Jeroen works on XUpdate not the XMLDB API.
My suggestion on how to do this is to just pickup the existing project. Lars and I are both still around, we can't drive the thing forward, but we probably can provide at least some support. There's existing infrastructure in place. In particular there's nothing to prevent you from using the existing mailing list, and I highly suggest you do, as there are a number of people on it who may perk up if someone starts to provide leadership again. It may make sense to put CVS and such on Sourceforge, but I'd continue to use the existing web site and definitely continue to use the existing mailing list. To gain access to the site you can contact Lars at [EMAIL PROTECTED], I'm sure he'll be happy to help. Maybe just ask to have XML:DB API section of the site set to redirect some place else and then take over that portion of the site. For list archives, I assume they can be setup the same way they are for the Apache projects.
Progress can be made on this, but it won't happen if someone doesn't step up and take on the role of a leader.
On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 11:34 PM, Terry Rosenbaum wrote:
Have you been in touch with "Jeroen Breedveld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ?
I think he is the last remaining active commiter to the project. I believe the company he works for (X-Hive) has an interest in XMLDB API.
-Terry
Kevin O'Neill wrote:
The founders of the XMLDB API seem to have drifted off onto other things
which has left both eXist and xindice with a number of outstanding issues.
I would like to propose that a number of volunteers join together to finalize the API and take the specifications forward.
I can provide support facilities for the initiative (such as web hosting,
a code repository, issue tracking and mailing list facilities). I'd also
like to propose myself as the first volunteer.
Lars and Kim did a great job getting this thing off the ground. It's time
for the next generation to step up to the plate and take this thing
forward.
-k.
Kimbro Staken Software, Consulting and Writing http://www.xmldatabases.org/ Apache Xindice native XML database http://xml.apache.org/xindice XML:DB Initiative http://www.xmldb.org
