On 2/15/06, Sean Schofield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
+1
On 2/15/06, Mike Kienenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> +1
>
> On 2/15/06, Martin Marinschek <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> > +1
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Martin
> >
> > On 2/15/06, Bill Dudney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > +1
> > > Bill Dudney
> > > MyFaces - myfaces.apache.org
> > > Wadi - incubator.apache.org/wadi
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Feb 15, 2006, at 5:28 AM, Manfred Geiler wrote:
> > >
> > > > MyFaces PMC members,
> > > > Please vote for the acceptance of ADF Faces as a candiate for
> > > > Incubation. On positive vote (no binding -1 within 72 hours) I will
> > > > send a proposal for Podling status to the Incubator PMC.
> > > >
> > > > Attached is a snapshot of the proposal.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Manfred Geiler
> > > >
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > ----------
> > > > Proposal for ADF Faces, a MyFaces subproject 6 February 2006, The ADF
> > > > Faces Team (contributions by: Adam Winer, awiner at gmail dot com;
> > > > john dot r dot fallows at gmail dot com)
> > > >
> > > > (0) rationale
> > > >
> > > > Apache MyFaces strives to provide an environment where open source
> > > > developers can create new components and contribute them back to the
> > > > community.
> > > >
> > > > The goal of ADF Faces is to provide web application developers with a
> > > > rich set of user interface components based on the ?JavaServer Faces
> > > > specification.
> > > >
> > > > ADF Faces comes with very high quality components, a dialog framework,
> > > > as well as personalization and skinning capabilities. ADF Faces
> > > > features include: file upload support, client-side validation, partial
> > > > rendering of a page (AJAX-style), data tables, hierarchical tables,
> > > > color/date pickers, progress indicators, menu tabs/buttons, wizards,
> > > > internationalization and accessibility. A complete list of the ADF
> > > > Faces components is available (here.) This project starts with more
> > > > than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> > > > tested.
> > > >
> > > > ADF Faces is a temporary name for this project, what it will be called
> > > > in the future is yet to be determined by the Apache MyFaces community.
> > > > ADF Faces development started in 2001. Initial development took place
> > > > outside the Apache Software Foundation, therefore the ADF Faces team
> > > > and MyFaces are applying for incubation.
> > > >
> > > > (0.1) criteria
> > > >
> > > > Meritocracy:
> > > >
> > > > The ADF Faces project will be consensus-based using the mailing lists
> > > > and completely transparent. Developers will employ Apache conventions,
> > > > such as "+1", when coming to decisions and if necessary voting will
> > > > establish the final 'will' of the community.
> > > >
> > > > Community:
> > > >
> > > > The MyFaces project and the ?JavaServer Faces standard hold great
> > > > promise. A rich set of UI components will significantly accelerate
> > > > their adoption. We strongly believe that ADF Faces will gather
> > > > significant momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant
> > > > community of users and contributors. We look forward to seeing more
> > > > components "blossom" as part of the Apache MyFaces project.
> > > >
> > > > Core Developers:
> > > >
> > > > ADF Faces was developed by five Oracle employees including Adam Winer
> > > > (active member of the ?JavaServer Faces expert group since day one)
> > > > and John Fallows co-author of "Pro JSF and Ajax". Developers have
> > > > filed the Contribution License Agreement. Oracle has also filed the
> > > > Corporate Contribution License Agreement.
> > > >
> > > > Three PMC members from the MyFaces project are currently planning to
> > > > become active ADF Faces developers, others will hopefully follow:
> > > >
> > > > * Matthias Wessendorf
> > > > * Martin Marinschek
> > > > * Bruno Aranda
> > > >
> > > > Alignment:
> > > >
> > > > ADF Faces aligns perfectly with MyFaces and other ASF projects
> > > > utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat. Of particular relevance
> > > > are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries like Jakarta Taglibs
> > > > and Apache Maven.
> > > >
> > > > (0.2) warning signs
> > > >
> > > > Orphaned products:
> > > >
> > > > Most of the active developers would like to become ADF Faces
> > > > Committers or PMC Members and plan to remain active in the project.
> > > >
> > > > Inexperience with open source:
> > > >
> > > > Most ADF Faces developers have been consuming open source projects
> > > > extensively and participating in open source mailing lists. In fact
> > > > Adam Winer and John Fallows have been actively involved in the Apache
> > > > MyFaces mailing list. Our mentors and the MyFaces team have great
> > > > experience with open source development and ASF and already sharing
> > > > with the ADF Faces team.
> > > >
> > > > Homogenous developers:
> > > >
> > > > We understand full well that development discussions need to take
> > > > place on the public developers list not behind closed doors. Oracle
> > > > will strongly encourage developers across the globe to join the ADF
> > > > Faces community.
> > > >
> > > > Reliance on salaried developers:
> > > >
> > > > Although ADF Faces was built by Oracle developers, initial interest
> > > > from the MyFaces community seems strong. We anticipate several MyFaces
> > > > community members to join the ADF Faces effort which will dilute this
> > > > project's reliance on Oracle developers overtime. Meanwhile, Oracle
> > > > will continue to support the project by dedicating full time
> > > > resources, to ensure a smooth transition into Apache.
> > > >
> > > > No ties to other Apache products:
> > > >
> > > > ADF Faces runs on MyFaces.
> > > >
> > > > A fascination with the Apache brand:
> > > >
> > > > ADF Faces developers believe that by joining the ASF, the community
> > > > will continue to grow and continue to attract developers.
> > > >
> > > > (1) scope of the subprojects
> > > >
> > > > Although ADF Faces could work well as a TLP, our preference would be
> > > > to enter ASF as a MyFaces subproject, but we leave it to the Incubator
> > > > PMC and ASF Board to make the final decision.
> > > >
> > > > (2) identify the initial source from which the subproject is to be
> > > > populated
> > > >
> > > > Source- and binary downloads can be found at:
> > > >
> > > > [WWW] http://people.apache.org/~bdudney/apache-drop.zip
> > > >
> > > > The source-code is provided under the Apache License, Version 2.0
> > > >
> > > > (3) identify the ASF resources to be created
> > > >
> > > > (3.1) mailing list(s)
> > > >
> > > > * adffaces-dev
> > > > * adffaces-user
> > > > * adffaces-commits
> > > > * adffaces-issues
> > > >
> > > > (3.2) Subversion or CVS repositories
> > > >
> > > > We could either be allowed into the MyFaces sandbox area (with
> > > > incubation disclaimers) or we could create CVS/Subversion repository
> > > > with one module:
> > > >
> > > > * apache-adffaces
> > > >
> > > > (3.3) Issue Tracking
> > > >
> > > > ADF Faces would have its own release cycle and its own JIRA project.
> > > >
> > > > * Project Name: MyFaces-ADFFaces
> > > > * Project Key : ADFFACES
> > > >
> > > > (4) identify the initial set of committers
> > > >
> > > > (4.1) Already ASF committers
> > > >
> > > > (4.2) Scheduled Apache users
> > > >
> > > > (4.3) Not scheduled, Contributors
> > > >
> > > > (4.4) Unknown
> > > >
> > > > (5) identify apache sponsoring individual
> > > >
> > > > * Champion: Manfred Geiler (MyFaces PMC Chair, Officer)
> > > > * Sponsor: MyFaces PMC
> > > > * Mentor: Craig McClanahan (ASF Member, Struts PMC, Jakarta PMC,
> > > > Incubator PMC)
> > >
> > >
> >
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