Thank you Christian for coming on board as a mentor, great to have you. We now have a sponsor and 2 mentors, do we need more? What would be the next steps?
Thanks, Dan. On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 5:48 AM, Plaquette, Paul <paul.plaque...@intel.com>wrote: > Congratulations ! > > On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote: > > > Great stuff, congratulations Gord, Dan, Brent, Fil, Mike, and Mark! =) > > > > On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 3:08 AM, Filip Maj <f...@adobe.com> wrote: > > > Congrats guys! Can't wait to commit to this suckah! > > > > > > On 10/5/12 12:34 PM, "Gord Tanner" <g...@tinyhippos.com> wrote: > > > > > >>FYI: > > >> > > >>The wheels are turning for Ripple as an Apache Project. > > >> > > >> > > >>---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > >>From: Dan Silivestru <dan.silives...@gmail.com> > > >>Date: Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 3:28 PM > > >>Subject: [PROPOSAL] Ripple Emulator > > >>To: gene...@incubator.apache.org > > >> > > >> > > >>Dear Member of ASF, > > >> > > >>We are putting forward a proposal to have the Ripple Emulator project > > >>donated to the ASF as Top Level Project. The project is currently open > > >>source and can be found here: https://github.com/blackberry/Ripple-UI/ > > >> > > >>Please find the proposal below (the proposal can also be found here: > > >>https://github.com/gtanner/ripple.apache.proposal) > > >> > > >>Ripple, A Mobile Environment Emulator > > >>===================================== > > >> > > >>Abstract > > >>======== > > >> > > >>Ripple is a browser based mobile phone emulator designed to aid in the > > >>development > > >>of HTML5 based mobile applications. Ripple is a cross platform and > cross > > >>runtime testing/debugging tool. It currently supports such runtimes as > > >>Cordova, WebWorks > > >>and the Mobile Web. > > >> > > >>Proposal > > >>======== > > >> > > >>Ripple is going to be (in some circles already is) the goto emulator > > >>for rapid development of mobile web applications. This > > >>will be accomplished by quickly keeping up with the mobile web > > >>platforms as they arise (Cordova, Tizen, WAC, WebWorks, etc). > > >> > > >>Background > > >>========== > > >> > > >>Ripple started as a product of tinyHippos and was aquired by Research > > >>in Motion in late March 2011. Ripple was then open sourced > > >>under the Apache 2.0 License and hosted on the blackberry github > > >>account (http://github.com/blackberry/Ripple-UI). > > >> > > >>Ripple is a browser based mobile phone emulator that runs as a chrome > > >>extension. It fills the gap for developers between > > >>developing on their desktops/laptops and having to test on platform > > >>specific emulators or physical devices. Ripple allows develors > > >>to quickly edit-refresh-test in Chrome on their desktops/laptops while > > >>working on web content that will be embedded and distributed > > >>as a native application. > > >> > > >>Rationale > > >>========= > > >> > > >>The project is currently opensourced and managed by a small team at > > >>Research in Motion. We are starting to have some > > >>more community engagement but the project could benefit from greater > > >>exposure in the open source cummunity. Our team > > >>overlaps highly with the Cordova group. Watching the success for that > > >>project in Apache has inspired us to contribute > > >>Ripple to the ASF as well. > > >> > > >>Ripple fills a large gap in the toolset for most mobile web developers > > >>between development on the desktop and testing > > >>on the physical device. > > >> > > >>Current Status > > >>============== > > >> > > >>Currently all development is managed on github via the issues and the > > >>direction of the project is strongly influenced by > > >>Research in Motion. A more clear project plan and more open > > >>communication will be needed by this project to abide by > > >>the apache guidelines. > > >> > > >>Metriocracy > > >>=========== > > >> > > >>Ripple has been very accepting of letting in patches from 3rd party > > >>developers and has been functioning like apache in requiring a CLA > > >>for code to be pulled in. The core team is hoping to grow and include > > more > > >>developers. > > >> > > >>Community > > >>========= > > >> > > >>The development community of Ripple is a small but tight knit group but > > >>the users of the project number more than 40,000. With the launch > > >>ofemulate.phonegap.com (which is a portal for installing ripple) we > > >>are > > >>getting approx 5000 hits a day to that site. > > >> > > >> > > >>Core Developers > > >>=============== > > >> > > >>See Inital Committers below. > > >> > > >>Alignment > > >>========= > > >> > > >>Apache is a good match for this project due to it's close ties > > >>to the Cordova Project. Cordova has been very successful as a project > > >>since joining Apache and we hope Ripple will follow suit. > > >> > > >>Known Risks > > >>=========== > > >> > > >>Orphaned Products > > >>----------------- > > >> > > >>Ripple is a core component to the toolset at RIM and the Cordova / > > >>Phonegap community has embrased ripple into their tooling > > >>as well. This project has been under active development for 3 years > > >>and a lot of vested interest from both RIM and the > > >>community is already present to keep the tool up to date. > > >> > > >>Inexperience with Open Source > > >>----------------------------- > > >> > > >>Ripple has been opensourced at RIM for the last year. All of the work > > >>is done in the open. There are a few extra measures we need to learn > > >>how to take (mailing lists, project planning) for working within the > > >>ASF community. > > >>However the team has a good understanding of what needs to happen, as > > >>some of the > > >>team are also contributers to the Apache Cordova Incubator project. > > >> > > >>Homogenous Developers > > >>---------------------- > > >> > > >>Ripple's core team currently all works at RIM with contributions for > > >>some features done by third parties. There is a > > >>backlog of features currently done / being put in by third parties > > >>such as Adobe and IBM. > > >> > > >>Reliance on Salaried Developers > > >>------------------------------- > > >> > > >>Most of the developers are paid by their employer to contribute to > > >>this project but are all highly involved on a personal > > >>level with this project as well as the mobile web community. > > >> > > >>Relationships with Other Apache Products > > >>---------------------------------------- > > >> > > >>There is a strong overlap and relationship between the ripple and > > >>cordova teams. Gord Tanner is an active commiter in > > >>both project and has been ensuring that both projects progress > together. > > >> > > >>An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand. > > >>------------------------------------------------ > > >> > > >>A driver for this project going to apache is to get broader community > > >>enagagement and involvement. Most of the developers > > >>who would contribute to this project are already contributing to > > >>Cordova so migrating over and contribuiting to ripple > > >>would be a simple > > >> > > >>Documentation > > >>============= > > >> > > >>Initial Source > > >>=============== > > >> > > >>Source can be found at: https://github.com/blackberry/Ripple-UI > > >> > > >>Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan > > >>================================================ > > >>Source is currently licensed via the Apache 2.0 license which is > > >>inline with ASF. All files currently > > >>have an apache header on them with a copyright of Research in motion > > >>(https://github.com/blackberry/Ripple-UI). > > >> > > >>Also we have some images that are not licensed under Apache (see > > >> > > > https://github.com/blackberry/Ripple-UI/blob/master/ext/assets/images/READ > > >>ME.md) > > >>The images are of some BlackBerry phones but can be removed if this is > an > > >>issue. > > >> > > >>All external contributions to the project currently require that an > > >>ICLA or CCLA be signed by the contributor. Links to the documents can > > >>be found below: > > >> > > >> * > > >> > > > http://www.blackberry.com/legal/pdfs/webworks/Research_In_Motion_Limited_C > > >>CLA_021811_cl.pdf > > >> * > > >> > > > http://www.blackberry.com/legal/pdfs/webworks/Research_In_Motion_Limited_I > > >>CLA_021811_cl.pdf > > >> > > >>We believe the CLAs we have on file will allow RIM to sign a Software > > >>Grant. (SGA) > > >> > > >>External Dependencies > > >>====================== > > >> > > >>- 3d.js (http://wiioperasdk.com) - Custom License: > > >>http://wiioperasdk.com/sdk/3d.js > > >>- Math.uuid.js (http://www.broofa.com) - Dual licensed under the MIT > > >>and GPL licenses: http://www.broofa.com/Tools/Math.uuid.js > > >>- OpenLayers.js (ttp://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers) - Licensed > > >>under Clear BSD: > > >>http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt > > >>- almond.js (http://github.com/jrburke/almond) - Licensed under MIT: > > >>https://github.com/jrburke/almond/blob/master/LICENSE > > >>- draw.js (http://wiioperasdk.com) - Custom License: > > >>http://wiioperasdk.com/sdk/draw.js > > >>- jWorkflow (http://github.com/tinyhippos/jworkflow) - Licensed under > > >>MIT: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php > > >>- jXHR.js > > >>( > https://github.com/blackberry/Ripple-UI/blob/master/thirdparty/jXHR.js) > > >>- Licensed under MIT: > > >>http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php > > >>- jasmine (https://github.com/pivotal/jasmine) - Licensed under MIT: > > >>http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php > > >>- jquery (http://jquery.com) - Dual licensed under MIT and GPL: > > >>http://jquery.org/license (includes sizzle.js, now licensed under MIT: > > >>https://github.com/jquery/sizzle/blob/master/LICENSE) > > >>- jquery.tooltip > > >>(http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-tooltip/) - Dual > > >>Licensed under MIT and GPL: > > >>http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php > > >>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html > > >>- jQuery UI (http://jqueryui.com) - Licensed under MIT: > > >>http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php > > >>- node (http://nodejs.org) - Dependant on node.js, but we do not > > >>redistribute the source or binaries > > >>- jake (git://github.com/mde/jake.git) - Dependant on jake, but we do > > >>not redistribute the source or binaries > > >>- jshint (http://github.com/jshint/node-jshint) - Licensed under MIT: > > >>http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php > > >>- csslint (http://github.com/stubbornella/csslint.git) - License > > >>information here: > > >>https://github.com/stubbornella/csslint/blob/master/LICENSE > > >>- uglify-js (g...@github.com:mishoo/UglifyJS.git) - Licensed under BSD: > > >>https://github.com/mishoo/uglifyjs > > >>- connect (git://github.com/senchalabs/connect.git) - Licensed under > > >>MIT: https://github.com/senchalabs/connect/blob/master/LICENSE > > >>- argsparser (git://github.com/kof/node-argsparser.git) - No license > > >>specified: https://github.com/kof/node-argsparser > > >>- jsdom (http://github.com/tmpvar/jsdom.git) - License information > > >>here: https://github.com/tmpvar/jsdom/blob/master/LICENSE.txt > > >> > > >>Required Resources > > >>================== > > >> > > >> * Mailing Lists > > >> - ripple-dev > > >> - ripple-commits > > >> - ripple-private > > >> * git > > >> - git://git.apache.org/incubator-ripple.git > > >> - Mirrored to: https://github.com/apache/incubator-ripple > > >> * issue tracking > > >> - Bugzilla (ripple) > > >> > > >>Initial Committers > > >>================== > > >> > > >> * Gord Tanner (gtan...@gmail.com) > > >> * Dan Silivestru (dan.silives...@gmail.com) > > >> * Brent Lintner (brent.lint...@gmail.com) > > >> * Fil Maj (f...@adobe.com) > > >> * Micheal Brooks (mbro...@adobe.com) > > >> * Mark Dineen (m...@dineen.biz) > > >> > > >>Sponsors > > >>======== > > >> > > >>Champion: Ross Gardler (rgard...@opendirective.com) > > >>Mentor: Jukka Zitting (jukka.zitt...@gmail.com) > > >> > > >> > > >>Looking forward to the groups thoughts / comments, > > >> > > >>-- > > >>Dan Silivestru > > >>Open Source Ambassador, RIM > > >>+1 (519) 589-3624 > > >> > > >> > > >>-- > > >>Gord Tanner > > >>Senior Developer / Code Poet > > >>tinyHippos Inc. > > >>@tinyhippos > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Intel Corporation SAS (French simplified joint stock company) > > Registered headquarters: "Les Montalets"- 2, rue de Paris, > > 92196 Meudon Cedex, France > > Registration Number: 302 456 199 R.C.S. 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