Davanum Srinivas wrote: > Dear Ben and Dear Ben, > > what do you guys think? A Security Federation/TLP/PMC. Starting with > Apache XML-Security and Apache Juice.
It sounds like a very good idea to me, I'd certainly support it. Of course, we already have a CA. Written in, errr, perl :-) Cheers, Ben. > > 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/ > > -- http://www.apache-ssl.org/ben.html http://www.links.org/ "There is no limit to what a man can do or how far he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit." - Robert Woodruff
