[Dev] Vote: eliminating all parcel xml in 0.6

[John Anderson]

+1 for eliminating parcel XML

Although I have reservations about yet another XML format just for CPIA

John.

Katie Capps Parlante wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to call for a vote on the proposal to elimintate all parcel 
> xml in 0.6. We can do so by creating parcel items with schema.update() 
> in the installParcel() hook. Phillip Eby would drive the migration, as 
> he did with the earlier schema API work.
>
> Alec has an additional proposal to define cpia instances in a 
> specially designed cpia xml format. We can decide on this proposal 
> separately, after more discussion. The proposal we are voting on here 
> is to go ahead and make the decision to remove the parcel loader and 
> all parcel xml.
>
> Benefits include (but not limited to):
>    * we get to stop maintaining parcel xml
>    * we get to avoid work in creating i18n message catalogs for parcel 
> xml
>    * parcel xml does not support all ways to create items (for 
> example, no constructor arguments). It will be easier to support the 
> full range of features with the python api.
>
> Cheers,
> Katie
>
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