PHP PEAR Questions and Answers - Re: [PEAR-QA] Services Ebay Maintainer

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Re: [PEAR-QA] Services Ebay Maintainer

Arnaud Limbourg

2006-04-11, 6:59 pm

James Dornan wrote:
> In viewing the Services Ebay package page it appears unmaintained. If
> this is not the case, please ignore this message.
>
> I would like to be the maintainer of Services Ebay.
>
> I work for a large equipment rental company that sells all of it's used
> equipment and some new equipment. We have been converted to selling on
> eBay. So far it's working out well. Using forms on an internal server
> equipment is committed to auction, and once reviewed, the information is
> submitted to eBay for auction. This has enabled branch managers to
> auction their used equipment using a single eBay account. eBay email is
> answered by our phone operators.
>
> I would like to thank those that have made this possible. We use
> Linux/Apache/PHP for everything internal. It has been a cost savings,
> but mostly a time savings. Services Ebay has been a great help.
>
> My company needs Services Ebay. I would like to give something back. I
> would not expect to do this myself. I'm sure there are others like
> myself working at companies that depend on Services Ebay. I would just
> like to get this ball rolling before Ebay cuts off the old API.
>
> I have not been involved in PEAR before, if that makes any difference.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -- James Dornan
>

Hi,

This is excellent news !

I think the best thing to do is to familizarize yourself with PEAR
Coding Standards (found in the manual) and submit patches via the bug
tracker.

We can than applyt the patches and give you maintainership once there is
code submitted :)

Is that satisfactory for you ?

Arnaud.

bertrand Gugger

2006-04-12, 6:58 pm

Bonjour,
Arnaud Limbourg wrote:

> James Dornan wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> This is excellent news !
>
> I think the best thing to do is to familizarize yourself with PEAR
> Coding Standards (found in the manual) and submit patches via the bug
> tracker.
>
> We can than applyt the patches and give you maintainership once there
> is code submitted :)
>
> Is that satisfactory for you ?
>
> Arnaud.
>
I guess you all mean make this
http://pear.php.net/bugs/search.php...D=Services_Ebay
empty?

What does mean this api change in term of code change for pear?
Can you present some plan and/or code for a branch or perhaps a package
version 2 ?
Best would be possibly to keep BC the most.

I've no idea about Ebay, I don't use it, even not for ...
my 2 cts

Regards
--
toggg

James Dornan

2006-04-12, 6:58 pm

bertrand Gugger wrote:
> Bonjour,
> Arnaud Limbourg wrote:
>
> I guess you all mean make this
> http://pear.php.net/bugs/search.php...D=Services_Ebay
> empty?
>
> What does mean this api change in term of code change for pear?
> Can you present some plan and/or code for a branch or perhaps a
> package version 2 ?
> Best would be possibly to keep BC the most.
>
> I've no idea about Ebay, I don't use it, even not for ...
> my 2 cts
>
> Regards

That is exactly what I mean. My company will have all it's auction
come to a halt on June 1st when eBay stops supporting the old API.
Updating to the new API would be my only goal, at first, and it appears
do-able.

Right now I'm working on an internal project, but I will work out a
project plan as soon as I can.

I used to be the a PHP programmer at my company, but for the past 6
months I've been the Ebay guy. We have a good deal of pull with eBay,
and great support from them. I'd be more than happy to use my position
to give back a little.

Take care.

-- James

Arnaud Limbourg

2006-04-12, 6:58 pm

> That is exactly what I mean. My company will have all it's auction come
> to a halt on June 1st when eBay stops supporting the old API. Updating
> to the new API would be my only goal, at first, and it appears do-able.

Sounds like a pretty good incentive to work on it :=)

There is basically no point in working on the old api, the new api
should be the only goal, if you can even keep some compatibility it
would be amazing.

> Right now I'm working on an internal project, but I will work out a
> project plan as soon as I can.

Sounds good.

> I used to be the a PHP programmer at my company, but for the past 6
> months I've been the Ebay guy. We have a good deal of pull with eBay,
> and great support from them. I'd be more than happy to use my position
> to give back a little.

Thank you !

> Take care.
>
> -- James
>

--
Arnaud

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