Simon brings up some good points. Don't be discouraged by some of the legal requirements of licenses etc. I think you will find working with other ASF contributors to be a worthwhile experience.
The tomahawk library also has a very large user base that is growing every day. This will be an excellent way to get free feedback and testing in addition to the satisfaction of knowing your component is being used all over the world. +1 for moving this discussion to the development list. If you are willing to put in signficant effort, I think you'll find that the community will meet you half way. Looking forward to seeing these components join the MyFaces family. Sean On 1/4/06, Simon Kitching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > They do look very nice indeed. If you are interested in having this code > integrated into the MyFaces project that would be great. > > There are a couple of things that are necessary: > * All the copyright holders must be willing to license the code under > the Apache Public License 2.0. If everything was written by you, that's > simple. If there are other contributors, then everyone's agreement must > be obtained, or those portions rewritten. > * The project must not have any compile-time dependencies on code that > isn't compatible with the APL license. Do these components depend on any > external libraries? > > In addition, for a "significant contribution" of code to an Apache > project, the contributor needs to send in a "Contributor Licence > Agreement" (CLA) form. I think this probably applies in this case. The > CLA is fairly simple, and necessary because Apache is very serious about > ensuring it isn't violating any copyrights. The form itself doesn't > commit you to anything, it just means that you promise to follow > copyright. See: > http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas > The alternative would be a "Software Grant" form (see the same page as > above). I think a CLA would be adequate though, and covers any future > contributions you might be willing to make too! > > Unfortunately, while Apache is fairly rapid on software development, > it's quite slow on administration :-). If you're serious about > contributing this to MyFaces then it might pay to send in the form > soonish. As I said, the form itself doesn't commit you to anything. > > As Sean said, there is some work that would need to be done to integrate > the code, plus some code review etc. Unfortunately the MyFaces project > is very very busy at the moment with various stuff, so I hope you can be > patient; this might take a while. > > It might be best to move this discussion over to the development list.... > > Regards, > > Simon > > Sean Schofield wrote: > > These look great! Are you willing to donate them to Tomahawk? If so, > > there are a few steps we usually go through to port them over > > (refactor packages and make use of myfaces-commons code whenever > > possible.) > > > > Do you have the time/interest in refactoring the code to make it fit > > nicely with the other MyFaces components? If the answer is no, maybe > > there is someone else out there who could volunteer to do this? > > > > Regards, > > > > Sean > > > > > > > > On 1/3/06, Martin Marinschek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Sharing means you want to tell us about them or you want to donate them ;) > >> ? > >> > >> regards, > >> > >> Martin > >> > >> On 1/3/06, Cagatay Civici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I have created a series of free components for JSF. All I want is to share > >>> them with you. > >>> > >>> JSF Chart Creator > >>> This component is used for creating charts in JSF applications, there are > >>> currently "27" types of charts supported. Component's feature include > >>> fully > >>> customizable charts, 3d charts, anti-aliasing and etc. > >>> > >>> JSF Client Side Validation Components > >>> JSF has no built in support for client side validation, these component > >>> series include; > >>> - Required Field Validator > >>> - Compare Validator > >>> - Range Validator > >>> - Regular Expression Validator > >>> - Validator Summary > >>> > >>> This JSF client validators also has support for field highlighting, > >>> customizable error messages and etc. > >>> > >>> These two component series may help you in your development, they are > >>> completely free and open source. These components are currently referenced > >>> by jsftutorials.com, jsfcentral.com, jfree.org, javatoolbox.com. > >>> > >>> You can have a detailed look and have free download at; > >>> > >>> http://www.jroller.com/page/cagataycivici?entry=jsf_chart_creator > >>> > >>> http://www.jroller.com/page/cagataycivici?entry=jsf_client_side_validators > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Cagatay Civici > >
