+1 For the proposal On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Roger Schildmeijer <schildmei...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Ioannis, Emmanuel, Ashish and Bernd. > > // Roger Schildmeijer > > > On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Bernd Fondermann < > bernd.fonderm...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> +1, sounds interesting. Good luck! >> >> Bernd >> >> On 28 Jun 2011 08:42, "Ashish" <paliwalash...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > +1 >> > >> > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 3:37 AM, Niklas Gustavsson <nik...@protocol7.com >> >wrote: >> > >> > > Hi, >> > > >> > > I would like to propose Deft to be an Apache Incubator project. Deft >> > > is a non-blocking, asynchronous, event driven high performance web >> > > framework running on the JVM. >> > > >> > > Here's a link to the proposal in the Incubator wiki: >> > > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DeftProposal >> > > >> > > As you will note, the list of mentors is in need of some volunteers, >> > > so if you find this interesting, feel free to sign up. Needless to >> > > say, the same of course goes for committers. >> > > >> > > You'll find the initial proposal pasted below. >> > > >> > > /niklas >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > = Deft Proposal = >> > > == Abstract == >> > > Deft is a non-blocking, asynchronous, event driven high performance >> > > web framework running on the JVM. >> > > >> > > == Proposal == >> > > Deft is a web framework that makes using it feel a bit like ordinary >> > > Java servlets, but with additional tools and optimizations to take >> > > advantage of the underlying non-blocking infrastructure. The framework >> > > is distinct from most mainstream Java web server frameworks because it >> > > is non-blocking and reasonably fast. It's ideal for real-time web >> > > services because it can support thousands of simultaneous idle >> > > connections. >> > > >> > > Key features: >> > > >> > > * Optimized for thousands of simultaneous connections >> > > * Using pure Java NIO (java.nio & java.nio.channels) >> > > * Asynchronous (nonblocking I/O) >> > > * Event driven >> > > >> > > == Background == >> > > Deft was initially inspired by Facebook's (actually !FriendFeed's ) >> > > Tornado open source project. Tornado is written in python and was open >> > > sourced by Facebook September 2009. Deft was started in October 2010 >> > > by Roger Schildmeijer and Jim Petersson, since then, a number of >> > > other developers (from different parts of the world) have submitted >> > > patches to the project. External contributors have also been involved >> > > in the pre-commit review process that Deft has adopted from Apache >> > > Cassandra. Currently the project is hosted on github and has 133 >> > > watchers and 19 forks. >> > > >> > > == Rationale == >> > > The goals of the project are very much aligned with the goals of the >> > > Apache Software Foundation. i.e there is interest in (continuing to) >> > > foster a collaborative, consensus based development process, using an >> > > open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high >> > > quality software that leads the way in its field. >> > > >> > > == Initial Goals == >> > > Even though the basic functionality is in place we would like to see >> > > the following features included in future releases: >> > > >> > > * More third party libraries that works within Deft's IOLoop >> > > * Https support for the async http client >> > > * Optimized buffer usage in the async socket abstraction >> > > * Template engine >> > > * Chunked transfer-encoding >> > > * Websockets >> > > * Https support >> > > * Improved Http 1.1 compliance >> > > >> > > = Current Status = >> > > == Meritocracy == >> > > Deft has been an open source project since day one. The project has >> > > transformed from being primarily a two person led (and funded) project >> > > to one with a number of diverse participants. Any potentially >> > > controversial architecture change is discussed on the public mailing >> > > list. Development has been coordinated primarily through a mailing >> > > list, pull requests and with some IRC. >> > > >> > > == Community == >> > > Building an active open source community will be one of Deft's top >> > > priority. The amount of interest in the project from social networks >> > > (like twitter and github) and individual developers and users suggests >> > > a strong community will develop once the framework to support one is >> > > in place. Currently the Deft community exists out of the core >> > > developers, and the users integration Deft in an end-user products >> > > (the actual number is unknown). >> > > >> > > == Core Developers == >> > > * Roger Schildmeijer >> > > * Jim Petersson >> > > * Johnathan Meehan >> > > * Nicholas Whitehead >> > > * Séven Le Mesle >> > > >> > > Other contributors to the project include: William Edwards, Jacob >> > > Kristhammar, Rickard Böttcher, ilmich, 1730wang (Nemo), Khaled >> > > Essghaier, Mikael Piotrowski >> > > >> > > == Alignment == >> > > Deft is a web framework with a strong focus on speed and asynchronous >> > > principles. Some parts of Deft are a complex (especiallt the >> > > asynchronous parts) and it makes sense to have a >> > > supporting/developing community. Apache provides a solid base with >> > > established processes and rules to create such community. >> > > >> > > == Known Risks == >> > > === Inexperience with Open Source === >> > > The current code that has been developed for Deft is open sourced >> > > under the Apache 2.0 license. The majority of the initial developers >> > > of Deft are familiar with the Apache model for open-source >> > > development. >> > > >> > > === Orphaned Products === >> > > All participants are active users and contributors to open source. >> > > One of them (Roger Schildmeijer) has experience as a contributor on >> > > the Apache Cassandra open source project. >> > > >> > > === Homogeneous Developers === >> > > Deft's initial set of committers include people that have a strong JVM >> > > background, and are spread over a number of countries and different >> > > employers. >> > > >> > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === >> > > None of the developers working on Deft are salaried specifically to >> > > work on the project. The initial set of committers will continue to >> > > use their spare time to develop Deft. >> > > >> > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === >> > > Deft has dependencies upon other Apache Projects: !HttpClient and >> > > Maven. Also, Deft comes with a "built-in" asynchronous http client. It >> > > could be worth time to investigate if parts of >> > > [[http://mina.apache.org/asyncweb/client-ideas.html|Apache Mina's >> > > async http client]] could be reused. >> > > >> > > === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === >> > > The initial set of developers respect the Apache brand and feel that >> > > Apache is the right place to establish a healthy open source >> > > community. Deft itself will hopefully have benefits from Apache, in >> > > terms of attracting a community and establishing a solid group of >> > > developers. However, even if this proposal is not accepted, the >> > > development will continue. As such, there is no need to, or reason >> > > to, "abuse" the brand. >> > > >> > > == Documentation == >> > > Infoq article about Deft: http://www.infoq.com/articles/deft-loft >> > > >> > > Deft documentation: http://deftserver.org/ >> > > >> > > Deft issue tracker and source: https://github.com/rschildmeijer/deft/ >> > > >> > > Deft Continuous Integration: http://savagesprout.com:8180/jenkins/ >> > > >> > > == External Dependencies == >> > > The external dependencies that Deft uses are all Apache license or >> > > compatible licenses. >> > > >> > > * Google Guava (http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/, Apache >> License >> > > 2.0) >> > > * Logback (http://logback.qos.ch, Dual license, LGPL 2.1 and EPL >> v1.0) >> > > * Apache HttpClient (for unit/system tests) >> > > (http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/, Apache License 2.0) >> > > * Ning's Async Http Client (for unit/system tests) >> > > (https://github.com/sonatype/async-http-client, Apache License 2.0) >> > > * JUnit (http://www.junit.org/, Common Public License - v 1.0) >> > > * javax.activation >> > > (http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.activation/activation/1.1.1, >> > > Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) Version 1.0) >> > > >> > > == Required Resources == >> > > === Mailing lists === >> > > * deft-private >> > > * deft-dev >> > > * deft-commits >> > > * deft-user >> > > >> > > === Subversion Directory === >> > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/deft >> > > >> > > === Issue Tracking === >> > > JIRA DEFT (Deft) >> > > >> > > === Other Resources === >> > > * Jenkins for continuos integration. >> > > * deftserver.org domain to be transferred to ASF upon incubation. >> > > >> > > == Initial Committers == >> > > * Roger Schildmeijer (schildmeijer [at] gmail com) >> > > * Jim Petersson (jim.petersson [at] gmail com) >> > > * Johnathan Meehan (jmeehan [at] phasevariance com) >> > > * Nicholas Whitehead (nwhitehead [at] heliosdev org) >> > > * Séven Le Mesle (slemesle [at] xebia fr) >> > > >> > > == Sponsors == >> > > === Champion === >> > > * Niklas Gustavsson n...@apache.org >> > > >> > > === Nominated Mentors === >> > > >> > > >> > > === Sponsoring Entity === >> > > * Apache Incubator PMC >> > > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > thanks >> > ashish >> > >> > Blog: http://www.ashishpaliwal.com/blog >> > My Photo Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/ashishpaliwal >> >
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