+1 (non-binding) On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 7:53 AM, Andrus Adamchik <and...@objectstyle.org> wrote: > Opemeetings proposal has been discussed a few times here before. The group of > developers behind it worked hard (and succeeded) to address all potential > obstacles to the Incubator acceptance and to the following incubation. They > even went an extra mile and collected all ICLAs in adbvance. > > So now I am starting the vote to accept Openmeetings to Apache Incubator. > > The proposal is also available at: > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/OpenmeetingsProposal > > Please cast your votes: > > [ ] +1 Accept Openmeetings for incubation > [ ] +0 Don't care > [ ] -1 Reject for the following reason: > > The vote is open for 72 hours. > > Andrus > > --------------- > Andrus Adamchik > Apache Cayenne ORM: http://cayenne.apache.org/ > Twitter: http://twitter.com/andrus_a > > > > ------- > > == OpenMeetings Project Proposal == > > == Abstract == > Openmeetings is a web conferencing solution. > > == Proposal == > Openmeetings provides video conferencing, instant messaging, white board, > collaborative document editing and other groupware tools using API functions > of the Red5 Streaming Server for Remoting and Streaming. > > == Background == > Openmeetings was developed since 2007 by Sebastian Wagner and willing > developers. The project ships a release approximately once per quarter. It > was developed using LGPL license, and developers are currently thinking of > re-licensing it under Apache License 2.0. > > The project started as module by Sebastian Wagner for an ELearning platform > (Dokeos) and was then split into a separated project. That is the reason why > there is a strong relation to educational institutions that are using > OpenMeetings and there are integrations for platforms like Moodle, ATutor, > Sakai, STudIP or ILias available > (http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/MoodlePlugins). The relation to > educational institutions also subsequently lead to some projects funded by > the EU where OpenMeetings was involved, for example by the Swedish/Finnish > Centre of Open-Source !OpenKarken (Case-Study about the EU project at > OSOR.eu: http://www.osor.eu/studies/finland-and-sweden-collaborate-using-oss ) > > The integration and internationalization of the project was a primary focus > right from the start of the project. Since Version 0.5 there is a > Language-Editor (http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/LanguageEditor) > to edit labels, export and import them as XML and you can use those XML files > for future installations (or contribute it to the community). There are > currently around 30 languages available. Since version 0.5.1 there is also a > SOAP API to integrate !OpenMeetings. We constantly improve this SOAP/REST API > (http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/SoapMethods) with new > functionality with a strong focus on security and usability. The > auth-mechnism is quite similar to OAuth, you create some token and then > assign rights to the token. (Documentation for Single Sign On: > http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/DirectLoginSoapGeneralFlow) > > The project name "!OpenMeetings" and logos are inspired by Ludovic Gasc who > has been the project manager at Dokeos at the time Sebastian split > !OpenMeetings as separated project. > > Red5 Server provides an "Edge-Orion-Clustering" > (http://trac.red5.org/wiki/Documentation/Tutorials/EdgeOriginClusteringConfiguration). > We hope to extend this clustering solution with support for rtmpt and > rtmps and integrate that into our application as native clustering option. > > == Rationale == > Last year most major vendors started commercial web conferencing solutions. > This is an important part of software ecosystem, and there is an urge to > consolidate open source development efforts in this direction. > > According to several studies demand for synchronous Communication, in > opposite to asynchronous Communication like wiki's or email, will raise the > upcoming years. For example Gartner promises that 2011 the market will grow > 20% according to their "Magic Quadrant" report 2010 ( > http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=205941 ). > > Openmeetings is a unique solution in terms of patent purity and potentially > can grow into solution built on top of the fully open source stack. That is > why it is a good candidate for consolidating web conferencing community > efforts. > > == Initial Goals == > Each of project committers has their own set of goals, but we all share the > following. > > * Move to Apache. > * Become popular. > > To become popular we plan to do the following. > > * Improve ecosystem around the project. > * Improve release process. > * Improve project testing and stability. > * Apply modular architecture/SOA for better integration with other projects. > > == Current Status == > We have agreed on applying for the Apache Foundation and preparing our > proposal for the vote. > > Technical status of the project is: Current stable tree is 1.8.x, Trunk is > 1.9. > > === Meritocracy === > Developers community is successfully driven by consensus now. If there are > more developers on board, consensus may turn into meritocracy. > > === Community === > The developer community is active. The mailing list is active with dozens of > messages every day, mostly user support topics. > > Currently the User Mailing list has over 1000 members, the dev-list has > around 250. > > === Core Developers === > Sebastian has started the application 07/2006. Current development team > counts 21 programmers from Germany, Russia, China, India and South America. > > === Alignment === > The project provides a safe ground for Apache for entering a complex field of > video streaming. It avoids complex patenting issues by using proprietary > Adobe Flash. From the other side it may grow into independent solution > because it uses OpenLaszlo RIA framework rather than a particular proprietary > vendor language, and after framework evolves can use other frontend > representations such as javascript. > > == Known Risks == > === Orphaned Projects === > Openmeetings project has developed a sufficient functionality to be a popular > solution for a small businesses. The number of site visits of the googlecode > project website increased to 50.000 in October 2011 which is a good sign of > people interest. The overall statistics for the last 4 years shows around 4 > mio pageviews (google-analytics > graphic:http://wagner-sebastian.com/_log/website.png). We believe that > visitors convert to users, and users convert to developers in some standard > rate. > > === Inexperience With Open Source === > Two committers have GSoC experience. One committer is an Apache committer. > The project exists since 07/2008 already as an open source project hosted at > !GoogleCode http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings > > === Reliance On Salaried Developers === > Some contributors get paid from Openmeetings-based consultancy. > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > Web application part of Openmeetings runs under Apache Tomcat. It uses Apache > Commons and Apache Velocity. Red5 server uses a lot of Apache components, > including Apache Mina. !OpenMeetings itself uses Apache Axis2 for the SOAP / > REST API. !OpenMeetings was reworked to use Apache OpenJPA instead of > Hibernate. Since revision 4000 (version 1.8) all dependencies to Hibernate > have been removed from the source. > > === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > The Apache Foundation is the home of vendor neutral and industry standard > software. By joining the Foundation we will apply Apache's Release and > Licensing Standards to our product. Doing that we will improve our release > processes, quality standards and it should give a planning reliability to our > end users. But our main motivation is that our project is about > collaboration, communication and enabling people to easily interact with each > other. We think that the "Apache Way" of community driven software > development with flat hierarchy and transparency in decision and design will > reflect best those core activities of our software. > > Well, or course we want our project to be alive, and useful. Several > contributors have former experience with Apache Harmony project (which > previously has been known as SourceForge ORP project). Apache brand is really > helpful compared to SourceForge brand for community building and getting > support from commercial companies. From the other side org.apache.harmony > story shows that the brand cannot help when there no community remain. Hence > we try to keep people interested, and the product developed at the first > place, thus supporting Apache brand fame with good facts. > > == Initial Source == > * http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/ > > === External Dependencies === > Adobe Flash (by means of !OpenLaszlo) and open source projects compliant with > current Apache policy. The UI code is compiled by using !OpenLaszlo, not by > using Adobe products. !OpenLaszlo is licenced under the CPL. !OpenLaszlo's > concept is that you write the code in a XML based approach, it is possible to > compile the output to Flash or DHTML/HTML5. So on the long run it might be > possible to replace the Flash UI with a DHTML one. But as there is little > multimedia support in HTML5 especially for Webcam and Microphone access it is > not possible yet to prevent using Flash in general. The needed Real-Time > Communication could be done using Ajax and HTTP-Push mechanisms like Comet > instead of AMF which is currently used. > > For Flash Streaming Red5 is used ( http://code.google.com/p/red5 ). Red5 is > currently a LGPL licensed Software based on Apache Tomcat / Apache MINA and > Spring. Red5 will change to APL very soon, they already internally discussed > that some time ago and voted on it: > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/red5developers/apache/red5developers/QkwBygXUGM0/KK4uICz0wEsJ > > Dependcies to Red5 API as graphs: Java Web-Start application (Screen-Sharing > and Recording) > http://openmeetings.googlecode.com/svn-history/r4162/docs/Red5.webstart.png > Java Web-Application > (http://openmeetings.googlecode.com/svn-history/r4162/docs/Red5.webapp.png ). > > === Cryptography === > OpenMeetings can be deployed using HTTPS and RTMPS (Flash Streaming and > Remoting over SSL): http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/RTMPSandHTTPS > > = Required Resources = > Subversion Directory: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/openmeetings > > Issue Tracking: JIRA (OPENMEETINGS) > > Required Mailing lists: > > * openmeetings-u...@incubator.apache.org > * openmeetings-...@incubator.apache.org > * openmeetings-comm...@incubator.apache.org > > Wiki, Webspace: Confluence or similar software where we can integrate our > current wiki and documentation > (http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/MainPage?tm=6) > > Other Resources: > > Continuous integration and Nightly Builds may eventually require hardware > > We are currently hosted on googlecode. There was an option in googlecode > available to transfer a googlecode project to Apache. We would like to ask > the hosting staff at Googlecode if they could maybe give us advice how we can > easily get a copy of our project to import it into the new project space at > Apache. > > == Initial Committers == > * Sebastian Wagner <seba.wagner at gmail dot com> > * Oliver Becherer (smoeker) <ich at oliver-becherer dot name> > * Rodion Volkov <volkov.rodion at gmail dot com> > * Alexei Fedotov <aaf at apache dot org> > * Evgeny Rovinsky <e.rovinsky at gmail dot com> > * Maxim Solodovnik < solomax666 at gmail dot com > > * Sascha Xander < sascha.xander at googlemail dot com > > * Johnny Strom <johnny.strom at osp dot fi> > * Eugen Schwert < eugen.schwert at googlemail dot com > > > If any other existing Apache or Openmeetings committers would like to be > grandfathered into the list then feel free to ask. > > = Sponsors = > === Champion === > * Andrus Adamchik <aadamchik at apache dot org> > > === Mentors === > Volunteers, please. > > * Alexei Fedotov <aaf at apache dot org> > * Jim Jagielski <jim at apache dot org> > * Ross Gardler <rgardler at apache dot org> > * Yegor Kozlov <yegor at apache dot org> > > === Sponsoring Entity === > We would like to ask the Incubator PMC to sponsor Openmeetings. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >
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