Hi Jesper, It sounds exciting, and i am really glad to see Xalan is in its way again :-)
2011/6/19 Steve Hathaway <shath...@e-z.net> > Jesper, > > We need to keep posting our activities on the "xalan-dev@xml.apache.org" > list to keep the ASF XALAN project alive. (Bertrand, thanks for your > support! Thanks also for the promising news!) > > I am making a commitment to advance Apache XALAN with Version XPath2 an > XSLT2. I have studied the W3 specifications and understand many of the > problem issues and infrastructure vulnerabilities. I also know the internal > architectures of numerous operating systems and program language design. I > am willing to participate on your code review team. > > I wish you good progress with the GSoC endeavor. > > The ASF XALAN product should have a new version number to accommodate the > architecture change. Here is my recommendation: > > The ASF XALAN 1.xx series will be for XPath-1 and XSLT-1 maintenance. > > The ASF XALAN 2.xx series will be for XPath-2 and XSLT-2 development. > > It will be up to the reformed ASF XALAN PMC to determine the branch and tag > requirements of the SVN repository to accommodate this development and > maintenance efforts. Until then, feel free to use the bilrost projects on > github. > > My initial challenge is to prepare a stable Xalan-C/C++ release for version > 1.11. The documentation framework appears manageable. I am now making the > project web pages appropriate for the Xalan-C/C++ 1.11 code release. I am > willing to work with the Apache Infrastructure PMC to address the resource > requirements for setting up a new release distribution. I hope to have > pre-production documents ready for review in early August 2011, and ready > for release sometime in September 2011. > > I will actively contribute on both the github in support of GSoC and when > Apache XALAN is again healty, will contribute back to the Apache XAPAN > repositories, hopefully as a PMC member. > > It looks like Bertrand is making progress toward keeping ASF XALAN live, > but it takes some of us to become ASF members and committers. We thank the > persons on this list for their interest. > > - Steven J. Hathaway > === xalan-dev@xml.apache.org=== > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz > > <bdelacre...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > ...for now I have asked on > > > > the ASF members list if any existing members could help reboot this > > > > project by sitting (at least temporarily) on its PMC, until things > > > > happen.... > > And the good news is that we do have enough volunteers! > > > > I'll start discussing the next steps here next week, Monday if things go > well. > > > > -Bertrand > ==============================**= > > On 6/18/2011 2:27 AM, Jesper Steen Møller wrote: > > Hi Steve > > > > Welcome to the party! > > > > Just so you know, git works on other platforms, too, including Windows, > but working with several platforms will help iin keeping the build working > across platforms, I guess. I'll check it out on my machines and see how > well they build a.t.m. > > > > As for XSLT2/3 - do you have time and interest in working towards > XSLT2/3? > > > > -Jesper > > > > On 18/06/2011, at 09.34, Steve Hathaway wrote: > > > >> Dave, > >> > >> Thanks for your clone of ASF XALAN projects to bilrost and bilrost-c > >> code base on github. I will now install the GIT support packages > >> on some Debian Linux machines for local work. > >> > >> I was added to the bilrost-dev without a functional google account. > >> I have since bound a google account to my email and have performed > >> a quick look at the two bilrost projects based on Apache XALAN. > >> > >> This is my first effort with a GIT based code control system repository. > >> I am familiar with several other repositories and am trying to learn > GIT. > >> > Sincerely, > Steven J. Hathaway > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > xalan-dev-unsubscribe@xml.**apache.org<xalan-dev-unsubscr...@xml.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: xalan-dev-h...@xml.apache.org > >
