On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:38:02 -0500, Sean Schofield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I prefer Matthias' proposal for Apache Faces. I think it'd be great to > > have all JSF-related technologies in one project. > > Yes. This is a good idea if we can get buy in from Shale folks, etc. >
Shale is an accepted Struts sub-project (a project that is focused on providing a web MVC framework). If I get my way (in the long term), it will become the next generation of Struts. If its clear that this won't happen, only then is it reasonable to think about alternative homes. Technology-specific Apache projects tend not to scale well (Jakarta, for example, is a mishmash that has little formal cohesion), and top level projects (like Struts) have spun out of it to stay focused on their own goals. Even if we created Apache Faces along the lines being discussed, there will always be cases where a technology "belongs" there (because of use of JSF) and "belongs" elsewhere (because the use of JSF is ancillary to the primary mission). From the Apache perspective, starting another "umbrella" thing like this one would likely be frowned on. In the mean time, let's work on some code instead of committees and projects :-). After all, organizational lines do not have to represent barriers to cooperation. Craig
