[x3d-public] feedback request: moving X3D programming language libraries

[Don Brutzman]

A recurring point of confusion is "where do software libraries live" in version control.

Right now, online as follows, we have
https://sourceforge.net/p/x3d/code/HEAD/tree/www.web3d.org/x3d/stylesheets/

x3d/stylesheets              (stylesheet-related work)
x3d/stylesheets/java         (for X3DJSAIL Java library)
x3d/stylesheets/java/nashorn (deprecated javascript engine in java, perhaps obsolete)
x3d/stylesheets/java/node    (for node.js javascript, active)
x3d/stylesheets/python       (for X3DPSAIL python package x3d.py)

We also have a code drop from Suwon University last summer, as yet untouched:

x3d/languages/c
x3d/languages/cpp
x3d/languages/csharp
x3d/languages/python

We won't delete nashorn until it is deprecated and then moved/archived.

It will take some work, but things could be rearranged more clearly.  We are hoping to avoid mixups or unnecessary dependencies between libraries.

John and I are thinking of the following revised structure:
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x3d/content/examples
x3d/tools
x3d/tooltips

x3d/stylesheets

x3d/languages/c
x3d/languages/cpp
x3d/languages/csharp
x3d/languages/java
x3d/languages/javascript
x3d/languages/javascript/nodejs
x3d/languages/javascript/typescript
x3d/languages/python

with prior work moved to
x3d/languages/suwon/c
x3d/languages/suwon/cpp
x3d/languages/suwon/csharp
x3d/languages/suwon/python
===========================================================

We will moved the suwon code drop as indicated in order to avoid future naming conflicts.

All feedback welcome.  Anything else we might consider?  Thanks for considering the possibilities.

all the best, Don
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