+1 On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 4:58 PM, John Hjelmstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LGTM. > > > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey folks, > > > > The incubator board report is due this Wednesday. This will be our first > > report. > > > > Here is what I'd propose we send in (for reference, below you'll find a > > more > > detailed report from a few weeks ago), but I'd love feedback, edits, > > additions: > > > > Shindig is a reference implementation of the OpenSocial and gadgets stack. > > > > Incubating since: 2007-12-06 > > (Note this report covers since inception, as we've not yet submitted any > > other reports, and will submit for the next 3 months to compensate) > > > > High-level status summary: Shindig making rapid progress since inception > > in > > December 2007. > > > > - Accepted a couple rounds of "bootstrapping" Java and JS code > > contributions from Google (with appropriate IP licensing) > > - Large patch written by a community member for PHP port committed > > - Healthy community growing, though committers still Google-heavy > > - JIRA queue moving in full force > > - Initial website created: http://incubator.apache.org/shindig/ > > > > <http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/February2008>Comments? > > > > Cheers, > > -Dan > > > > P.S. For reference, here is the wiki page for February 2008: > > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/February2008 > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 3:35 AM > > Subject: State of the Shindig - February 2008 > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > The note regarding the Apache Board Reports got me thinking that it would > > be > > an ideal time to touch on the status of Shindig. Since this is essentially > > the first thread of this form since inception, I'll include some > > pre-Febraury details as well, for historical sake. Please note that this > > is > > generally longer than the February status reports I saw, but I felt it > > would > > be better to over communicate given that we're a bit late to the game with > > these reports. Please do correct anything I may have stated inaccurately. > > > > High-level summary: Shindig's Java implementation making rapid progress > > since inception in December 2007. > > > > - All committers have Apache accounts and access to the repository > > - Accepted a couple rounds of "bootstrapping" Java and JS code > > contributions from Google (with appropriate IP licensing) > > - Generally-functional out of the box experience > > - Good progress on (optional) Caja integration for improved security > > - Preliminary website created: http://incubator.apache.org/shindig/ > > - Healthy community growing, though committers still Google-heavy > > - JIRA queue moving in full force > > - Majority of progress on the Java server port > > - Emerging PHP port, which many people are excited about > > > > > > Now, to jump into some more particular areas... > > > > OpenSocial and Gadgets specification compliance (referring to the Java > > implementation): > > > > For Gadgets, the compliance with the XML spec is very far along, though > > Shindig doesn't yet support icons or preloads, and doesn't correctly > > handle > > all message bundle substitutions. In terms of the core gadgets JavaScript > > API, it is also quite far along, though gadgets.util.getFeature is broken. > > For the "highly-recommended features," all, with the exception of > > skins.js, > > are implemented in Shindig. > > > > For OpenSocial compliance, Shindig is not as far along. The initial sample > > container was a very basic non-standard implementation for quick testing > > purposes. However, the sample container is now in the middle of being > > modified to use OpenSocial properly. This means that it is being > > refactored > > to speak via very recently created interfaces, to get data stored in a > > flatfile as a mock implementation that can easily be swapped out in > > favor ofmore sophisticated versions, depending upon deployment needs. > > In addition, > > there is discussion about some initial infrastructure work for the Gateway > > server component, though the OpenSocial RESTful API is under discussion > > over > > on the spec discussion forum. > > > > Usage status: > > > > To facilitate early access for developers, orkut and hi5 are running > > Shindig-based > > sandbox instances (of the Java server port), and plan to use Shindig for > > upcoming production user-facing launches as well. Ning is similarly > > running > > an early instance based on the PHP port. Due to the activity on > > shindig-dev, > > it is very likely there are others in similar positions, so please feel > > free > > to chime in. > > > > What is coming in the near-term (the next several weeks)? > > > > - Improved support for OpenSocial 0.7, via a well-defined interface > > and a flatfile-backed method for supporting people, activities, and > > persistence (as mentioned above) > > - Rounding out compliance with the Gadgets spec > > - Initial, but *large* "update" patch to the PHP server port > > - Initial infrastructure work for supporting the OpenSocial RESTful > > API > > - Performance improvements to the GadgetServer > > > > What else is going on? Please speak up if you're working on things that > > weren't touched on, or if I didn't accurately describe the state > > ofsomething that was touched on. > > > > Cheers, > > -Dan > > > > P.S. If you're looking to get involved, I'd suggest browsing through JIRA, > > and finding an issue that you'd like to take -- please speak up on > > shindig-dev > > when you do so, to avoid duplicate effort. Details documented here: > > http://incubator.apache.org/shindig/#tab-support & > > http://incubator.apache.org/shindig/#tab-contribute -- Other questions? > > Just > > Ask! > > >
-- Luciano Resende Apache Tuscany Committer http://people.apache.org/~lresende http://lresende.blogspot.com/
