Am 05.12.2013 13:44, schrieb Valentin Waeselynck: > Hello, and pleased to meet you, > > Thank you for your answer. > > I just asked for confirmation, and I do have full intellectual property on > this software. > > About the use cases : no problem, I'll include some code samples. As a > foreword, let's say it provides a convenient API for creating all sorts of > custom "information extraction" algorithms. If the library is about information extraction, you may also want to have a look at the Apache Tika project [1].
Oliver [1] http://tika.apache.org/ > > As for the group of persons willing to maintain this : well, for the moment, > there is me. As this is a quite small toolkit, I think it's sufficient, at > least for a start. > > I'll start working towards the other requirements (maven + test coverage) > right away and let you know as soon as it's ready. > > > > Should I keep answering to the whole ML about this, or only to you? > > Best regards, > > > Valentin WAESELYNCK > Étudiant en 3° année à l'École Polytechnique > valentin.waesely...@polytechnique.edu > +33 6 80 84 99 54 > > > > > Le Jeudi 5 décembre 2013 8h53, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> a écrit : > > Bonjour Valentin, > > welcome to the ML. Good to hear that you've decided to join the open source > movement. > > First of all, it would really help, if you could elaborate some use cases > for your library. You're talking about building algorithms. What kind of > algorithms can be build with Laboratory Toolkit? Can you give some code > examples (just create some gists at github that show the the use of > Laboratory Toolkit)? > > There is an important requirement for any code to be incorporated into the > Apache code base: > - the interlectual property (IP) of the code has to be owned completely by > the contributor. You said, that you've build the Laboratory Toolkit for a > research project. Are you sure that you own the code? Or is it the result > of your work and thus is owned by your employer? > > At commons we have some additinal requirements: > - There should be a group of people who is willing to maintain the code > - Commons components should in general not depend on any other libraries > - Commons uses maven as the main build tool, so there should be a maven > build available > - The code should have a good test coverage > > You have to figure the IP issue out on your own first. > After that, if the community decides to accept this contribution, we can > work on the commons requirements. > > Best regards and thank you, > Benedikt > > > > 2013/12/4 Valentin Waeselynck <valentinwaesely...@yahoo.fr> > >> Hello to all, >> >> As part of a small research project (which combined techniques of >> text-mining, machine-learning and natural language generation, not that >> it's really relevant) I have come to design a small JavaSE library, which >> I'm for the moment calling the Laboratory Toolkit, for developing our >> algorithms in a comfortable and flexible manner. >> >> I have found it to be quite generic and reusable, not tied to any >> application domain, while still being rather accessible, and small enough >> to comprehend it easily. Therefore, I would like to propose it as a new >> Apache Commons component. I would be very grateful if one of you could >> tell me what steps I should follow for that purpose. >> >> I have uploaded it on Github : >> https://github.com/vvvvalvalval/Laboratory-Toolkit.git. There you may >> find the sources, the javadoc, and a small guide I have started to write >> for it (also attached to this mail). >> >> Of course, I am very open to feedback and criticism on your behalf. The >> last thing I want is to publish an immature or useless component; nor do I >> take a positive answer from you for granted. >> >> If I have failed to follow the proper procedure to propose a new candidate >> component, it is not on purpose, and I apologize in advance. >> >> Whatever your reply, and since I have the chance, I would also like to >> congratulate you for all your work. The Apache Commons components have >> really been lifesavers to me, on many occasions. >> >> With best wishes, >> >> Valentin WAESELYNCK >> Étudiant en 3° année à l'École Polytechnique >> valentin.waesely...@polytechnique.edu >> +33 6 80 84 99 54 >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
