[rules-dev] [vote] Module drools-atom in limbo

[Geoffrey De Smet]

I am looking at cleaning up the build and moving to maven 3, to make it 
faster, more reliable, etc.
I am also actively wondering if some modules or files aren't dead code.
First candidate is drools-atom:

The module drools-atom is in limbo:
- It still exists
- It's not part of any build
- Does it still build? No
-- 'dependencies.dependency.version' is missing for 
org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrs:jar
- Does it still compile against the latest drools version? Idunno, but 
since it's not part of the build, tomorrow's refactor might break it.
- Does anyone use it? If it doesn't build and it isn't released... no?

I don't think that code is useful to anyone in this state. I do think 
it's presence alone slightly complicates the drools sources.


What do we do with it?
- [A] remove the directory drools-atom from trunk (it's still retired in 
in subversion)
- [B] leave it like it is now. It might be usefull to someone
- [C] add it to the build again, make it work
- [D] create a separate repository "drools-incubator" and move it there

In my opinion:
+1 for [A]
-1 for [B]: either it builds or it's not in trunk


If we all agree that removing dead modules is a good idea, I 'll provide 
a list of possible candidates next time.

-- 
With kind regards,
Geoffrey De Smet