Werkflow, Workflow Management Software from Codehaus, is apparently in hibernation. Werkflow � ����� ����� �� ������� ����� codehaus � ��� �� ���� �� ����. The �� site ������ contains no link to the software or documentation. �� ����� ��� ���� ������ ������� �� �������. It makes nice promises but raises a serious question. ��� ���� �� ���� ����� ���� �� ���� ������ ������.

Why? ����ǿ
According to the site a new version of the software is in the works - simpler, without Jelly (thank God) and with only one external dependency (hope that is not commons). ����� ����� ���� ����� �� ��������� �� ����� -- ����� � ��� ������ (����� ���) ���� ��� �� ������� �������� (��� ��� �� �� ��������). It will not have to maintain object graphs and M of N dynamic splits will be possible. ��� �� ���� ��� ������ ��� ���� ������� �������� �� � ������� �� �������� �� ���� �����.

So far so good. ��� ���� ��� ���. But why take down the earlier version? ���� ����� ����� ���� ������ It is extremely rare for a software company to discontinue existing version of a software before a new version is released, unless the software is so bad that they are ashamed of / afraid of / incapable of maintaining. ��� ������ ��� �� ���� ������� ���� ������ ������� ��������� ��� ����� ���� ���� ������ � �� �� ��� ��� ��� ��������� ���� ������ / ���� �� / ����� �� ������ ���. I hope there is a better reason in this case. ���� �� ���� ���� ������ �� ��� ������.

Was it that bad as a basic workflow management software? ���� �� ��� ��� ����� ����� ��� ������ �� ����� ����ɿ
Personally I didn't dislike it so much except for lack of workflow editor and Jelly. ��� ����� �� ���� �� ��� ��� ���� ���� ������ �� ����� ������ ������. Hani would probably disagree: ���� ���� ����� :

So what is so ludicrous about werkflow? ��� �� �� ���� ��� �� werkflow� For a start, have a look at the dependency list. ������� � ��� ���� ��� ������� �������. 18 components. 18 �����. I kid you not. ��� ��� ��� ��. Of these 18, 4 are of version SNAPSHOT, and another 4 are development versions. ��� 18 (4) �� ���� �� ���� � �������� �� ��� 4 ���. These jars look suspiciously like all the xml based c**p that maven so gleefully pioneered. ��� ������ ���� ����� ����� �� ��� ��� ���� ������ ��� ��� ������� ������� �������� � � ** �� ����� ����� ������� �� ���. Wake up folks, xml-as-code is dead, move on. ������ ����� � ��� ������� ������� �������� - ��� - ����� ��� � ��� ������. Your friends might still laugh at you for not using xml to drive everything, and stubbornly writing old fashioned code that's maintainable and legible. ������� �� �� ���� ���� ���� ��� ������� ��� ������� ������� �������� ���� �� ��� � ������ ������� ������ ����� ��� ������� ��� ���� �������. However, rest assured that you're the one wearing underpants, while they are the ones with diapers. ��� ��� � �� ����� ��� �� ��� ���� ����� ����� � �� ��� ���� �� �� ��������. You are sufficiently potty trained to determine (all by yourself!) when it is time to slip down said underpants and carefully aim resultant product. ��� ������� ����� ��� ������ (���� �� ��� �����!) ������ ��� ����� ������ ��� ���� ����� ���� ������ ���� ������� �� ������. Your xml obsessed friends on the other hand live in a world where they excrete everything into their diapers, without a care in the world. ��� ������� ������� �������� ������ �� ���� �������� ��� ����� ���� ���� �� ���� ��� ���� �� ��� �� ��� �������� � ���� ����� �� ������. They delight in releasing all they have to offer willy-nilly. ���� ���� ������� �� �� �� ���� ����� �������. After all, what's a little baggage compared to the delight of not having to find an appropriate receptacle or location? ��� �� ��� � �� ����� ����� ��������� �� ���� ���� �������� ��� ����� ���� ����� �� ����

Source: ������ : BileBlog Bileblog

On a different note today I am forced to evaluate over a dozen open source workflow management software products, whereas even 10 years back you could count them with the finger of one hand. ��� ���� ��� ����� ����� ���� ����� ��� ����� ���� �� ���� ��� ������� �������� ������ ��������� ������ ���� ����� � �� ��� �� 10 ����� ��� ������ ��� ���� �� ����� �� ������ �� ���. This is a boon as well as a curse. ���� �� ���� ���� �� ����.