From: Mats Kindahl Date: May 12 2009 3:09pm Subject: Re: MySQL Reengineering Project List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/internals/36636 Message-Id: <4A09913F.70902@sun.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Manyi Lu - Sun Norway wrote: > Mats Kindahl wrote: >> MARK CALLAGHAN wrote: >> >>> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:37 AM, Manyi Lu - Sun Norway >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Starting from January 2009, we have started a reengineering effort >>>> in MySQL >>>> server group. It is a long term effort aimed at improving the >>>> modularity of >>>> the code base, reduce the number of bugs introduced with new >>>> features, and >>>> provide a pluggable architecture that makes it easier for third >>>> parties as >>>> well as MySQL to implement plugins. The project just found its home on >>>> Forge: http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Refactoring_MySQL. Information >>>> regarding >>>> roadmap, architecture improvements and more will be added as we move >>>> forward. >>>> >>>> We want to make the project as transparent as possible, and would like >>>> invite the community to participate! Starting from the coming days and >>>> weeks, technical discussions regarding reengineering will take place >>>> on this >>>> mailing list. We anticipate your valuable input! >>>> >>> Hooray! >>> >>> Can you add low-level tasks to this as well? For example, reducing or >>> eliminating compiler warnings is something that someone in the >>> community can get done. It doesn't require extensive knowledge of the >>> server and it doesn't have to get done in one change. >>> >> >> It has been considered, yes. >> >> > Community contributions are certainly welcome! Oh, I was referring to that we also want to handle low-level tasks... not that we have considered involving community, that was kind of obvious to me. :) Best wishes, Mats Kindahl -- Mats Kindahl Senior Software Engineer Database Technology Group Sun Microsystems