Re: [POLL] WASP Lite on Apache?
Sam Ruby wrote: Anne Thomas Manes wrote: WASP Lite for Java is a Web services framework developed by Systinet that supports SOAP 1.1, WSDL 1.1, and XML Schema 1999/2000/2001. Details, including binaries and documentation, can be found at http://www.systinet.com/products/wasp_lite/index.html. The product is currently distributed under a free commercial binary license. It has a large user base, many of whom have requested that we make the source available. A number of companies and individuals have expressed interest in contributing to the development of this code. The code has been developed using a modular approach, which should make it relatively easy for others to get comfortable with the code, and which should allow easy sharing of code with the SOAP and Axis projects. We would like to submit this proposal to the members of the Apache XML project for consideration of accepting this donation as a sub-project. Thank you very much for your attention to and consideration for this proposal. We look foward to your questions, comments, or concerns. +1 Two of the developers are already committers on Axis. I am looking forward to increased synergy and participation. This is indeed a good thing. Now, a technical question: we already have two projects which have a pretty high overlap (SOAP and Axis). Why do we need another one? Can't this WASP lite be donated as directly to Axis instead of creating yet another project on webservices? I admit my total ignorance on the problems and this is why I'm asking without stating a vote, but it looks to me that we don't need more subprojects for web services and if this was the case, I would like to treat them as internal competing branches, rather than external subprojects. So, please, enlighten me. Thanks. -- Stefano Mazzocchi One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Friedrich Nietzsche - In case of troubles, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [POLL] WASP Lite on Apache?
Stefano, I'm pleased that you think it's a good thing. We first thought of submitting WASP Lite to Axis, but after consideration determined that this approach would be too disruptive and technically challenging. WASP Lite is a complete code base, and it would be very difficult to attempt to merge this code base with the Axis code base. Any merger attempt would significantly delay both projects. We don't want to disrupt the Axis project. At the same time we think that the open source community will definitely benefit from WASP Lite. We think that a separate project is the better way to go. Over time Axis and WASP Lite are likely to share code. Perhaps the projects might eventually converge. This wouldn't be the first time we've had competing projects at Apache (Crimson/Xerces/Xerces2 comes to mind). I think it just goes to show that the community is very interested in the technology. Regards, Anne -Original Message- From: Stefano Mazzocchi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 3:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [POLL] WASP Lite on Apache? snip This is indeed a good thing. Now, a technical question: we already have two projects which have a pretty high overlap (SOAP and Axis). Why do we need another one? Can't this WASP lite be donated as directly to Axis instead of creating yet another project on webservices? I admit my total ignorance on the problems and this is why I'm asking without stating a vote, but it looks to me that we don't need more subprojects for web services and if this was the case, I would like to treat them as internal competing branches, rather than external subprojects. So, please, enlighten me. Thanks. -- Stefano Mazzocchi One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Friedrich Nietzsche - In case of troubles, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - In case of troubles, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
