Re: RE : [lwip-users] BSD API tcp echo server port

[Kieran Mansley]

On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 08:41 -0400, Pettinato, Jim wrote:
> Actually, Frederic has suggested something here that I have previously
> considered recommending... I think it would be much easier for new
> users to adopt lwIP and much more useful for all of us when
> adding/maintaining applications if we split the 'contrib' area into
> separate subsections: 1)Ports (os/platform specific), 2)Apps-raw, and
> 3)Apps-socket. Thoughts?

That sounds like a good layout.

I intend to as a first step create an "old" or "archive" directory in
the top of the contrib module, move everything into that, and then set
up something like you describe.  Maintainers can then move things back
from this old/archive directory into the new directory structure when
they are brought up to the new spec.  This should mean we only have
things in there that are maintained.  I also intend to create a FILES
readme sort of document that will list who is maintaining what, so it is
at least a bit more traceable. 

I suspect though that maintainers will be very thin on the ground,
despite it not being a particularly arduous job, and that the vast
majority will stay in the old archive.  Volunteers welcome!

I'd also like to assemble a list of externally distributed ports, as
they would also be of use to others, particularly if they are
maintained.  Any suggestions for this would be welcome too.

Kieran