Hi I guess it would be "complete the status file [1]" (and should be the first one IMHO)
Cheers, Vincent [1] http://incubator.apache.org/projects/shindig.html 2008/5/15, Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Good suggestions everyone -- I actually see only 2 issues to resolve prior > to graduation. > > Is there a third that isn't coming to mind right now? > > Planning to submit the below in 2 hours: > > > Shindig is a reference implementation of the OpenSocial and gadgets stack. > > Incubating since: 2007-12-06 > > High-level status summary: Shindig community growing and working on > OpenSocial v0.8 implementation. > > - Community presence/growth: JavaOne, OpenSocial Summit, Google I/O > > - Aiming to get Infrastructure to provision a Zone (but progress is > slow): https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-1585 > > - Retired 10 inactive committers (from Google) > > - Shindig docs are coming together: > > http://chrisschalk.com/shindig_docs/shindig_sql_tutorial/shindig_data_tutorials.html > > - Technical progress: > - Initial work towards implementing OpenSocial v0.8 > - Lots of progress getting new RESTful server implemented > - Implemented full OAuth support > > - Top 3 things to resolve prior to graduation: > - Improve diversity of committers (progress, but on-going) > - Run through at least one release (seems like 0.8-compliance is a > good time) > - <there seem to be only 2> > > Thanks, > -Dan > > > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 3:45 AM, Vincent Siveton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Hi Dan, > > > > Since Shindig build was capricious this month, I think that board > > needs to be aware about INFRA-1585: we definitely need a CI and a zone > > will help us to test snapshots. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Vincent > > > > 2008/5/14, Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hey folks, > > > > > > It's that time again -- our third board report is due Wednesday (May > > 14!) -- > > > sorry for the short notice on this note, things have been busy. I need > > to > > > submit this to http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/May2008 in less than 24 > > > hours. > > > > > > I'd propose the following: > > > Shindig is a reference implementation of the OpenSocial and gadgets > > stack. > > > > > > Incubating since: 2007-12-06 > > > > > > High-level status summary: Shindig community growing and working on > > > OpenSocial v0.8 implementation. > > > > > > - Community presence/growth: JavaOne, OpenSocial Summit, Google I/O > > > - Retired 10 inactive committers (from Google) > > > - Technical progress: > > > - Initial work towards implementing OpenSocial v0.8 > > > - Lots of progress getting new RESTful server implemented > > > - Implemented full OAuth support > > > > > > Comments? Additions? > > > > > > For ease of reference, I've included our last two board reports below. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > -Dan > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:30 AM > > > Subject: Proposed Apache Incubator board report for April 2008 > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > As far as I'm aware, the incubator board report is due this Wednesday. > > This > > > is now our second report. > > > > > > Here's what I'd propose: > > > > > > Shindig is a reference implementation of the OpenSocial and gadgets > > stack. > > > > > > Incubating since: 2007-12-06 > > > > > > High-level status summary: Shindig making rapid progress since inception > > in > > > December 2007. > > > > > > - Introduced a new committer, primarily focused on PHP server > > > - Participating in Summer of Code to help build the community > > > - Giving Fast Feather talk and hosting Shindig BoF at ApacheCon EU > > > - Technical progress: > > > - Initial infrastructure for OAuth and signing keys, and completed > > > crpyto compliance > > > - Discussions around RESTful implementation design > > > - Refactoring to introduce a proper sample container, especially > > for > > > OpenSocial data > > > > > > Comments? > > > > > > For reference, I've included the March report below. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > -Dan > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 12:16 AM > > > Subject: Proposed Apache Incubator board report for March 2008 > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > 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! > > > > > >
