A big +1 from me!
*================================* | Scott T Weaver | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Apache Jetspeed Portal Project | | Apache Pluto Portlet Container | *================================* > -----Original Message----- > From: David Sean Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 4:42 PM > To: Jetspeed List > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: portals.apache.org > > > 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. > > The proposal for portals.apache.org is based on bringing together > communities from all of the portal-related projects at Jakarta: > > 1. Jetspeed > 2. Jetspeed-2 > 3. Pluto > 4. WSRP-4J > 5. Portlet Applications .... > > These projects would be moved out of jakarta.apache.org and into > portals.apache.org for ex portals.apache.org/jetspeed or > portals.apache.org/pluto > > 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. > 2. To encourage developers from all Apache portal projects to work > together and share common code > 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 > > Note that I have cross-posted to all three (Jetspeed, Pluto, and > WSRP4J) mailing lists. > To respond across mailing lists, respond to ALL. > Not sure if this is the best solution, since Im going to receive 3 > emails being that Im a member of all 3 lists. > But this allows for a cross-discussions between the three developer > groups on this thread. > (I will also post this same message to the 3 user lists tomorrow.) > > Regarding Cocoon's portal, I don't understand Cocoon's portal well > enough to say it should or should not be a part of > portals.apache.org. I have doubts that they would want to > decouple from Cocoon, but you > don't know until you ask. > Of course the Cocoon community is welcome and we should discuss how > this can happen. > > -- > David Sean Taylor > Bluesunrise Software > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [office] +01 707 773-4646 > [mobile] +01 707 529 9194 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
