Is there anyone who isn't from IBM that would like to add a java or C rewrite of libcloud to the project?
-Adrian On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Peter Haggar <[email protected]> wrote: > I think a Java version makes sense and would like to contribute to it. > > >too early to create fragmentation in the cloud communities. > That's exactly what I am trying to avoid and why I think Eric's suggestion > is sensible. There's too much fragmentation now and his idea is a way to > coalesce some of that under one umbrella. > > >Libcloud is undeniably python focused, and Java doesn't make sense here. > No argument that it is python focused today, but the question is does it > make sense to expand to other languages? I think the answer is Yes because > then there is a single API abstraction that supports a wide variety of IaaS > vendors in multiple languages. Can you explain why that doesn't make > sense? > > >I suggest joining a community like jclouds > Again, the goal is a single API abstraction, not multiple. Moving this to > jclouds would create fragmentation and would require users to use the > libCloud API for an IaaS abstraction if they are coding in Python, but a > different IaaS API if they use Java. Presumably if the community wanted to > add other languages you'd suggest yet another API? That makes no sense. > I'd prefer one API. > > >...and find it a bad fit, submit your apache incubator proposal. > I would like to avoid that as that creates fragmentation. > > Peter > > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Adrian Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My thoughts are its too early to create fragmentation in the cloud > > communities. Libcloud is undeniably python focused, and Java doesn't > make > > sense here. I suggest joining a community like jclouds or dasein where > you > > don't have to change it into something different. Im not sure what you > are > > so worried about, as IBM cloud is an easy api and on our todolist. If you > > actually try an existing java community and find it a bad fit, submit > your > > apache incubator proposal. > > > > My 2p > > Adrian > > > > On May 20, 2010 10:36 AM, "Eric Woods" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hey guys, > > > > I've been following this discussion about libcloud's future direction > very > > closely, and thank you all for the great input. I'm trying to make sense > > of > > all this and how it relates to the Java development. I'm still very > > interested in developing a Java code base for libcloud, but I'm not > getting > > a clear sense of the community's support. I, of course, don't want to > > spend > > the development time and effort writing a Java version of libcloud if the > > community doesn't support it. > > > > What are your thoughts on Java development as a sub-project of Apache > > libcloud? > > > > Thanks, > > - Eric > > >
