Sounds interesting. +1
On Sun, 2008-08-03 at 20:02 +0200, Roland Weber wrote: > Hi all, > > please vote on accepting project PicaGalley > (originally proposed under the name of Caitrin) > for incubation, with the Incubator PMC as the Sponsor. > > This vote runs until Sun 2008-08-10 24:00 GMT, > unless major discussions ensue. Votes of IPMC > members are binding, a minimum of three +1 is > required. I don't know whether a majority is > sufficient or whether consensus is required, > so I hope for the latter :-) > > thanks and cheers, > Roland > > --8<------------------------------------------------ > [ ] +1 Accept PicaGalley for incubation > [ ] 0 Don't care > [ ] -1 Reject for the following reason : > ---------------------------------------------------- > > (The text below contains minor edits compared to the draft at > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/CaitrinProposal > I removed the section "Help Wanted", improved formatting for > direct reading, and removed the ! prefix from "!PicaGalley".) > > > == Abstract == > > PicaGalley will be a photo gallery application with web access. > > == Proposal == > > PicaGalley will be a complete open source photo gallery application including > a content repository for the images, a display piece, an access control > layer, > and upload capabilities. The idea is to have a rigid design for the content > repository with a very flexible display piece. The images in the content > repository will be protected with granular access control. > > == Background == > > Photo gallery software provides users with the means to store, manage, and > publish photographies and other digital images. A user creates one or more > photo albums and puts images into them. Metadata stored with the images > allows > for searching. The primary means to access the photo gallery will be web > interfaces, for human interaction through a browser as well as for machine > retrieval. Images are published by granting read access to everybody or to a > group of invites. > > Initially the proposal idea for a photo gallery was brought forth due to a > project that had been started at Nechtan Design. While discussing the > possibility of forming a community around that project (called Caitrin) a > community started to form. Others with interest in the subject and problem > space started putting in their ideas and offered to donate code that could > help. It was decided that the project should start from scratch with a new > architecture. This proposal is based on a high level design that evolved from > the subsequent discussions. > > We are aware that we have significant work ahead of us, not only in the code > to be written but in finding a community to support the project. > > == Rationale == > "A picture tells a thousand words..." > > If a picture tells a thousand words then a gallery of pictures tells an > amazing story. It could tell this story as part of a larger web site, in a > blog or on its own. Unfortunately, there exists no Java open source > application to assist the community to tell this story. PicaGalley will > change that. > > There are many photo galleries that are written in PHP. Each of these > addresses a particular need and many work well for their intended purpose. > However, there is not a photo gallery that is written in Java. As Web 2.0 > continues to grow it only makes sense that the community provide not only PHP > but also Java applications to allow everyone the ability to publish their own > content. Apache started down this road with Roller and can continue with > PicaGalley. > > > == Initial Goals == > > * Create a prototype by drawing pieces from existing efforts > * Recruit additional community members > > * Finalize the Content Repository > * Use cases - capture ideas such as access control that might not make > first drop > * Layout > * Unit tests (simple drivers for loading, accessing, searching, etc.) > > * ReST structure > * Use cases > * URI format > * semantics > * prototype implementation > > * Web service > * Use cases - want to capture ideas for process (Ode) integration > * WSDL Description > * prototype > > > == Current Status == > > Responses to the initial proposal uncovered several existing efforts at > implementing photo gallery software in Java. Instead of picking one codebase > over the others, we started from scratch with a high-level design. Pieces > will > be taken from the existing efforts as appropriate. These efforts are: > > * Caitrin: Originally developed for a fee at Nechtan Design then > voluntarily > updated. The code is in use on a test site and ready to be moved to > production. It runs on Tomcat and uses a relational DB for > storing metadata as well as the filesystem for storing images. This > codebase > was at the core of the initial proposal for this podling. > > * Noel Bergman developed a photo gallery software he is willing to donate. > The software is in production use, technical details remain to be > investigated. > > * Carsten Ziegeler is working on a photo gallery software based on Apache > Sling (currently incubating), which uses a JCR backend for storage. This > codebase is destined as a contribution to Apache Sling. > > * Luciano Resende is working on a photo gallery sample for Apache Tuscany > SCA, using a filesystem storage backend. This codebase is already at Apache, > see https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/tuscany/java/sca/samples/photo-gallery/ > > > == Meritocracy == > > The PicaGalley project will demonstrate the best in meritocracy. Due to the > fact that the project is in its infancy and only a small community exists, > the > community that grows to surround it as it grows within the ASF will all > adhere > to the fundamentals of meritocracy. Every person who is currently part of > the > community has given a significant contribution of either architecture > expertise and/or code. > > == Community == > > After the initial proposal for a Caitrin podling, which came with no > community > at all, a small community has formed within the ASF. Some people are > interested in the problem domain itself, while others are interested in > showcasing how particular technologies can be used to solve some aspect of > the > problem. > > > == Core Developers == > > Angela Cymbalak > > > == Known Risks == > > === Orphaned Projects === > > We are starting with a very small community. While several people are > interested, it remains to be seen how much time they can spend here. The risk > of becoming an orphaned project is high. > > In light of this situation, we are putting the initial focus on delivering > working prototypes based on existing efforts at Apache Tuscany SCA and > possibly at Apache Sling (currently incubating). Working prototypes will > enable interested parties to download and play with the code and entice them > to get involved. Relying on existing efforts means that our work results can > find a home at Apache even if the podling itself should fail to gain > sufficient traction. > > > === Inexperience with Open Source === > > The initiator of this proposal has limited experience with open source. She > is > committed to learning the Apache Way. The other members of the community we > currently see forming are Apache PMC members or ASF members. > > > === Homogeneous Developers === > > The current community grew out of a desire to see different pieces of > technology put to use and an interest in the problem space. There is no > single entity that is providing all the developers for this project. > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > > This project is not in the profit stream for any of the participants. > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > > There are several other Apache Products and Apache Incubator projects that > are > being evaluated for use with this project. Some members of the community are > involved because of wanting to see a particular technology put to use. Likely > candidates are: > > * Jackrabbit for the backend > * Tuscany SCA for the WS interface > * Sanselan for metadata extraction > * Sling for the frontend > * maybe JSecurity for authorization > > There were brief discussions with the Apache Roller project about > implementing > the photo gallery as a plugin to the Roller weblog software. The community > response indicated general interest but limited enthusiasm. The intent of > this > proposal is to develop a standalone photo gallery application, whereas the > Roller community is likely to consider it an accessory feature. We therefore > prefer to start an independent effort, which can later be tied to Roller by > means of a plugin. > > > === A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > > The Apache community has shown themselves to be invested in the code that > they > are writing because they enjoy the act of developing a quality product that > can be easily used by others. They rely on collective knowledge instead of > the knowledge of the individual and are willing to share that knowledge with > others. We feel that this application will continue to grow well under the > guidance, leadership and structure of the Apache community and the ASF. > > == Documentation == > > No documentation currently exists. > > == Initial Source == > > No initial source is currently identified. All the code bases listed above > will be donated in order to prevent IP pollution. > > == Cryptography == > > No cryptography is currently utilized in this project. > > == Required Resources == > > === Mailing lists === > > The minimum mailing lists will be needed: > * picagalley-private (with moderated subscriptions) > * picagalley-dev > * picagalley-commits > * picagalley-user > > === Subversion Directory === > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/picagalley > > === Issue Tracking === > > JIRA picagalley(picagalley) > > === Other Resources === > > None. > > == Initial Committers == > > Angela Cymbalak (a DOT cymbalak AT nechtan DOT org) (cla submitted) > > Luciano Resende (lresende AT apache DOT org) > > == Affiliations == > > None. > > == Sponsors == > > === Champion === > > Noel Bergman > > === Nominated Mentors === > > Carsten Ziegeler > > Martin Cooper > > Roland Weber > > == Sponsoring Entity == > > We kindly ask the Incubator to sponsor this project. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
