+1 Dan
On Thursday 13 November 2008 12:41:56 pm Paul Fremantle wrote: > The Stonehenge proposal has been around for discussion for a while, > and we now have a wide set of contributors and mentors, so I'd like to > call a vote. I know there are some other potential mentors and or > contributors still considering getting involved, but the normal Apache > process of course allows that at any time. > > The proposal is here: > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/StonehengeProposal > > And also included at the end: > > Please vote +1 to accept, or -1 with reasons to not accept as a podling. > > Paul > > StonehengeProposal > Project Stonehenge > Abstract > > Stonehenge is a set of example applications for Service Oriented > Architecture that spans languages and platforms and demonstrates best > practise and interoperability. > Proposal > > The aim of the Stonehenge project is to develop a set of sample > applications to demonstrate seamless interoperability across multiple > underlying platform technologies by using currently defined W3C and > OASIS standard protocols. > > We are proposing this incubator project because we believe that a > project that includes a set of sample applications, with multiple > language and framework implementations will become a useful and > important part of the SOA landscape. It will: > > * > > illustrate and develop best practice for interoperable > applications that communicate via distributed protocols, > * > > demonstrate interoperability between platforms, > * > > provide sample code upon which SOA developers can build, > * > > help identify interoperability issues and their solutions, and > * > > build confidence in cross-platform deployment of SOA technologies. > > We believe that pursuit of these objectives at Apache has a number of > significant benefits: > > 1. > > Attractiveness of Apache to the wide range of vendors and > customers willing to participate in the conception, development, and > implementation of new scenarios. > 2. > > A well-established, neutral forum and process for architectural > design and implementation. > 3. > > The flexibility of the Apache License to allow users to leverage > Stonehenge without onerous conditions. > > Initially WSO2 will contribute an application called StockTrader, > which is currently implemented in various languages based on > Axis2/Java and Axis2/C including Java, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Python, and > Spring. This will form the first of several applications which will be > built in this incubator podling. In addition, we will invite > contributions of other "stock trader" applications, including the > Microsoft StockTrader sample found at [WWW] > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/bb499684.aspx. We also > invite contributions from any other organization who has similar > applications or technologies. > > Interoperability between the WSO2 StockTrader 2.0 application and the > Microsoft StockTrader 2.0 has already been demonstrated and we expect > to demonstrate wider interoperability. > > Going beyond StockTrader, we expect to develop additional applications > that demonstrate SOA principles in an open and collaborative manner > within the Stonehenge community. > Current Status > > The development to date of the StockTrader application has > successfully shown the benefits of cross-platform interoperability and > have provided a useful example to developers on those platforms. > However, the StockTrader application as currently implemented has > limitations, including a limited repertoire of technologies (e.g. > focusing primarily on WS-Security), and a limited number of > implementation platforms (Axis2/Java, Axis2/C). We expect that this > podling would expand the scope of this effort to a wider set of > implementation platforms (including but not limited to Apache > technologies such as Apache CXF) as well as bring in a wider, more > diverse community of participants. > Meritocracy > > One of the core aims of the Stonehenge proposal is to encourage > meritocracy and contribution. One core aim in coming to Apache is to > use the well-defined governance model that Apache has and to encourage > the developers of frameworks to get involved and contribute > implementations of the core components. A good proportion of the > project participants are experienced Apache contributors and totally > understand the Apache meritocracy approach. Everyone involved see that > as being crucial to the success of this project. > Core Developers > > The core developers are all listed in the initial committers list > later in this proposal. > Alignment > > The project already uses core libraries from the [WWW] Apache WS > project including [WWW] Apache Axis2/Java, [WWW] Rampart and [WWW] > Sandesha2. In addition, the PHP, Perl, and Python versions use the > [WWW] Apache Axis2/C libraries. We hope to develop versions that > utilize at least the [WWW] Apache CXF and [WWW] Apache Qpid projects > in the future. For build we intend to use [WWW] Apache Maven. > Known Risks > Orphaned Products > > We are enthusiastic about the potential to participate on the > Stonehenge project if it goes forward. The StockTrader application and > other applications are already considered a core part of WSO2's > offerings and we expect new applications developed to be similarly > important. We also intend to utilize these applications to demonstrate > ongoing interoperability. The success of Stonehenge will rely on > developing a community and we think it offers an exciting opportunity. > Inexperience with Open Source > > The proposed group of committers includes people with varying amounts > of experience at Apache, but everyone is interested in the potential > of the project and to its success at Apache. The intent is for the > existing Apache committers to mentor the rest of the developers. > Homogeneous Developers > > The proposed developers come from <n> companies. The developers have > already experience in working together across company boundaries and > welcome input from other developers – either independent, existing > Apache committers, or those in companies that wish to participate in > Stonehenge. > Leveraging the Strong Apache Brand > > We strongly believe that the ASF is the right place for this project > and to develop a community. Firstly, the ASF offers a set of > governance practices and models that are independent of any company. > We believe this is vital in creating interoperable cross-framework and > cross-language distributed applications and systems. We also believe > that demonstrating interoperability can be accomplished in the > collaborative environment, and that we can help developers and users > better understand each others frameworks and code, which will help > identify and resolve problems. Although interoperability can be > achieved by design, or through private collaborative efforts, we > believe forums like Apache offers a valuable alternatives for > developers from different companies and technological backgrounds to > come together to help increase interoperability between technologies. > Documentation > > Existing documentation for the WSO2 Stocktrader application can be found > here: > > * > > [WWW] http://wso2.org/interop/stocktrader > > Initial Source > > Apache would receive all source and documentation contributions under > the Apache contributor's agreements. Contributions of the sample > applications (or related materials) do not include any commercially > available enabling technologies or standards that may be referenced in > the sample applications.applications, or which the sample applications > are related to.The WSO2 source is already available under the Apache > license here: [WWW] > https://wso2.org/repos/wso2/trunk/interop/stocktrader/ > External Dependencies > > As a project demonstrating broad interoperability, the project should > encourage the broadest possible implementation of each sample > application. We thus expect certain components of the application to > be run on open source licensed platforms, on dually licensed > platforms, as well as on commercially licensed platforms. The existing > Stocktrader code bases variously depend on Apache projects (Apache > Axis2/Java, Apache Axis2/C, Apache Maven), on other open source > systems such as WSO2 WSF/PHP and Spring (through WSO2 WSF/Spring). > Future contributions could depend on proprietary systems such as > Microsoft .Net or commercial JEE servers. > Cryptography > > Stonehenge will use the existing Apache technologies (Rampart, > Rampart/C, WSS4J) and may leverage other technologies such as IBM, > Microsoft, Oracle or other frameworks for security and cryptography. > There is no code contributed or expectation of contributions that > implement cryptography itself. > Required Resources > Mailing Lists > > * > > stonehenge-private > * > > stonehenge-dev > * > > stonehenge-commits > * > > stonehenge-user > > Subversion Directory > > * > > [WWW] [WWW] https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/stonehenge > > Issue Tracking > > * > > JIRA : Stonehenge (Stonehenge) > > Other Resources > > * > > None > > Initial Committers > > * > > Samisa Abeysinghe ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Drew Baird ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Kamaljit Bath ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Michael Champion ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Glen Daniels ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Senaka Fernando ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Paul Fremantle ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Daniel Kulp ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Mark Little ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Jonathan Marsh ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Ole Matzura ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Niclas Reimertz ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Selvaratnam Uthaiyashankar ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Carl Trieloff ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Sanjiva Weerawarana ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Afkham Azeez ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Ruwan Linton ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Deepal Jayasinghe ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Nandana Mihindukulasooriya ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Affiliations > > * > > Samisa Abeysinghe WSO2 > * > > Drew Baird Microsoft > * > > Kamaljit Bath Microsoft > * > > Michael Champion Microsoft > * > > Glen Daniels WSO2 > * > > Senaka Fernando University of Moratuwa > * > > Paul Fremantle WSO2 > * > > Daniel Kulp Progress Software > * > > Mark Little Red Hat > * > > Jonathan Marsh WSO2 > * > > Ole Matzura Eviware > * > > Niclas Reimertz Eviware > * > > Selvaratnam Uthaiyashankar WSO2 > * > > Carl Trieloff Red Hat > * > > Sanjiva Weerawarana WSO2 > * > > Afkham Azeez WSO2 > * > > Ruwan Linton WSO2 > * > > Nandana Mihindukulasooriya WSO2 > > Sponsors > > Champion > > * > > Paul Fremantle ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Nominated Mentors > > * > > Danese Cooper ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Daniel Kulp ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Matthieu Riou ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * > > Jim Jagielski ([MAILTO] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Sponsoring Entity > > * > > Incubator -- Daniel Kulp [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dankulp.com/blog --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
