Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-27 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Davanum Srinivas wrote: Is this about competing podlings? or existing projects/new podlings? The Competing Projects thread is a general umbrella of how the incubator should approach any two proposed podlings that overlap in scope, or a proposed podling that overlaps in scope with an existing

Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-26 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Is this about competing podlings? or existing projects/new podlings? -- dims On 12/26/06, William A. Rowe, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Jagielski wrote: On Dec 23, 2006, at 11:16 AM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: I think it's a concern because the precedent puts the podling on the

[RESULT] Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-26 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr.
. wrote: It is with great relief and hope that I propose that the Apache Incubator PMC vote to incubate a new podling, to be known as River. You may be familiar with this project as it has been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest

Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-26 Thread Niclas Hedhman
On Tuesday 26 December 2006 14:24, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: People can truly dislike others in the same project, and yet collaborate towards a common goal. If we take another heated example, Avalon, which was heavily criticized for its unhealthy community; IMHO, it was the different

Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-25 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Jim Jagielski wrote: On Dec 23, 2006, at 11:16 AM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: I think it's a concern because the precedent puts the podling on the defensive and in the mind set of oh, if there's a competing project, we won't accept you. The fact that there's a project already here that

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-24 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr.
Jim, I've updated the proposal in the wiki, hopefully addressing your two concerns - noting that there are no other implementations of Jini technology at the ASF, and noting that committership for the initial committers will be granted upon engagement with the project, as determined

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-24 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Dec 24, 2006, at 9:06 AM, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: Jim, I've updated the proposal in the wiki, hopefully addressing your two concerns - noting that there are no other implementations of Jini technology at the ASF, and noting that committership for the initial committers

Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-23 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Dec 22, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: On 12/22/06, Jim Jagielski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A simple one-liner similar to Geir's No other ASF project or podling in the architecture space is based on Jini is enough I think... This is getting off-topic, but really why do we

Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-23 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Dec 22, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: We have lots of competing proposals and projects all across the ASF. And, many of them don't communicate for extremely petty and personal reasons; IMO, that is a shame... competition is good. Territorialism (if that's even a word :) )

Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-23 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Dec 23, 2006, at 10:41 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote: On Dec 22, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: On 12/22/06, Jim Jagielski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A simple one-liner similar to Geir's No other ASF project or podling in the architecture space is based on Jini is enough I think

Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-23 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On 12/23/06, Jim Jagielski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really fail to see how all that is such a big deal. We're talking an additional 2 sentences I think it's a concern because the precedent puts the podling on the defensive and in the mind set of oh, if there's a competing project, we

Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-23 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Dec 23, 2006, at 11:16 AM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: On 12/23/06, Jim Jagielski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really fail to see how all that is such a big deal. We're talking an additional 2 sentences I think it's a concern because the precedent puts the podling on the defensive and in

RE: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-23 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Jim, Keep in mind that JINI significantly predates all of the current Web Services efforts, not just here but anywhere. Technically, SOAP at Microsoft *might* predate JINI, but JINI was out and about (in so far as it has ever gained much marketshare) before Web Services as we know them. In any

RE: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-23 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Justin Erenkrantz wrote: We have lots of competing proposals and projects all across the ASF. And, many of them don't communicate for extremely petty and personal reasons; some don't communicate because they disagree on the technical direction. While they are within the Incubator, I'd prefer

Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-23 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On 12/23/06, Noel J. Bergman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While they are within the Incubator, I'd prefer to see the extremely petty reasons reduced. And, I'd like a pony, too. =P -- justin - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-23 Thread Jim Jagielski
Justin Erenkrantz wrote: On 12/23/06, Noel J. Bergman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While they are within the Incubator, I'd prefer to see the extremely petty reasons reduced. And, I'd like a pony, too. =P -- justin Did you ask Santa? :) --

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-23 Thread Jim Jagielski
Noel J. Bergman wrote: Jim, Keep in mind that JINI significantly predates all of the current Web Services efforts, not just here but anywhere. Technically, SOAP at Microsoft *might* predate JINI, but JINI was out and about (in so far as it has ever gained much marketshare) before Web

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-22 Thread Jim Hurley
Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : [ X] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason, please) +1 :-) -Jim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-22 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Dec 21, 2006, at 5:37 PM, Dan Creswell wrote: From experience of evangelizing Jini I find each person's SOA definition to be different from another's and I have to argue/discuss on a case by case basis. So I kind of agree it's a valid item for discussion but given the above

Competing projects was Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-22 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On 12/22/06, Jim Jagielski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A simple one-liner similar to Geir's No other ASF project or podling in the architecture space is based on Jini is enough I think... This is getting off-topic, but really why do we care? We have lots of competing proposals and projects all

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-22 Thread Bill Venners
been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very responsible for this naming mess, for which I apologize. Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : [ ] +1 Accept River as a new podling

RE: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-22 Thread Rollo, Dan
[ ] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below +1 Dan Rollo (cloutless vote) -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain privileged or confidential information. It is solely for use by the individual for whom it is

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Jukka Zitting
+1 BR, Jukka Zitting - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Craig McClanahan
On 12/20/06, Geir Magnusson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ ] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason, please) +1 Craig

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread David Welton
[ ] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason, please) +1 -- David N. Welton - http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/ Linux, Open Source Consulting - http://www.dedasys.com/

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Dec 21, 2006, at 1:47 AM, Henri Yandell wrote: On Thursday 21 December 2006 11:46, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: [x] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason, please) Good name too. I've always hoped that someone would wish

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Jim Jagielski
and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very responsible for this naming mess, for which I apologize. Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : [ ] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr.
been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very responsible for this naming mess, for which I apologize. Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : [ ] +1 Accept River as a new podling

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread David Welton
Good name too. 'Apache River' is very close to 'Apache Rivet', but they are in different areas, so hopefully won't get mixed up much. -- David N. Welton - http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/ Linux, Open Source Consulting - http://www.dedasys.com/

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Dan Creswell
, including Braintree and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very responsible for this naming mess, for which I apologize. Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : [ ] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Richard S. Hall
+1 - richard Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: It is with great relief and hope that I propose that the Apache Incubator PMC vote to incubate a new podling, to be known as River. You may be familiar with this project as it has been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Yoav Shapira
Hi, On Thursday 21 December 2006 11:46, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: [x] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason, please) +0 on the River proposal. On 12/21/06, Jim Jagielski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've always hoped that

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Jim Jagielski
as River. You may be familiar with this project as it has been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very responsible for this naming mess, for which I apologize. Therefore, please vote on the proposal

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr.
Incubator PMC vote to incubate a new podling, to be known as River. You may be familiar with this project as it has been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very responsible for this naming mess, for which I

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Craig L Russell
be familiar with this project as it has been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very responsible for this naming mess, for which I apologize. Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : [ ] +1

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Dec 21, 2006, at 1:19 PM, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: it's a little different. Jini is an old and I would say fundamental technology for service infrastructure in the java platform, very different from today's SOA. I'll let someone else argue my point, as I have to go christmas

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Mark Brouwer
+1 , glad we have come to this point. -- Mark - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread robert burrell donkin
and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very responsible for this naming mess, for which I apologize. Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : [X] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Brian Murphy
Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below Brian - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Nigel Daley
+1 Accept River as a new podling - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Gianugo Rabellino
On 12/21/06, Geir Magnusson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ ] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason, please) +1 -- Gianugo Rabellino Sourcesense, making sense of Open Source: http://www.sourcesense.com Orixo, the XML business

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Dan Creswell
Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: It is with great relief and hope that I propose that the Apache Incubator PMC vote to incubate a new podling, to be known as River. You may be familiar with this project as it has been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've actually lost

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Bob Scheifler
Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : [X] +1 Accept River as a new podling - Bob - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: It is with great relief and hope that I propose that the Apache Incubator PMC vote to incubate [the project formerly known as Jini] No kidding! And it's about time! :-) You may be familiar with this project as it has been discussed under other names, including

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Juan Ramirez
[X] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-21 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very responsible for this naming mess, for which I apologize. Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : [X] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason

[VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-20 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr.
It is with great relief and hope that I propose that the Apache Incubator PMC vote to incubate a new podling, to be known as River. You may be familiar with this project as it has been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-20 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr.
+1 from me Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: It is with great relief and hope that I propose that the Apache Incubator PMC vote to incubate a new podling, to be known as River. You may be familiar with this project as it has been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-20 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr.
been discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini. I've actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very responsible for this naming mess, for which I apologize. Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows : [ ] +1 Accept River as a new podling

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-20 Thread Niclas Hedhman
On Thursday 21 December 2006 11:46, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: [x] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason, please) non-binding. Cheers Niclas - To unsubscribe,

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-20 Thread Phil Steitz
+1 Phil On 12/20/06, Niclas Hedhman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 21 December 2006 11:46, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: [x] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason, please) non-binding. Cheers Niclas

Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, River (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

2006-12-20 Thread Henri Yandell
On Thursday 21 December 2006 11:46, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote: [x] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason, please) Good name too. Hen - To unsubscribe,

podcast on Jini

2006-09-26 Thread Jim Hurley
Don't know if this is acceptable to send to this list -- so my apologies if I'm stepping in it here :-obut I know some people on the list may not be that familiar with Jini and so I thought I'd recommend a recent series of podcasts that the JavaPosse is doing on Jini

Re: podcast on Jini

2006-09-26 Thread david reid
Jim Hurley wrote: Don't know if this is acceptable to send to this list -- so my apologies if I'm stepping in it here :-obut I know some people on the list may not be that familiar with Jini and so I thought I'd recommend a recent series of podcasts that the JavaPosse is doing on Jini

Re: JIni Proposal

2006-08-31 Thread Leo Simons
On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 11:57:46PM +0300, Jukka Zitting wrote: Is anyone opposed to the proposed Jini project being called Apache Jini after the latest comments from the Jini community? AIUI (haven't followed everything closely): 1) the people involved understand all the potential issues

Re: JIni Proposal

2006-08-30 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, Is anyone opposed to the proposed Jini project being called Apache Jini after the latest comments from the Jini community? They are essentially saying that it would make most sense for the project to maintain it's own specifications, and thus be the Jini implementation even though

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-24 Thread Mark Brouwer
Niclas Hedhman wrote: On Monday 21 August 2006 03:24, Mark Brouwer wrote: I would be saddened if we can't maintain Jini as project name I think Mark has put it rather well. The Jini community want a water cooler to gather around. Brilliant :-) -- Mark

Re: JIni Proposal

2006-08-24 Thread Jim Hurley
While we continue to look forward to your review and response ;-) thought I'd mention a Jini event coming up next month: * Tenth Jini Community Meeting

Re: JIni Proposal

2006-08-24 Thread Mark Brouwer
Niclas Hedhman wrote: On Wednesday 23 August 2006 03:18, Jim Hurley wrote: We, therefore, are open to discussing a name change to something else within the Jini Community. If there's agreement on the positions stated in 1 and 2 above, we'll assume there's general support for our Proposal

Re: JIni Proposal

2006-08-24 Thread Jukka Zitting
the implementation of existing standards. I'd be happy with that, and even with keeping the Jini name based on the expressed views of the Jini community. The Apache Jini project would be more like the Cocoon or Lucene (just to name a few) projects that define their own interfaces than projects like Tomcat

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-23 Thread Niclas Hedhman
On Monday 21 August 2006 03:24, Mark Brouwer wrote: I would be saddened if we can't maintain Jini as project name I think Mark has put it rather well. The Jini community want a water cooler to gather around. We would be happy if that is the Apache Jini project, and we are happy

Re: JIni Proposal

2006-08-23 Thread Niclas Hedhman
On Wednesday 23 August 2006 03:18, Jim Hurley wrote: We, therefore, are open to discussing a name change to something else within the Jini Community. If there's agreement on the positions stated in 1 and 2 above, we'll assume there's general support for our Proposal to Apache and begin

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-22 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, On 8/20/06, Mark Brouwer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I guess that means I can't support Geir's proposal as it is not in line what I and the larger part of the Jini Community want. So you believe that we should go back to the original proposal with the added implication that there is only

JIni Proposal

2006-08-22 Thread Jim Hurley
) lenses in which to view the specifications question. I'd rather not reintroduce all of the different perspectives and proposals, but rather focus on one that we believe is acceptable to the Jini Community, and hopefully will be to Apache. We would like to include the API docs (specifications seems

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-21 Thread Mark Brouwer
Mark Brouwer wrote: I would be saddened if we can't maintain Jini as project name, but if it has to become something like Genie would it still be possible to do the following: - Create various specification deliverables that are of the form Jini bla bla bla Specification/API

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-20 Thread Mark Brouwer
the Jini community see the project being proposed as *the* Jini implementation or as *a* Jini implementation? Hi Jukka- I'm not going to try and pull a Bill Clinton with it depends what the definition of is is but I'd answer that I believe the Jini Community views the project as *the* Jini

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-20 Thread Mark Brouwer
Bob Scheifler wrote: There are definitely people in the community that want to see the existing Jini community process maintained for approving standards. I used to be one of them. But, when we've looked for volunteers committed to running that process, there are very few takers. I was one

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-18 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, On 8/15/06, Geir Magnusson Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that we should consider the Jini standard separately - we have a community and a codebase, and should proceed with that now. Because it still is a standard we can work on that in parallel if all parties are willing. +1 I

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-18 Thread Jim Hurley
are. Hope that will help. thanks -Jim On Aug 18, 2006, at 7:21 AM, Jukka Zitting wrote: Hi, On 8/15/06, Geir Magnusson Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that we should consider the Jini standard separately - we have a community and a codebase, and should proceed with that now. Because

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-16 Thread Bob Scheifler
Noel J. Bergman wrote: Either way, separate lists and source control areas. Many of our specs are done JDK-style: as javadoc embedded directly in our implementation. We use javadoc tags to identify implementation-specific information, such that we can generate both spec and doc from a single

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-16 Thread Bob Scheifler
Sanjiva Weerawarana wrote: However, the current structure appears to be org.jini.* for APIs and com.sun.something.* for implementation. Clearly that structure says there can be multiple implementations - and in that case I'm against putting the two parts together. Can you expand on why you're

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-16 Thread Filip at Apache
Sanjiva Weerawarana wrote: On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 17:36 -0400, Jim Hurley wrote: I'm not going to try and pull a Bill Clinton with it depends what the definition of is is but I'd answer that I believe the Jini Community views the project as *the* Jini implementation

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-16 Thread Bob Scheifler
existing users, though, so we're going to raise this over on the broader Jini community mailing lists to see what the general reaction to it is. - Bob - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-16 Thread Jim Hurley
On Aug 15, 2006, at 12:50 AM, Noel J. Bergman wrote: : For example, what if we created [EMAIL PROTECTED] and jinn- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forget the question of how many podlings --- I am simply talking about a list related to specification work, and a list related to implementation. Is that a

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Bob Scheifler
Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: We have a tradition, for good reason, for not giving our projects technology domain ownership for implementations. I'd never support Apache EMail or Apache Web. It would help me if you could explain how these existing TLP names are different/OK: DB, Directory,

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Garrett Rooney
On 8/15/06, Bob Scheifler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: We have a tradition, for good reason, for not giving our projects technology domain ownership for implementations. I'd never support Apache EMail or Apache Web. It would help me if you could explain how these

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Filip at Apache
are different/OK: DB, Directory, Logging, Web Services, XML. jini is a trademark http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=docstate=v6g57o.2.9 directory isn't and although, there is an individual that has trademarked XML, I doubt that it is actually legally a thread to the acronym XML Filip - Bob

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Bob Scheifler
Noel J. Bergman wrote: What is your concern? Can you please try to be simple and specific about it? I'll try again. It seems we're discussing three different things: 1. development of code 2. development of specs 3. running a standards process My concern is about #3, and not trying to do it

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Bob Scheifler
Garrett Rooney wrote: It would help me if you could explain how these existing TLP names are different/OK: DB, Directory, Logging, Web Services, XML. Just because we did things in the past does not mean it was a good idea. That's fine, but it doesn't help me understand the statement about

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Bob Scheifler
Filip at Apache wrote: jini is a trademark directory isn't The question wasn't about Jini vs others. Geir said he wouldn't support Apache EMail or Apache Web, and I'd like to understand how those two are different from Apache Directory, Apache Web Services, etc. - Bob

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Jukka Zitting
: there aren't people willing to do it. I'm guessing that others in this discussion have been focused on #2, and/or are tying #2 and #3 tightly together. Perhaps differences in what we each mean by specification is causing mutual confusion? I think the difference in how the Jini specs are seen is the key

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr
Bob Scheifler wrote: Filip at Apache wrote: jini is a trademark directory isn't The question wasn't about Jini vs others. Geir said he wouldn't support Apache EMail or Apache Web, and I'd like to understand how those two are different from Apache Directory, Apache Web Services, etc. I

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Bob Scheifler
Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: For the reason I stated: I don't believe we have sufficient commitments from people willing and able to run a broad-based standards process. Wouldn't it be the same people in the code podling working in two podlings? If one of the podlings is for running a standards

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr
Jukka Zitting wrote: I think the question boils down to the issue of what will happen to the Jini standard now that the JDP has been closed down. It's correct to insist in that the standard shouldn't be developed within the implementation project if the goal is to allow independent

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Bob Scheifler
Jukka Zitting wrote: I think the question boils down to the issue of what will happen to the Jini standard now that the JDP has been closed down. I hope I'm not nitpicking, but there isn't a singular Jini standard; there are multiple specifications that have been approved as standards under

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Jukka Zitting
, if the goal of the Jini community really is to have independent implementations, the Jini standards should be managed by a separate body. BR, Jukka Zitting -- Yukatan - http://yukatan.fi/ - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Software craftsmanship, JCR consulting, and Java development

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Bob Scheifler
or their conjunction. But I'm not sure it matters at this point whether we agree on how to interpret success or failure in the past. Thus, and as pointed out by other people as well, if the goal of the Jini community really is to have independent implementations, the Jini standards should be managed

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Dan Creswell
people as well, if the goal of the Jini community really is to have independent implementations, the Jini standards should be managed by a separate body. I don't think it's correct to assume that JDP/existing processes are a structural cause for not having other implementations. We have multiple

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Jukka Zitting
implementations, vs allowing multiple implementations. I think the interpretation of this goal underlies both the naming and standard issues. In essence, does the Jini community see the project being proposed as *the* Jini implementation or as *a* Jini implementation? BR, Jukka Zitting -- Yukatan

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Jim Hurley
On Aug 15, 2006, at 4:46 PM, Jukka Zitting wrote: I'm not convinced the goal in the past was to have multiple implementations, vs allowing multiple implementations. I think the interpretation of this goal underlies both the naming and standard issues. In essence, does the Jini community see

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Bob Scheifler
Jim Hurley wrote: But *the* as in: the main, the original, the most prominent, (what will be) the Community's implementation, and the one you'd recommend a developer go grab to get going with Jini. But not *the* as in the only. I view it as being/becoming *the* Jini Community's touchstone

RE: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: if we start with the mailing lists separate and the source control split, which seems natural from what everyone is saying, I expect that the governmance issue will sort itself out in due course. Like a subproject? Uh, no. Our governance model does not recognize

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-15 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 17:36 -0400, Jim Hurley wrote: I'm not going to try and pull a Bill Clinton with it depends what the definition of is is but I'd answer that I believe the Jini Community views the project as *the* Jini implementation. But *the* as in: the main, the original

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-14 Thread Bob Scheifler
Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: However, we do have a chance here to host the governance and spec process for JINI. Therefore, I'd like to propose that we create two podlings, one for JINI governance, and one for building the implementation and community around the working code that has been

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-14 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, On 8/14/06, Bob Scheifler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm extremely reluctant to start out with two podlings. I'm not sure what governance you have in mind beyond the spec process, but I don't believe we have sufficient commitments from people to keep an equivalent of the existing Jini

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-14 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr
of the existing Jini community standards process going forward. I think our best shot at success is a single podling, which maintains both specs and code under a single development process. +1 If it becomes more evident that a cleaner spec/impl divide is needed, then that can be handled

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-14 Thread Craig L Russell
Hi Bob, On Aug 14, 2006, at 8:17 AM, Bob Scheifler wrote: Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: However, we do have a chance here to host the governance and spec process for JINI. Therefore, I'd like to propose that we create two podlings, one for JINI governance, and one for building

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-14 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 12:41 -0400, Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: We have a tradition, for good reason, for not giving our projects technology domain ownership for implementations. I'd never support Apache EMail or Apache Web. That's why if we are going to have Apache Jini, it shouldn't

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-14 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, On 8/14/06, Geir Magnusson Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have a tradition, for good reason, for not giving our projects technology domain ownership for implementations. I'd never support Apache EMail or Apache Web. That's why if we are going to have Apache Jini, it shouldn't

Re: Jini : Separate Governance and Implementation Projects

2006-08-14 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 21:42 +0300, Jukka Zitting wrote: However, I'm still confused at the need to bring in a separate spec project. The Jini proposal states the scope of the project to be the implementation of the specification, and that scope is still valid regardless of what happens

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