+1. I look forward to seeing it develop. Upayavira
On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 10:03 -0800, Brian McCallister wrote: > Shindig Proposal > -- > > = Abstract = > > Shindig will develop the container and backend server components > for hosting OpenSocial applications. > > = Proposal = > > Shindig will develop a JavaScript container and implementations of > the backend APIs and proxy required for hosting OpenSocial applications. > > > = Background = > > OpenSocial provides a common set of APIs for social applications > across multiple websites. With standard JavaScript and HTML, > developers can create social applications that use a social network's > friends and update feeds. > > A social application, in this context, is an application run by a > third party provider and embedded in a web page, or web application, > which consumes services provided by the container and by the > application host. This is very similar to Portal/Portlet technology, > but is based on client-side compositing, rather than server. > > More information can be found about OpenSocial at > http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/ > > == Rationale == > > Shindig is an implementation of an emerging set of APIs for client-side > composited web applications. The Apache Software Foundation has > proven to have developed a strong system and set of mores for > building community-centric, open standards based systems with a > wide variety of participants. > > A robust, community-developed implementation of these APIs will > encourage compatibility between service providers, ensure an excellent > implementation is available to everyone, and enable faster and > easier application development for users. > > The Apache Software Foundation has proven it is the best place for > this type of open development. > > > = Current Status = > > This is a new project. > > = Meritocracy = > > The initial developers are very familiar with meritocratic open > source development, both at Apache and elsewhere. Apache was chosen > specifically because the initial developers want to encourage this > style of development for the project. > > === Community === > > Shindig seeks to develop developer and user communities during > incubation. > > > = Core Developers = > > The initial core developers are all Ning employees. We hope to > expand this very quickly. > > = Alignment = > > The developers of Shindig want to work with the Apache Software > Foundation specifically because Apache has proven to provide a > strong foundation and set of practices for developing standards-based > infrastructure and server components. > > = Known Risks = > > == Orphaned products == > > Shindig is new development of an emerging set of APIs. > > == Inexperience with Open Source == > > The initial developers include long-time open source developers, > including Apache Members. > > == Homogenous Developers == > > The initial group of developers is quite homogenous. Remedying this > is a large part of why we want to bring the project to Apache. > > == Reliance on Salaried Developers == > > The initial group of developers are employed by a potential consumer > of the project. Remedying this is a large part of why we want to > bring the project to Apache. > > == Relationships with Other Apache Products == > > None in particular, except that Apache HTTPD is the best place to > run PHP, which the server-side components Ning intends to donate > have been implemented in. > > == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand == > > We believe in the processes, systems, and framework Apache has put > in place. The brand is nice, but is not why we wish to come to > Apache. > > = Documentation = > > Google's OpenSocial Documentation: > http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/ > > Ning's OpenSocial Documentation: > http://tinyurl.com/3y5ckx > > = Initial Source = > > Ning, Inc. intends to donate code based on their implementation of > OpenSocial. The backend systems will be replaced with more generic > equivalents in order to not bind the implementation to specifics > of the Ning platform. > > This code will be extracted from Ning's internal development, and > has not been expanded on past the extraction. It will be provided > primarily as a starting place for a much more robust, community- > developed > implementation. > > = External Dependencies = > > The initial codebase relies on a library created by Google, Inc., > and licensed under the Apache Software License, Version 2.0. > > = Required Resources = > > Developer and user mailing lists > > A subversion repository > > A JIRA issue tracker > > = Initial Committers = > > Thomas Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Tim Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Brian McCallister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thomas Dudziak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Martin Traverso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > = Sponsors = > > == Champion == > > Brian McCallister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > == Nominated Mentors == > > Brian McCallister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thomas Dudziak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Santiago Gala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Upayavira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > == Sponsoring Entity == > > The Apache Incubator. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
