Here's my +1 -- dims
On 7/14/05, Alex Karasulu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > The OSGi community at large, several Apache committers and members would > like to start a new project based on the existing Oscar OSGi Container > which Richard Hall is graciously willing to donate. Without further > commentary we present to you the proposal for the Oscar project: > > Project Oscar > ========== > > > Motivation > ---------- > > Unlike .NET, which requires that applications are packaged as assemblies > with explicit dependencies among them, the Java platform does not offer > sufficient support for modularity. This lack of support complicates not > only Java application development, but also subsequent deployment and > administration. Many of the complications result from the fact that > every project that requires some form of modularity ends up inventing > their own ClassLoader-based approach for solving their needs. This > phenomenon is evident in application servers, integrated development > environments, and any component- or plugin-oriented systems. The OSGi > framework defined by the OSGi Alliance has a long history of addressing > these types of issues and the imminent release of version R4 of the OSGi > specification is set to move the OSGi framework even further along > this path. > > The recent adoption of OSGi technology as the modularity layer of the > Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) underscores the inroads that OSGi > technology has made. Further, the announcement of JSR 277 verifies that > demand for modularity in Java has reached a critical point. > > This project can serve the greater Java open source community by > providing immediate modularity support for Java applications today > through the OSGi framework, creating a unifying community around open > source OSGi technology, and tracking and participating in the progression > of JSR 277. > > > Proposal > -------- > > We propose the creation of a new Apache project, Oscar, that will achieve > the following goals : > > 1) create a compliant, independent implementation of the OSGi R4 core > framework with framework-dependent services under the Apache License, > Version 2.0. > > 2) unify resources from the OSGi community to implement, document, maintain, > and support standard OSGi R4 services. > > 3) provide a focal point for the OSGi community to develop interfaces, APIs, > and other common needs not fully specified by the OSGi R4 specification, > such as store interfaces, aspects of the runtime container's packaging > and configuration, and the design and behavior of bundle repositories. > > 4) provide a focal point for the open-source OSGi community to develop next > generation enhancements to the core framework and act as a conduit for > the open-source community to the OSGi Alliance. > > 5) evangelize the OSGi Service Platform within Apache and provide > documentation > and support for successful container migrations. > > > Starting Participants > --------------------- > > We propose that the following people are considered the starting participants. > We hope to start with a diverse cross-section of the community and preserve > this as we grow. The information in parenthesis indicates other community > participation or relevant experiences of that individual. > > These individuals have expressed an interest in participating in the > architecture and design work and in participating as committers for the > Apache-licensed implementation : > > Richard Hall (OSGi Alliance (Invited Researcher) and Founder of the Oscar > project) > Alex Karasulu (Apache) > Enrique Rodriguez (Apache) > Trustin Lee (Apache) > > These individuals will participate as Incubator Mentors : > > Alex Karasulu (Apache) > > The following Apache Members will be the sponsoring members : > > Alex Karasulu (Apache) > Noel Bergman (Apache) > Carsten Ziegeler (Apache) > Berin Loritsch (Apache) > > The following community members support this effort : > > Daniel Fagerstrom (Apache) > Niclas Hedhman (Apache) > Peter Kriens (OSGi Alliance (Director of Technology) and Managing > Director, aQute) > Reinhard Poetz (Apache) > Stefano Mazzocchi (Apache) > Marcel Offermans (+2 others, Luminis) > Rob Walker (Ascert, LLC) > Gerald Friedland (Researcher, Freie Universität Berlin, E-Chalk Project) > Timothy Bennett (Apache and Metro Government of Nashville/Davidson County) > Juan Alonso (Independent) > Stéphane Frénot (Associate Professor, INSA-Lyon/INRIA) > Humberto Cervantes (Service Binder author and Professor/Researcher, UAM > Iztapalapa) > Emil Ivov (Ph.D. Candidate, Louis Pasteur University, Strasboug, France) > Tom Enderes (CTO, Gatewide LLC) > Eric Swindell (Software Craftsman, Caribbean Blue) > Jesus Bermejo (Independent) > David Ence (Lockheed Martin) > Ed Anuff (DriveFire) > Rick Litton (Kyocera) > Peter Neubauer (OPS4J) > Francesco Furfari (Domoware, Domotics Lab, ISTI-CNR) > Stefano Lenzi (Domoware, Domotics Lab, ISTI-CNR) > Matteo Demuru (Domoware, Domotics Lab, ISTI-CNR) > Karl Pauls (Raccoon/Eureka/Sopa, Researcher (DFG), Fu-Berlin) > Andreas Oberhack (Apache) > > > Operating Considerations > ------------------------ > > 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 : > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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. > > > -- > Alex Karasulu +1-904-982-6992 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Davanum Srinivas -http://blogs.cocoondev.org/dims/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
