+1 to consolidate all codebases into a single, unified repository. This approach is more sensible and eventually makes it significantly easier for new developers to understand, navigate, and contribute effectively.
On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 at 02:50, ricardo zanini fernandes < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, +1 > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 3:42 PM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sorry for being late to the party, as I've been heads-down prioritizing > the > > 10.2.0 release. > > > > +1 for this proposal, it looks great. > > > > This feels like a natural evolution of earlier proposals [1][2] that were > > both approved but unfortunately never materialized. > > > > I hope this time we can execute on it. Having been involved in all Apache > > KIE releases and having firsthand experience with the fragility of our > CI, > > especially the release process, I'm genuinely excited about the idea of > > simplification. > > > > Count 100% on me. > > > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/drojdtvz6xx1zo35ggjm75xdngnfcl21 > > [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/c09l9xq0d8jz7th6k23gf5svoky06955 > > > > Alex > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 1:24 PM Kennedy Bowers <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the proposal, Tiago, +1 from me. The streamlined structure > > > makes a lot of sense and should help lower the barrier for > contributors. > > > Happy to help out with the restructuring or wherever needed. > > > > > > On 2026/03/23 08:08:55 Tibor Zimányi wrote: > > > > Thanks, +1. > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Tibor > > > > > > > > Dňa po 23. 3. 2026, 8:21 nicolas.heron <[email protected]> > > > napísal(a): > > > > > > > > > When the project had so many repo o nkiegroup it became impossible > to > > > > > contribute as a non full time contributor > > > > > before on svn : drools, jbpm, optaplanner and guvnor => easy > > > > > So I vote in favor of less git repositories > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Le vendredi 20 mars 2026 à 15:42, Thiago Lugli < > [email protected] > > > > > > a > > > > > écrit : > > > > > > > > > > > I appreciate this change. > > > > > > > > > > > > As someone in the community for a little while, mainly working on > > > > > > kie-tools, I find contributing to upstream repositories daunting > > > right > > > > > > now because it's not easy to spot potential downstream impacts. > > This > > > > > > change will improve that. > > > > > > It would even simplify the way we build Drools and Kogito in the > > > > > > kie-tools repository. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the proposal, Tiago! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 6:52 AM Yeser Amer <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for laying this out — the proposal makes sense to me. > The > > > more > > > > > we work with the current structure and development model, the > clearer > > > it > > > > > becomes that we need a unified approach moving forward. A leaner > > > 10.3.x+ > > > > > stream and a simplified repository structure will definitely help > > > > > contributors be more effective. > > > > > > > Count me in for supporting this direction. I’m available to > help > > > with > > > > > any difficulties we might encounter along the way and to surface > and > > > > > address any potential issues as we move through the process. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeser > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2026/03/19 18:53:32 Tiago Bento wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As we make progress towards the 10.2 release, I’d like to > > > propose a > > > > > > > > refreshed development > > > > > > > > stream focused on Drools, jBPM, and Kogito — 10.3.x+. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This leaner stream would be developed in the `main` branch > but > > > > > giving it a > > > > > > > > distinct name > > > > > > > > (10.3.x+) marks it as a milestone in Apache KIE. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Borrowing ideas from the original proposal for a duo-repo > > > structure, > > > > > here’s > > > > > > > > what it would look > > > > > > > > like: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - A “new” `kie` repository from renaming `drools` (gotta keep > > > the 6k > > > > > > > > stars!), incorporating > > > > > > > > `drools`, `optaplanner`, `kogito-runtimes`, and > `kogito-apps`, > > > minus > > > > > > > > SonataFlow modules > > > > > > > > - `kie-tools` continue as is, minus DashBuilder, YaRD, and > > > SonataFlow > > > > > > > > packages > > > > > > > > - `kie-examples` from a renamed `kogito-examples`, with a > > > > > development cycle > > > > > > > > detached from > > > > > > > > `kie` and `kie-tools` > > > > > > > > - `kie-website` unchanged > > > > > > > > - `kie-docs` unchanged > > > > > > > > - PR checks and release automations re-written for a > > click-button > > > > > release > > > > > > > > process and a local- > > > > > > > > first development setup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The community would continue to have access to DashBuilder, > > > YaRD, and > > > > > > > > SonataFlow via the > > > > > > > > 10.2.x branch. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The 10.3.x+ stream would bring a refreshed structure to > Apache > > > KIE, > > > > > reduce > > > > > > > > barriers for new > > > > > > > > contributors, and allow for existing contributors to > > collaborate > > > more > > > > > > > > efficiently. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tiago Bento > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > >
