+1 (non binding) Thanks,
On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Paul Fremantle <pzf...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 binding > > Paul > > On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Mohammad Nour El-Din > <nour.moham...@gmail.com> wrote: >> +1 (Not binding) >> >> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Raymond Feng <enjoyj...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> +1 (non binding), bring Nuvem into Incubator. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Raymond >>> ________________________________________________________________ >>> Raymond Feng >>> rf...@apache.org >>> Apache Tuscany PMC member and committer: tuscany.apache.org >>> Co-author of Tuscany SCA In Action book: www.tuscanyinaction.com >>> Personal Web Site: www.enjoyjava.com >>> ________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> On Jun 19, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Luciano Resende wrote: >>> >>>> After initial discussion [1], please vote on the acceptance of Nuvem >>>> Project for incubation at the Apache Incubator. The full proposal is >>>> available at the end of this message and on the wiki at >>>> >>>> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/Nuvem >>>> >>>> We ask the Incubator PMC to sponsor the project with Luciano Resende >>>> as the Champion and Jean-Frederic Clere, Paul Fremantle, Ant Elder and >>>> Donald Woods volunteering to be mentors. >>>> >>>> Please cast your votes: >>>> >>>> [ ] +1, bring Nuvem into Incubator >>>> [ ] +0, I don't care either way >>>> [ ] -1, do not bring Nuvem into Incubator, because... >>>> >>>> The vote is open for the next 72 hours and only votes from the >>>> Incubator PMC are binding. >>>> >>>> [1] http://www.mail-archive.com/general@incubator.apache.org/msg24841.html >>>> [2] http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/Nuvem >>>> >>>> >>>> ================================================= >>>> Apache Nuvem, a cross-cloud application programming interface >>>> ================================================= >>>> >>>> Abstract >>>> ----------- >>>> >>>> Nuvem will define an open application programming interface for common >>>> cloud application services, allowing applications to be easily ported >>>> across the most popular cloud platforms. >>>> >>>> Proposal >>>> ----------- >>>> >>>> * Define an open API that abstracts common cloud platform services to >>>> help decouple the application logic from the particulars of a specific >>>> proprietary cloud. >>>> * Implement the Nuvem API for popular clouds such as Google >>>> AppEngine, Amazon EC2 and Microsoft Azure. >>>> * Initially focus on User Authentication and Authorization, >>>> Distributed Cache, Data Store, Queuing; then extend to other services >>>> such as Chat, Logging, and Debugging. >>>> >>>> Background >>>> ---------------- >>>> >>>> An important issue for application developers is to avoid lock-in to a >>>> specific cloud application platform. By providing a cross-cloud >>>> application programming interface that abstracts common cloud platform >>>> services, Nuvem addresses this concern and strives to help make >>>> applications easily portable across multiple clouds. >>>> >>>> In mixed cloud deployments, applications need to access platform >>>> services across cloud boundaries. Nuvem will make this possible by >>>> providing a remote API for these cloud application platform services. >>>> >>>> Rationale >>>> ------------- >>>> >>>> There are currently no efforts to define a truly open-source API to >>>> abstract common cloud platform services. Nuvem strives to create a >>>> community around building an open-source cloud application programming >>>> interface in a manner that fully allows for tried-and-true open source >>>> mechanisms such as user-driven innovation. >>>> >>>> Initial Goals >>>> ---------------- >>>> >>>> A Nuvem prototype is currently being developed in an Apache Tuscany >>>> sandbox, providing initial support for some cloud platform services >>>> from Google AppEngine and Amazon EC2. We look at moving this prototype >>>> to the Apache Incubator as the next step to broaden the community, >>>> expand the API to support more services and cloud platforms. >>>> >>>> Current Status >>>> -------------------- >>>> >>>> The initial code has been developed under the Apache Software License >>>> 2.0 by current Apache committers. >>>> >>>> Meritocracy >>>> --------------- >>>> >>>> We recognize the importance of running the project as a meritocracy. >>>> We are eager to engage other members of the community and operate to >>>> the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we believe this is >>>> the most effective method of growing our community and enabling >>>> widespread adoption. >>>> >>>> Community >>>> --------------- >>>> >>>> The initial committer list consists of a couple of independent >>>> developers. We expect that the project will greatly increase in >>>> contribution base, and this is one aspect the project will monitor in >>>> becoming ready for graduation. >>>> >>>> Alignment >>>> -------------- >>>> >>>> Currently, there are no other Apache projects concerned with building >>>> a cross-cloud API for application platform services. We feel that it >>>> would be a good complement to the set of Apache projects and could >>>> provide them with an API for interacting with cloud application >>>> platforms. >>>> >>>> Nuvem complements Apache libCloud and Deltacloud projects (which both >>>> cover provisioning and elasticity in the cloud), providing portability >>>> of applications and application services across heterogeneous cloud >>>> environments. >>>> >>>> Orphaned Products >>>> -------------------------- >>>> >>>> The Nuvem developers have a long-term interest in use and maintenance >>>> of the code and there is also hope that different cloud providers will >>>> be interested in providing support for the Nuvem API and will join the >>>> project. We feel that it is important to put formal governance in >>>> place both for the project and the contributors as the project >>>> expands. We feel the ASF is the best location for this. >>>> >>>> Inexperience with Open Source >>>> ------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Luciano Resende have been involved with Open Source Software for >>>> several years; he has actively contributed to Apache Tuscany, Apache >>>> PhotArk and contributed to and/or mentored other Apache podlings. He >>>> is also part of the Apache Community Development PMC and >>>> Admin/co-Admin for the Google Summer of Code mentoring project. >>>> Raymond Fend, is also a long time committer and PMC member of Apache >>>> Tuscany and/or other Apache projects. >>>> >>>> Reliance on Salaried Developers >>>> -------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> The project is being implemented by developers in their independent >>>> personal time and is not founded by a specific corporation. >>>> >>>> Relationships with Other Apache Products >>>> -------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Apache Tuscany is currently used to wire different implementations of >>>> application platform services to applications and expose these >>>> services remotely. >>>> >>>> For clouds that does not provide a specific application service on >>>> their platform, we would work with Apache sibling projects such as >>>> Hadoop, CouchDB and Cassandra for data store, or ActiveMQ and Qpid for >>>> queueing for example, to close the gap. >>>> >>>> An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> We seek to build a lasting community around the Nuvem API. The most >>>> important reason for proposing this project for incubation is to gain >>>> visibility, and to allow contributors to more easily join and >>>> contribute to the project. >>>> >>>> Documentation >>>> --------------------- >>>> >>>> There isn't much of a documentation available. >>>> >>>> Initial Source >>>> ------------------- >>>> >>>> The Apache Nuvem prototype has been developed in the Apache SVN >>>> repository and is available at: >>>> >>>> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/tuscany/sandbox/sca-cloud-tutorial/ >>>> >>>> External Dependencies >>>> -------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Nuvem is written in Java and is currently using Apache Tuscany. >>>> >>>> Cryptography >>>> ------------------- >>>> >>>> N/A >>>> >>>> Required Resources >>>> ----------------------------- >>>> >>>> * Mailing lists >>>> * nuvem-dev >>>> * nuvem-commits >>>> * nuvem-private >>>> * Subversion >>>> * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/nuvem >>>> >>>> * Issue Tracking >>>> * JIRA (nuvem) >>>> >>>> Initial Committers >>>> ------------------------ >>>> >>>> Luciano Resende (lresende AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Raymond Feng (rfeng AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Senaka Fernando (senaka AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Selvaratnam Uthaiyashankar (shankar AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Sagara Gunathunga (sagara AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Jean-Sebastien Delfino (jsdelfino AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Sonal Goyal (sgoyal AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Donald Woods (dwoods AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Chintana Wilamuna (chintana AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Champion >>>> -------------- >>>> >>>> Luciano Resende (lresende AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Nominated Mentors >>>> -------------------------- >>>> >>>> Jean-Frederic Clere (jfclere AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Paul Fremantle (pzf AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Ant Elder (antelder AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Donald Woods (dwoods AT apache DOT org) >>>> >>>> Sponsoring Entity >>>> ----------------------- >>>> >>>> Incubator PMC >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Luciano Resende >>>> http://people.apache.org/~lresende >>>> http://twitter.com/lresende1975 >>>> http://lresende.blogspot.com/ >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks >> - Mohammad Nour >> - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mnour >> ---- >> "Life is like riding a bicycle. 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