Dear Ben and Dear Ben, what do you guys think? A Security Federation/TLP/PMC. Starting with Apache XML-Security and Apache Juice.
thanks, -- dims On 3/11/06, Berin Lautenbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would be interested in widening it as well - with the proviso that it > is like a federation. I.e. we use it to seed projects then build them > and spawn them into TLPs once they grow to size. > > I might start sounding some people out. > > Dims - what's your thoughts? > > On the subject - having spent the most of Saturday searching for a > decent Open Source CA, I'd now be interested in building one that > doesn't use &[EMAIL PROTECTED] perl. I.e. do the core in C++ with perl/PHP > being used for the interfacing only. > > Cheers, > Berin > > Werner Dittmann wrote: > > > +1 from me. > > > > Just a comment regarding the charter: is it really only Apache XML > > Security? IMHO this would be a bit too narrow, for example JuiCE is > > not dependent on XML, maybe other security related software will be > > pop up later as well. > > > > I would like to see an "Apache Security" PMC that would address all > > kind of security relevant software and act as a solid base to deliver > > security functions to other Apache projects. Also we may think to > > browse existing Apache projects to see if there is already software > > (maybe even multiply implemented) and pool them here. > > > > BTW, I would be happy to be a part of this activity. > > > > Regards, > > Werner > > > > Berin Lautenbach wrote: > > > >>Peoples, > >> > >>Sometime back we talked about becoming a TLP. With the recent JuiCE > >>efforts, + JSR 105 + XKMS we are starting to see a few different things > >>occuring. I'd be hugely in favour of starting something at a higher > >>level in Apache to get some visibility. > >> > >>I'm also toying with the idea of creating a broader security > >>project/federation to encourage that kind of software within the ASF. > >> > >>Thoughts? > >> > >>Draft proposal for the board below. If we want to do this - all active > >>committers will need to vote either on this or on a broader (or even > >>narrower!) charter terms of reference that we all can agree to. > >> > >>Cheers, > >> Berin > >> > >> > >> > >> WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best > >> interests of the Foundation and consistent with the > >> Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management > >> Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of > >> open-source software related to XML security technologies, > >> for distribution at no charge to the public. > >> > >> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management > >> Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache XML Security PMC", > >> be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the > >> Foundation; and be it further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that the Apache XML Security PMC be and hereby is > >> responsible for the creation and maintenance of software > >> related to creation and maintenance of open-source software > >> related to XML security technologies based on software licensed > >> to the Foundation; and be it further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache XML > >> Security" be and hereby is created, the person holding such > >> office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as > >> the chair of the Apache XML Security PMC, and to have primary > >> responsibility for management of the projects within the scope > >> of responsibility of the Apache XML Security PMC; and be it > >> further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and > >> hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the > >> Apache XML Security PMC: > >> > >> > >> > >> <!-- List out all committers in format of > >> Berin Lautenbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> --> > >> > >> > >> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, than ?? > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> appointed to the office of Vice President, > >> Apache XML Security, to serve in accordance with and subject > >> to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the > >> Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or > >> disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it > >> further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that the initial Apache XML Security PMC be and hereby > >> is tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to > >> encourage open development and increased participation in the > >> Apache XML Security Project; and be it further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that the initial Apache XML Security PMC be and hereby > >> is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache > >> XML PMC XML Security subproject; and be it further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to the XML XML > >> Security sub-project and encumbered upon the Apache XML PMC are > >> hereafter discharged. > >> > > > > > > > > > -- Davanum Srinivas : http://wso2.com/blogs/
