Re: Offer to take over Image_Barcode

Hi Daniel, On Mon, 2008-12-29 at 17:13 +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > Ah neat. > > Dave, have you ever contributed to PEAR at all before? Or been a > list-lurker for some time? C) None of the above :) I have used bits and pieces of PEAR over the years. I have spent some time scanning the list archives and RTFMing. > I'd just like to point out we will: > * Pick on you > * Hassle you > * Heckle you > * At times, act slower than molasses > * Get into petty nitpicking > * Avoid dealing with people who nitpick on us > * Occasionally, and for no clear reason, post pictures of > elephants around the place > (http://www.waterproof.fr/blog/uploads/PHPEdit/elephpants01_400.jpg) > > ... which can be a little unsettling at first. > > If that doesn't worry you, then I'd be happy to see you as a part of > PEAR. Thanks, I think I can deal with all of that - except maybe the elephants. > Now, about that nitpicking :S > > Image_Barcode is PHP4, so any changes would have to be made into an > Image_Barcode2 if it changes that dependency or otherwise changes the > API signficantly. Cool I can do that. I think some of the other changes I have made would probably mean that I need to do that anyway. I was hoping v1.5 would be enough - it worked for firefox and ZF :) I will work on a new version of the package tonight and post it for consideration/feedback. Cheers Dave > That's OK though, because we want that in the long run :) > > > Any other pear-qa comments and thoughts? > > On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Dave Hall <dave.hall@skwashd.com> > wrote: > Hi, > > The Image_Barcode package is listed as unmaintained. I am > happy to take > over maintenance (and developing) this package. > > I have updated the package to deal with following issues: > * Compliance with PEAR Coding standards > * Have PHPDocs generate without errors and minimal warnings > * Make it run with E_STRICT and work with PHP5 only > * Fix the open bugs > * Implement PHPUnit tests > * Deal with some design issues > > You can grab my work from > http://davehall.com.au/code/Image_Barcode-1.5.0.tgz > (SHA256 > eb1ea986f3ad31104290975d48229977a8c4f7f714756e47af3d64415bc20141) > > Comments and feedback are welcome. > > I am using Image_Barcode for generating several barcode > formats for a > client project. > > About me > I have been hacking PHP scripts since 2001. I am currently > Community > Building Coordinator and senior developer for the free > software project > phpGroupWare. I run a web app development and IT Consulting > business in > rural Victoria, Australia. I have worked for a range of > clients from > micro business to multinationals. > > Let me know if you need any more info. > > Cheers > > Dave > > > -- > PEAR QA Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >