Re: New Package Questions

Hi, Bugger... I grabbed the wrong message to get the get the address from. Sorry. Please disreguard Gordon. On Tue, 2005-08-09 at 14:24 -0400, Wez Furlong wrote: > I think you want the pear developers list, not the pecl developers list. > > --Wez. > > On 8/9/05, Gordon Heydon <gordon@heydon.com.au> 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. > > > > -- > > PECL development discussion Mailing List (http://pecl.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > !DSPAM:42f8f8d4170771146216450! >