Hi Steve -- I have been studying the JMI/MOF stuff recently, just starting to get a feel for it. Seems to me clazz and JMI have a lot in common. What are the distinguishing features that make clazz more interesting for this application?
Regards, Gary > > > I would like to move forward with a joint initative between the Avalon > > > Dev. Team and the Jakarta Commons [clazz] guys to work up an > > > implementation of an Avalon meta model for component and service > > > defintions. I've already spoken to Stephen Colebourne and Dmitri > > > Plotnikov (committers on the [clazz] project) and there both keen to > > > work with us on this. From their point of view is about validation of > > > the [clazz] package against real requirements, and from our point of > > > view is about validation of the [clazz] package and delivery of a > > > standard Avalon meta solution. > > > > > > To kick things off I have in mind the following: > > > > > > * granting commit access to Stephen and Dmitri so they can work on > > > a sandbox project > > > * reciprical commit rights for concerned avalon committers to the > > > [clazz] project > > > so we can work on clazz (doc enhancement, unit test, debugging, etc) > > > > > > Enabling co-development on a meta model implementation, leading to: > > > > > > * validation and grounding of the [clazz] package based on our > > > requirements > > > * consolidation of current meta solutions under a single unified > > > object model > > > * capable of supporting mixed loading strategies > > > * capable of supporting model extension > > > > > > Before moving forward on this, I wanted to get feedback from people > > > concerning the commit access exchange which doesn't follow the normal > > > model. However - there is plenty of evidence in the clazz project > > > itself that these guys know what they are doing. Secondly, this also > > > means voting here and there, so first of all I'll like get an idea of > > > who here are sufficiently interested in this to actually contribute. > > > > > > Cheers, Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>