The Apache Xang project uses scripting, but doesn't currently use the BSF.
Having this as an Apache project would be very nice.
Are there any applicable standards that a BSF implementation might need to be updated to support?
For example, if the current BSF uses Javascript, are there any issues with the ECMAScript specification that touches on the BSF?
mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Ruby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 8:25 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Interest in BSF as a Jakarta project?
>
>
> Background:
>
> The Bean Scripting Framework (BSF) is an architecture for
> incorporating
> scripting into Java applications and applets. Scripting
> languages such
> as Netscape Rhino (Javascript), VBScript, Perl, Tcl,
> Python, NetRexx and
> Rexx are commonly used to augment an application's
> function or to script
> together a set of application components to form an
> application. It is
> open source, and can be found at
> http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/projects/bsf.
>
> It is an optional addition to several projects, including
> Ant, Xalan, and
> Taglibs. If it were contributed to Apache, it's license
> would change to
> the ASL.
>
> At the time I originally proposed it as an open source
> project, a number of
> people suggested that I pursue Apache. Not willing to pursue
> a battle on
> multiple fronts (within IBM and Apache PMCs), I elected at
> the time to take
> a more cautious route. Now that I am part of the
> establishment on both
> sides <grin>, I am willing to reconsider this, but *only* if there is
> interest or pull from the Apache side.
>
> - Sam Ruby
>
