Hey,
this is good news I am looking forward in seeing these changes causing
some positive improvements to the project in general.
I have been using qooxdoo since version 0.5 and I loved the structure
and the OO model from the get-go ( coming from a C++ background and Qt
... of course its great )
I have used it to build my WebOS ( https://AstraNOS.org ) which is a fun
place to store all my info, links, docs and pictures on the internet. I
also use it as the main interface now to program AstraNOS itself and
collaborate with my friends and with family in Germany ( thanks to
WebRTC ).
Would there be interest in using this as a portal for the qooxdoo
contributor now that the qooxdoo - web page is moving to new ownership ?
We could add missing apps as required ( E.g. github and source
integration etc. There would obviously be a ton of work to do in order
to add features currently missing ( like I have never finished the
e-mail client etc. ). It is also nice display of the power of qooxdoos'
Desktop features.
Screenshot
Cheers,
Varol :)
On 02/21/2016 05:23 PM, Andreas Ecker wrote:
Hi,
this is to let you know about the recent blog post
http://news.qooxdoo.org/evolving-the-qooxdoo-project :
The qooxdoo Open Source project is going to see some significant
advancements.
For quite a while now we have been talking about the intention to open
up the project to facilitate more community involvement. 1&1 as
qooxdoo’s initiator has started and is supporting this transformation.
As the opportunity is actively being pursued, we would like to
announce where we stand right now.
In order to allow for a best possible transformation of the project,
we wanted this to be driven by people who have been involved with the
qooxdoo project for a long time, have been providing first-class
contributions to it and have an expert knowledge of its technology.
Ideally, they should have a track record of running Open Source
projects successfully as well as knowing about the specific needs of a
professional, business-oriented community such as qooxdoo’s. Knowing
such people in person and trusting them wouldn’t hurt either.
We’re glad that the ones we approached – encompassing all of above
requirements perfectly – agreed to take up the opportunity to evolve
the qooxdoo project: long-time qooxdoo fellows Fritz Zaucker and Tobi
Oetiker joined to coordinate and drive the upcoming changes and
improvements.
Moreover, others we asked for their close collaboration are also
on-board, e.g. Cajus Pollmeier, Derrell Lipman, Dietrich Streifert,
John Spackman. Given the recent activities of various people on the
mailing list there is much additional momentum.
Actually, we had hoped to announce both plan and completion of this
entire process by the end of 2015. But a few administrative hurdles
are still being worked on. With 1&1, a great supporter of Open Source
and qooxdoo in particular, some necessary steps are being taken to
ensure the organizational and legal aspects are properly addressed:
1) As previously announced (http://news.qooxdoo.org/license-update)
the current dual-licensing (LGPL/EPL) will be simplified and future
releases are expected to be under the MIT license.
2) We founded a legal entity called “qooxdoo.org <http://qooxdoo.org>”
as a non-profit association after Swiss law (named a “Verein” in German).
3) 1&1 is going to transfer the intellectual property rights and the
qooxdoo.org <http://qooxdoo.org> internet domain to the qooxdoo.org
<http://qooxdoo.org> association.
4) The ownership of the qooxdoo organization at Github
(https://github.com/qooxdoo) and thus the official code repository
will also be transferred.
5) The qooxdoo hosting infrastructure (homepage, blog, bugzilla, etc.)
is to be replaced, by public infrastructure and services such as
GitHub, etc. wherever possible.
With the new freedom there will also be more responsibility for the
community. While 1&1 developers might continue to contribute to
qooxdoo as their job responsibilities permit, the driving force behind
the project will be you, the experts and collaborators right within
the community. qooxdoo will now depend on your contributions (ideas,
code, infrastructure, money, etc) and benefit from your engagement.
We have seen a number of qooxdoo-based projects being discussed on the
mailing list in the past. And we know of a few other projects using
qooxdoo as key element that are not publicly visible. Let’s bundle our
resources to make qooxdoo even better. As there are so many talented
and enthusiastic qooxdoo users this transformation is going to
succeed. The qooxdoo.org <http://qooxdoo.org> association will provide
the vessel for this endeavour.
At this point we would like to thank 1&1 for the tremendous effort put
into this framework over all those years, and moreover, for the
generosity to make it available as an Open Source project since early
2005 and now allowing qooxdoo to be further evolved by a grown-up
community.
We will let you know once the administrative steps are completed. In
the meantime please feel free to send any of your
comments/suggestions/pledges.
Cheers,
Andreas, Fritz, Tobi and supporters
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