De : David Sean Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I would like to propose creating a new top level project (TLP) at > Apache: portals.apache.org > Before doing so, I've started this email thread to introduce the > concept. > Could you all please provide some feedback and opinions so we can see > if everyone stands behind this new TLP. >
I'm +1 on the idea in general by I have some questions on specific goals of such a project. See below. > > Goals of portals.apache.org: > > 1. To promote the use of portlet applications. We view portlets as an > important technology in the growing portal and web application > environments. We intend to build freely available portlet > applications, portal servers, and portlet containers in order to > promote the use of this technology. I think that for this goal to have a global meaning you need to define what you call portlet and portlet applications. Integrating a definition similar to the the one used by JSR168 like "portlets are pluggable user-interface components used by portals to provide a presentation and interaction layer to Information Systems" would help better define the intent to non-portal aware people > 2. To encourage developers from all Apache portal projects to work > together and share common code Big question here, what about PHP ? It's part of Apache and is also a very popular choice for building portals. WSRP could definitely be used as a bridge between the Java and PHP world which would be a very good thing IMO. Also consider Perl, etc... > 3. To develop Portlet Applications and Portlet Application frameworks > at portals.apache.org and grow the portal community here. Portlet > Applications will be managed as sub-projects. > Portal Applications will enable a higher level of application > development while cleanly separating the development of > portals such as > Jetspeed from applications code. > 4. To provide a community for portal-related Java and XML > standards and > reference implementations under the ASF license at portals.apache.org > I think that limiting the scope of portals.apache.org to Java and XML is too restrictive. Although I admit that the communities mostly fall along technology lines right now, Portals address application integration issues within a company and should do their best to easily integrate many technologies. I think that a common ground for all portal-related issues for any technology currently represented in the ASF would be a very good move. -- Rapha�l Luta - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jakarta Jetspeed - Enterprise Portal in Java http://jakarta.apache.org/jetspeed/ ********************************************** Vivendi Universal Disclaimer - HTTP://www.vivendiUniversal.com: The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material of Vivendi Universal which is for the exclusive use of the individual designated above as the recipient. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact immediately the sender by returning e-mail and delete the material from any computer. If you are not the specified recipient, you are hereby notified that all disclosure, reproduction, distribution or action taken on the basis of this message is prohibited. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
