Is there a potential trademark issue with Google? I worry about the
similarity in name to Picasa, especially given they both are web-
based photo
galleries.
Apologies if this has already been discussed.
WILL
On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Roland Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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.
>
>
>
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