Any other comments on things to include? Thanks, Kevin. -Dan On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That looks good to me, though I think X new committers is only 2 (Brian and > Ian). We should work on that. > > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hey Shindig-dev, >> >> We need to submit the board report by the 10th of September. >> >> The high-level points to me are: >> >> - On-track for upcoming incubating release on Sept 30, compliant with >> OpenSocial 0.8.1 >> - X new committers >> >> What would people like to note? We last submitted in May (and that is >> below). >> >> -Dan >> >> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/September2008 >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:58 PM >> Subject: Re: Proposed Apache Incubator board report for May 2008 >> To: Vincent Siveton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Cc: [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! >> > > >> > >> > >
