Hi all, I think Webapp Commons is a great idea. I'm no Apache committer but I'd be more than happy to contribute these two little reusable components:
http://purl.org/net/flavio/xslt-servlet.html http://purl.org/net/flavio/http-headers-filter.html They are licensed under the Apache license 2.0 and the dependencies are from Jakarta Commons. Regards, Flavio On Sunday 19 June 2005 19:26, Martin Cooper wrote: > On Sun, 19 Jun 2005, Glenn Nielsen wrote: > > My initial reaction to this proposal is positive. I will hold off > > on giving a +1 until there has been time for more discussion and > > a more formal proposal. > > > > Other than taglibs how many other existing components are there for > > Webapp Commons? > > There are a couple of components in the Jakarta Commons sandbox that would > move over to a Webapp Commons. It has also been suggested that some > add-ons from projects such as Tomcat could move there. And at least one > non-committer has expressed interest in contributing things like filters > and listeners. > > > Would Webapp Commons widgets be restricted to specific web application > > frameworks or would it be wide open? > > I think the general idea is that it would be for framework-independent > components. Anything that's intended for a specific framework would be > more appropriately developed along with the framework rather that in > Webapp Commons. > > -- > Martin Cooper > > > Regards, > > > > Glenn > > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 08:53:47AM -0700, Martin Cooper wrote: > >> Over in Jakarta Commons, there has been some discussion over the last > >> couple of months about proposing the creation of a new Jakarta > >> subproject, tentatively named Webapp Commons. This came about as a > >> result of proposals to add servlet filters and other handy > >> webapp-building widgets as Jakarta Commons components, and the > >> recognition that these do not really fit the charter of Jakarta Commons. > >> > >> So the idea was floated of creating a new Webapp Commons subproject that > >> would have just such a charter - commonly used widgets for building web > >> applications, including filters, listeners, and other such utility code. > >> > >> What does this have to do with Jakarta Taglibs? Well, there was also a > >> discussion recently on the degree to which Taglibs is alive, and more > >> importantly, healthy. I think everyone here would agree that the > >> community here is not as healthy as it could be, with only a small > >> number of taglibs really being developed, and many languishing. > >> > >> So a suggestion was made that Jakarta Taglibs could morph into a part of > >> the new WebApp Commons subproject. Not only would this bring it together > >> with other webapp-building components, but it has the potential to bring > >> fresh blood to Taglibs and revitalise the community. > >> > >> What say you, Taglibs developers? Would this community be interested in > >> becoming a part of a larger Webapp Commons community, and sharing ideas > >> and code on more than just tag libraries? > >> > >> Personally, I am very much +1 on this proposal. > >> > >> -- > >> Martin Cooper > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Glenn Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] | /* Spelin donut madder | > > MOREnet System Programming | * if iz ina coment. | > > Missouri Research and Education Network | */ | > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
