Cool -- not hearing any edits or changes, I've gone ahead and posted this on the wiki page:
http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/March2008 If you have any last concerns, please speak up. The reports are due on 2008-03-12. -Dan On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Luciano Resende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > +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://people.apache.org/%7Elresende> > http://lresende.blogspot.com/ >
