I think it's important that Aries have its own identity independent from a particular framework implementation (e.g. Felix or Equinox) or Kernel (e.g. Karaf, Geronimo, etc.). Independence (both technical and perception) will help make it equally consumable in each and increase the likelihood of it being deployed in more environments.
I also believe Aries will attract a community which is sustainable and different from those other projects. Given the goal to have Aries components work on and/or be consumed by those projects I would hope that the Aries community would share members with Felix, Geronimo, ServiceMix, etc.. This outcome would be highly desirable. My hope is that incubation will prove that Aries is indeed a sustainable independent project and if that is found not to be the case, then that is also a valid outcome. Regards, Graham. 2009/9/3 Niclas Hedhman <nic...@hedhman.org>: > On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 3:19 AM, William A. Rowe, Jr.<wr...@rowe-clan.net> > wrote: > >> If Felix is looking at this as an opportunity, to attract more OSGi >> activity at the foundation, expand its base of contributors (at least >> to common underlying components) and demonstrate that the ASF encourages >> creation of the best-of-breed solutions, I'd hope to see some Felix PMC >> members step up to help mentor this effort and identify places where >> the best choice between common code is a win for all efforts. > > +100, and IMHO not only as Mentors... I would be surprised (and very > concerned) if the Aries folks wouldn't love to have a few Felix > committers joining in. > After all, it is easier to influence and discuss if you are on the > same side of a fence... > > > Cheers > -- > Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer > http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java > > I live here; http://tinyurl.com/2qq9er > I work here; http://tinyurl.com/2ymelc > I relax here; http://tinyurl.com/2cgsug > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
