>From: "Matthias Wessendorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hello, > > last week I sent out the proposal for the donation of RCF from Oracle > to the ASF. The proposal mentioned, that we need to do a vote on the > MyFaces PMC of being the "Sponsoring Entity" of that *podling*. After > finding the sponsor, we move this *discussion* to the incubator > general list. > > The proposal has been posted to the MyFaces wiki: > http://wiki.apache.org/myfaces/RCF_Proposal > > Please vote here, on the MyFaces DEV mailing list. >
+1 (non-binding) > > Thanks, > Matthias > Gary VanMatre > On 3/14/07, Matthias Wessendorf wrote: > > Hi, > > > > This is a proposal to donate a rich component library for JSF to the > > Apache Software Foundation. The live version of the proposal is > > available at > > http://wiki.apache.org/myfaces/RCF_Proposal. > > > > Omar Tazi (Chief Open Source Evangelist at Oracle) and I have been > > working on that proposal over the past days. > > > > Comments and questions are welcome. There is also a vacant place for two > > more > > mentors. Once people are satisfied with the proposal I will first > > call a vote on the MyFaces PMC to sponsor the proposal and Omar will > > resend this proposal to the General Incubator List. > > > > PS. Based on quick Google and USPTO searches there doesn't seem to be > > anything that would cause trouble with the "RCF" name. > > > > Thx, > > Matthias Wessendorf > > > > ================================ > > RCF, a rich component library for JSF > > ================================ > > > > Abstract > > -------- > > > > RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm) > > 1.2 technology. . > > > > Proposal > > -------- > > > > RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces > > technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning > > (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support, > > client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration, > > data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu > > tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes, > > internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more > > than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly > > tested. > > > > RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web > > applications, using this component set look very similar to a real, > > native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject > > to change. > > > > RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad > > project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins. > > > > > > Background > > -------- > > > > The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the > > advent of Ajax and the higher requirements for a very rich user > > experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF > > component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces > > product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the > > development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that > > provides similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any > > JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal > > features of the Apache Trinidad project. > > > > The JavaServer Faces technology is a very important technology for the > > RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment. > > Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards. > > This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the > > JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a > > rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license. > > > > Rationale > > -------- > > > > The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following > > reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown > > Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the > > MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral > > community that will outlast any one person's or company's > > participation. > > > > Initial Goals > > -------- > > > > The initial goals of the proposed project are: > > > > * Viable community around the RCF code base > > * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related projects > > and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and it's subprojects) or > > Apache Trinidad. > > > > Current Status > > ============== > > > > Meritocracy > > -------- > > > > All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy > > principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source > > code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience, > > undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal > > meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors. > > > > Community > > -------- > > > > The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the > > JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set > > of user interface components will significantly accelerate their > > adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant > > momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users > > and contributors. > > > > Core Developers > > -------- > > > > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are > > committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer > > at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are > > committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle > > employees. > > > > Alignment > > -------- > > > > RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other > > ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of > > particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries > > like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven. > > > > Known Risks > > ============== > > > > Orphaned products > > -------- > > > > Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or > > PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the > > code. > > > > Inexperience with Open Source > > ----------------------------- > > > > All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many > > are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects. > > > > Homogenous Developers > > ----------------------------- > > > > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers > > are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national, > > asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence > > developers across the globe to join the RCF community. > > > > Reliance on Salaried Developers > > ----------------------------- > > > > Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by > > Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed > > to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The > > remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate > > about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will > > continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community. > > > > Relationships with Other Apache Products > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like > > Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test, > > commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will > > support Apache MyFaces. > > > > An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache > > projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect > > the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in > > starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the > > Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse > > of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC > > to ensure the brand policies are respected. > > > > Documentation > > ============= > > > > There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively > > working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that > > documentation will be provided soon or upon availability. > > > > Initial Source > > ============== > > > > The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be > > re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache > > compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies. > > > > External Dependencies > > ============== > > > > All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD > > and CDDL licensed dependencies. > > > > Required Resources > > ============== > > > > Mailing lists > > > > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subversion Directory > > > > * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc > > > > Issue Tracking > > > > * JIRA RCF (RCF) > > > > Other Resources > > > > * Wiki > > > > Initial Committers > > ================== > > > > Name Email CLA > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Adam Winer awiner at apache dot org yes > > Bernd Bohmann bommel at apache dot org yes > > Bruno Aranda baranda at apache dot org yes > > Gabrielle Crawford gcrawford at apache dot org yes > > Gerald Muellan gmuellan at apache dot org yes > > Jeanne Waldman jwaldman at apache dot org yes > > Martin van den Bemt mvdb at apache dot org yes > > Martin Marinschek mmarinschek at apache dot org yes > > Matthias Wessendorf matzew at apache dot org yes > > > > Affiliations > > ============ > > > > Name Affiliation > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Adam Winer Oracle Corporation > > Gabrielle Crawford Oracle Corporation > > Jeanne Waldman Oracle Corporation > > Matthias Wessendorf Oracle Corporation > > > > Sponsors > > ======== > > > > Champion > > > > * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org) > > > > Nominated Mentors > > > > * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org) > > * ''TODO'' > > > > Sponsoring Entity > > > > * ''TODO: Apache MyFaces (vote needed)'' > > > > > -- > Matthias Wessendorf > http://tinyurl.com/fmywh > > further stuff: > blog: http://jroller.com/page/mwessendorf > mail: mwessendorf-at-gmail-dot-com
