Re: New Package Questions

Care to explain what exactly it is, the website is full of marketing bumf... Any idea why someone would use u2/redback? (I'm guessing it's to interface with an existing legacy system) >From the looks of things u2 is some kind of database? - redback being some kind of object layer ontop of it. It may end up being DB_U2.. - but then again, somebody might think that was a database of U2 songs ;) Regards Alan On Wed, 2005-08-10 at 23:38 +1000, Gordon Heydon wrote: > Hi all, > > I am a new PEAR developer and I am about to start the process of > contributing a class that allows PHP to communicate with IBM's U2 > product RedBack which allows web integration with their PICK clones > UniData and UniVerse. (see > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/u2/) for > more information. > > Over the last couple of weeks I have been converting my code to the PEAR > coding standards and starting to document the API for other people to > use. Maybe one my biggest issues is the naming of my class and the > section that it should be included in. > > The working title for my class is redback, but because RedBack in a > registered Trademark owned by IBM I am fairly certain that I cannot use > it. As the other RedBack gateways for ASP and JSP are redpages and > redbeans respectively. I was thinking something along the same lines > like redbird (from the covers of the O'Reilly PHP pocket book) or > something like that. Another option would be to call it New_RedBack, but > I am not sure if this would be against the trademark. > > The section that I think it should go into is Networking, but I just > want to make sure before I create the draft proposal as I am not sure if > I can change the name or sections. > > I was also looking are some of the current draft proposals, some of > theme have been in the process for quite a while, is this normal? Can > you take a while to complete the draft proposal before it is moved into > Proposed? > > I also noticed that some did not have any links to code. Is the Draft > period used to bring together all the required documentation and code > together before the proposal is moved into the Proposed Status. > > Also I would like to hear any tips from people who have successfully > gotten a niche package into PEAR as I do feel that my biggest hurdle > will be getting the votes to get it finally submitted. > > Thanks in advance for any assistance that can be offered. > Gordon. >