as part
>> of VisualWeb in NetBeans 6.5 is version 4.2 and will continue to be
>> supported as it has in prior releases.
>>
>> Woodstock as a java.net open source project is still active to the
>> extent that community members are willing and able to contribute to
>> the further development and support of the technology.
>>
>> For NetBeans users, there will undoubtedly be a transition period as
>> we roll out the next generation of tools for JSF and UI components
>> for the web. A top priority is minimizing the impact to those who are
>> invested in the current technology. Hopefully, those who have been
>> following the latest Woodstock developments on java.net will find the
>> necessary level of community support to achieve their objectives.
>>
>> On behalf of the NetBeans team, we thank you for your understanding.
>>
>> - Mark Dey
>>
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