+1 One look at the mailing list archives and you can see people are using it.
Dennis Byrne >-----Original Message----- >From: Mike Kienenberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 09:08 AM >To: 'MyFaces Development', [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [VOTE] Accept ADF Faces as Candidate for Incubation > >+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) >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> >> http://www.irian.at >> >> Your JSF powerhouse - >> JSF Consulting, Development and >> Courses in English and German >> >> Professional Support for Apache MyFaces >> >
