I can't begin to describe how important I think this initiative is, and how happy I am to see so many important people and communities come together to make it happen.
This is the future of Java. Please let me know ANY way I can help. I will fully support this initiative with everything that I have. Best regards, Clinton Begin Apache iBATIS Project On 5/6/05, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Incubator PMC : > > We, the sponsoring members listed below, ask that you accept the > following proposal for a new project at Apache, an effort centered > around architecting and implementing J2SE 5. > > Note to all : > > We have established a list for discussions to keep project-specific > mail traffic from overwhelming the general incubator list. Unless > your comment is directed to the general Incubator community or the > Incubator PMC, please post everything Harmony-related to : > > harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org > > You can subscribe by sending an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Until this proposal has been accepted by the Apache Incubator PMC, > these lists are provisional and do not constitute official lists for > the project. > > Project Harmony > =============== > > Motivation > ---------- > > There is a clear need for an open-source version of Java 2, Standard > Edition (J2SE) runtime platform, and there are many ongoing efforts > to produce solutions (Kaffe, Classpath, etc). There are also efforts > that provide alternative approaches to execution of Java bytecode > (GCJ and IKVM). All of these efforts provide a diversity of > solutions, which is healthy, but barriers exist which prevent these > efforts from reaching a greater potential. > > Proposal > -------- > > We propose that we create a new Apache project, Harmony, that will > achieve the following goals : > > 1) create a Compatible, independent implementation of J2SE 5 > under the Apache License v2 > > 2) create a community-developed modular runtime (VM and class library) > architecture to allow independent implementations to share runtime > components, and allow independent innovation in runtime components > > In doing so, we intend to create a broad, collaborative community of > contributors, implementors and users of the modular platform > specification. > > To begin, we propose the following as a basic architectural blueprint > as a starting point for our discussion : > > http://people.apache.org/~geirm/harmony.jpg > > We will create directly, via inclusion of independent third-party > code, or through contribution : > > a) a freely implementable specification of a modular VM > and class library that allows for multiple, independent > implementations > > b) a test suite for interoperability testing of the modules > > c) an implementation under the Apache License of the modular VM > > d) a class library under the Apache License compatible with > the J2SE 5 specification that implements the defined interfaces > > We will start with this mechanism because we desire to : > > - have a simple plan upon which coding can immediately begin > > - ensure that we have a focal point to begin the conversation > among interested members of the community > > - have a clearly defined set of technical needs to allow > potential contributors, either code contributors or > individual participants, a basis for consideration > > - ensure that this is a community effort - together we will > architect and implement via fresh new code or donation > > - produce a set of specifications/designs allowing multiple > interoperable implementations that allow for sharing, > extension and innovation > > We propose that the following people are considered the starting > participants. This set represents members from across the community, > this diversity a factor we wish to start with and preserve as we grow. > > These individuals have expressed an interest in participating in the > architecture and design work. The information in parenthesis > indicates other community participation or relevant experiences of > that individual : > > Guy Churchward (individual w/ commercial VM experience) > Joakim Dahlstedt (individual w/ commercial VM experience) > Jeroen Frijters (IKVM) > Geir Magnusson Jr. (Apache) > Ricardo Morin (individual w/ commercial VM experience) > Georges Saab (individual w/ commercial VM experience) > Bruno Souza (SOUJava) > Davanum Srinivas (Apache) > Dalibor Topic (Kaffe) > Tom Tromey (GCJ) > Weldon Washburn (individual w/ commercial VM experience) > Mark Wielaard (Classpath) > > and the following individuals have expressed interest in > participating as committers for the Apache-licensed implementation : > > Jeroen Frijters (IKVM) > Ben Laurie (Apache) > Geir Magnusson Jr. (Apache) > Ricardo Morin (individual w/ commercial VM experience) > Bruno Souza (SOUJava) > Davanum Srinivas (Apache) > Dalibor Topic (Kaffe) > Tom Tromey (GCJ) > Weldon Washburn (individual w/ commercial VM experience) > > These individuals will participate as Incubator Mentors : > > Noel Bergman > Ben Laurie > Geir Magnusson Jr. > Stefano Mazzocchi > Sam Ruby > Leo Simons > Davanum Srinivas > > The following Apache Members will be the sponsoring members : > > Noel Bergman > Jason Hunter > Ben Laurie > Ted Leung > Geir Magnusson Jr. > Stefano Mazzocchi > Sam Ruby > Leo Simons > Davanum Srinivas > > The following community members support this effort : > > Danese Cooper > Brian Goetz > Doug Lea > > Operating Considerations > ------------------------ > > 0) We have established a list for discussions. Unless your comment > is directed to the general Incubator community or the Incubator PMC, > please post everything to : > > harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org > > You can subscribe by sending an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Until this proposal has been accepted by the Apache Incubator PMC, > these lists are provisional. > > 1) Due to the various known and unknown risk factors of this project, > we propose that in addition to the required Individual Contributor > License Agreement (ICLA) we shall require that any committer to > Harmony will have a Corporate Contributor License Agreement (CCLA), > when appropriate, on file with the ASF Secretary, and will keep that > document current with respect to current employer to preserve > committer status. We do this in order to help protect the community, > both contributors and users, from unauthorized incorporation of code > or other intellectual property. > > 2) Historically, there has been wide exposure to VM and class-library- > specific source code that is the property of Sun Microsystems as well > as others, as it is common for commercial J2SE implementations to be > based on licensed Sun code. We wish to make every effort to ensure > that the licenses and rights of external projects and efforts is > properly respected. To that end, we will explore additional ways to > work with the Apache Incubator to ensure that all IP is carefully > monitored and tracked as it enters the project. > > -- > Geir Magnusson Jr +1-203-665-6437 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
