+1 (binding) On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Ashish <paliwalash...@gmail.com> wrote: > [X] +1 Accept Deft for incubation > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Niklas Gustavsson <nik...@protocol7.com>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> With three mentors graciously signed up and the discussion around the >> proposal settling, it's time for a vote on Deft joining the incubator. >> >> The latest proposal can be found below, or in the wiki: >> >> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DeftProposal >> >> For discussions: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/general@incubator.apache.org/msg29659.html >> >> Please cast your votes: >> >> [ ] +1 Accept Deft for incubation >> [ ] +0 Indifferent to Deft incubation >> [ ] -1 Reject Deft for incubation >> >> Vote will be running for 72 hours. >> >> /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 134 >> 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 === >> * Emmanuel Lécharny (Apache Member) >> * Mohammad Nour El-Din (Apache Member) >> * Mark Struberg (Apache Memeber) >> >> === 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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