Are there plans for NPanday to work with other .NET IDEs, such as SharpDevelop (www.sharpdevelop.net)?
Don On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 7:12 AM, Mark Struberg <strub...@yahoo.de> wrote: > sounds good. > > A minor question: do you plan to graduate under the umbrella of the Maven TLP > or > becoming an own TLP? > > LieGrue, > strub > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Josimpson Ocaba <joc...@g2ix.net> >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >> Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 12:10:29 PM >> Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] NPanday Project >> >> Hi, >> >> We would like to inquire if there are any more comments before we could >> start >>a vote. >> >> note: We also have a current vote for a new committer at codeplex, so we >> will >>wait for the results on that and adjust the proposal before the vote if >>needed. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Josimpson Ocaba" <joc...@g2ix.net> >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 1:23:18 PM >> Subject: [PROPOSAL] NPanday Project >> >> Good Day, In behalf of the NPanday community I would like to share with you >>our proposal for the NPanday project to be included amongst one of the >>incubation projects. >> >> Here is the link for the proposal in the incubation: >>http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/NPandayProposal >> and here is the link for the current location of the project: >>http://npanday.codeplex.com/ >> >> >> Please let us know any feedbacks or questions about the proposal. We would >>very much welcome any volunteers to help us guide NPanday through this >>incubation process. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> NPanday Proposal >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> Abstract >> >> NPanday y allows projects using the .NET framework to be built with Apache >>Maven. NPanday allows .NET projects to be converted into Maven projects thus >>allowing them to fully utilize the other technologies driven by Maven. >>Proposal >> >> NPanday primarily provides two capabilities: a set of Maven plugins, for >>constructing builds in Maven that use the .NET command-line tools; and a >>Visual >>Studio Addin that keeps a Visual Studio project in sync with the Maven POM >>and >>adds reference resolution from Maven artifact repositories. Together this >>allows you to use a single tool across .NET, Java or any other Maven-based >>projects, including the same benefits of dependency management, automated >>release and source control management. >> >> Background >> >> When building .NET projects traditionally you would use the built in >>components in Visual Studio or compile the source code by hand in the command >>line using .NET frameworks. NPanday gives an alternative building management >>option. >> >> NPanday also allows developers to continue to build and develop .NET >> projects >>even without the aid of Visual Studio. >> >> Rationale >> >> NPanday allows developers to still use the .NET Frameworks and technologies >>that they need and at the same time allow their projects to be distributed >>and >>released with greater ease using Maven's conventions. NPanday also helps >>those >>developers maintain and integrate their project in a continuus integration >>that >>could host both Java and .NET projects. >> >> Initial Goals >> >> The initial goals for NPanday are: >> >> * Donate the existing codebase and import it. >> * Setup the incubation infrastructure (svn repository, build system, >>website) so we can run continuous builds with automated testing and publish >>all >>available documentation and releases, and migrate from Codeplex >> * Get people involved in advancing the code base in different >> directions, >>integrating it with other projects at Apache. >> * Work closely with current contributors and seek to add new committers >> * Prepare for a point release that meets incubator and Apache criteria >> * Start active development on NPanday 2.0 >> >> Current Status >> >> The current codebase is developed and tested in both .NET and Java. It was >>developed at Codeplex for the last two years after originally being forked >>from >>the failed NMaven incubator podling. >> >> We have a number of releases all of which have followed a clear transparent >>process. Documentation for the project is currently available in >>http://www.npanday.org/docs/1.2/, which can be donated and converted to the >>Apache NPanday website. The development team is currently using Codeplex >>discussion forums as the primary colaborative process. >> >> Meritocracy >> >> Some of the core developers are already committers and PMC members at >> Apache, >>so they understand what it means to have a process based on meritocracy. >> >> NPanday has been operating under an Apache-like model since its inception. >> >> Community >> >> We've seen a number of new contributors joining the community recently.. >> Most >>of the community members have found NPanday through searching for Maven in >>.NET >>and have donated their own tweaks as they continue to consume NPanday. The >>community members have actively created issues that are improving the >>behaviors >>and bugs in the current version. >> >> Core Developers >> >> The core development team started mostly with members from MaestroDev and >> has >>been recently added with other independent developers. Most of the >>development >>team members have experience in other Apache projects. >> >> Alignment >> >> The initial codebase came from NMaven in the incubator, and because of that >>and the Apache committers involved it has always had an Apache development >>philosophy. It is designed to work with Apache Maven, though has some value >>to >>anyone that can use a POM. We would also like to reach out to other >>.NET-based >>projects at Apache. >> >> Known Risks >> >> The primary risk to growth is attracting .NET developers to the project. >> >> Orphaned Products >> >> There is already a growing community in existence and the members of the >>community are active towards enhancing NPanday even more, including some >>existing Apache committers. NPanday has also been advertised in the >>Philippines >>as a gateway for students and developers to get involved in open source >>projects. There are no signs of the project being orphaned or abandoned, but >>we >>realise that continuing to grow diversity of committers and traction among >>users will be important to secure its future. >> >> Homogenous Developers >> >> The committers of NPanday are from at least 2 different companies, >> MaestroDev >>and Itemis. NPanday also has contributors from other companies and are >>interested to be committers as well. >> >> Reliance on Salaried Developers >> >> Although NPanday mostly consists of MaestroDev employees the work for >> NPanday >>is done on billed time and non billed time. >> >> Initial Source >> >> NPanday has been in development within codeplex since 2008. Source and >>Intellectual Property Submission Plan The contributions are from three >>sources: >> >> * the original (cleared) NMaven code >> * contributions by MaestroDev employees (will be covered under a >> software >>grant/CCLA) >> * contributions by active individuals (will submit CLAs) >> >> We wish to explore whether we should import this picking up the NMaven >>history. >> Required Resources >> >> Mailing lists: >> >> * npanday-...@incubator.apache.org >> * npanday-comm...@incubator.apache.org >> * npanday-us...@incubator.apache.org >> * npanday-priv...@incubator.apache.org >> >> Subversion: >> >> * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/npanday >> >> Issue Tracking: >> >> * JIRA: Apache npanday (npanday) >> >> Wiki: >> >> * Confluence: Apache npanday (npanday) >> >> Initial Committers >> >> * Marecor Baclay <mbac...@apache.org> >> * Odea Ching <och...@apache.org> >> * Lars Corneliussen <l...@corneliussen.de> >> * Joe Ocaba <joc...@maestrodev.com> >> * Adelita Padilla <apadi...@maestrodev.com> >> * Brett Porter <br...@apache.org> >> * Wendy Smoak <wsm...@apache.org> >> >> note: We also have a number of emeritus committers, and one that has been >>accepted but is awaiting approval from their employer. They are not initially >>listed, but we expect that they would be welcome back if available. The >>podling >>would vote on them as normal should that occur. >> >> Affiliations >> >> Brett Porter, Wendy Smoak, Odea Ching, Marecor Baclay, Joe Ocaba, and >> Adelita >>Padilla work for MaestroDev and Lars Corneliussen works for Itemis. >> >> Sponsors >> >> We have approached both the champion and an initial list of mentors that >> have >>agreed to mentor this project. Champion: >> >> * Brett Porter >> >> Mentors: >> >> * Dennis Lundberg >> * Gavin McDonald >> * Odea Ching >> >> Sponsor: >> >> * Apache Incubator >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
