+1 On Dec 29, 2011, at 7:05 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote:
> Hi Incubator PMC members (*), > > I've just reviewed the "[PROPOSAL] Apache DeviceMap..." thread and I > think all relevant issues have been adressed now. > > Let's cast your votes to accept DeviceMap as an incubating project, > proposal is at http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DeviceMapProposal and > copied below as well: > > [ ] +1 approve DeviceMap as an incubating project. > [ ] -1 reject (explaining why) > [ ] +/- 0 don't care. > > This majority vote is open for at least 72 hours. > > Here's my +1. > > -Bertrand > > (*) although only votes from Incubator PMC members are binding, > anybody is welcome to cast a vote > > > *** DeviceMap proposal *** > == Abstract == > > Apache DeviceMap is a data repository containing device information, > images and other relevant information for all sorts of mobile devices, > e.g. smartphones and tablets. > > While the focus is initially on that data, APIs will also be created > to use and manage it. > > == Proposal == > > Apache DeviceMap allows users to access a wide array of technical > specifications, images and other artifacts related to mobile devices. > Typical mobile devices include smartphones and tablets, such as: > > * Android devices from multiple vendors > * Apple’s iPhone and iPad family of devices > * !BlackBerry devices > * Windows Phone devices from multiple vendors > * Symbian devices > * Devices with a small marketshare running Bada, Tizen, WebOS etc. > > The list of Apache DeviceMap devices remains open to other device > types, as the mobile sector is a highly dynamic marketplace and new > device forms may surface which may not too well fit into a smartphone > / tablet matrix, e.g. ChromeOS Devices. > > == Repository Data == > > The exact structure of the repository data will be defined as the > project progresses. > > At the moment we envision storing user agent strings and/or regular > expressions, properties similar to CSS Media Queries, images of the > actual devices, other attributes similar to what’s in UAPROF > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAProf) for example, per-country market > share data, etc. > > Modern mobile applications often do not need very detailed device > data, so we will concentrate, at least initially, on basic device > features as used in html5 websites. > > The W3C’s Mobile Web Initiative specs > (http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/DDWG/) will also be evaluated for use in > DeviceMap. > > == Background == > > The initial motivation for Apache DeviceMap is to provide an open > repository of mobile device data, available to the general public > according to the Apache License. > > == Rationale == > > We propose an open and community driven repository containing mobile > device data, thereby allowing for analysis of device capabilities and > feature sets. This is beneficial on several fronts, be it for software > developers, stakeholders/decision makers or analysts. > > == Initial Goals == > > * Define what form of data is valuable/required to setup a good > working repository > * Define what image sets are valuable/required > * Define a data retention policy, meaning when should data be purged > * Collect existing data and setup simple procedures for users to > contribute and validate such data. > > == Current Status == > > Proposal has been > [[http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201112.mbox/%3CCAEWfVJkuv5qmb%2B8JXuF%3D3Zx4dsUNXoMMRKLWpZu4Eh%3D9-vJESg%40mail.gmail.com%3E|discussed]] > on the Incubator general list, vote is ongoing there now (TODO add > link). > > == Community == > > This project will form a new community, driven by the initial > committers listed below. We hope and feel that Apache DeviceMap will > draw interest and its community will broaden. > > == Known Risks == > > For device images and other data, we’ll need to define acceptance > criteria and traceability rules similar to what Apache uses for code, > to avoid any legal issues. > > Gathering data of any sort is a potential sensitive area and may > require good public communication or even public relation activities. > > == Initial Source == > > The [[http://OpenDDR.org|OpenDDR.org]] team will donate their existing > source code to the DeviceMap podling. > > == Initial Committers == > > * Philip Jespersen - philip.jespersen (at) terria (dot) com > * Bertrand Delacretaz - bdelacretaz (at) apache (dot) org > * Christian Stocker - chregu (at) liip.ch > * Scott Wilson - scottbw (at) apache (dot) org > * Sylvain Wallez - sylvain (at) apache (dot) org > * Andrew Savory - asavory (at) apache (dot) org > * Nils Dehl - nils.dehl (at) dkd (dot) de > * Brian !LeRoux - brian (at) apache (dot) org > * Stefano Andreani - s.andreani (at) opentecheng (dot) com > * Alessandro Bellucci - a.bellucci (at) opentecheng (dot) com > * Werner Keil - werner (at) openddr (dot) org > * Tim Fernando - info (at) timfernando (dot) com > > == Required Resources == > > === Mailing lists === > * devicemap-dev @ incubator.apache.org > * devicemap-commits @ incubator.apache.org > * devicemap-private @ incubator.apache.org > > === Subversion Directory === > http://svn.apache.org/repos/incubator/devicemap > > === Issue Tracking === > DMAP project in JIRA. > > == Sponsors == > > === Champion === > Bertrand Delacretaz > > === Nominated Mentors === > * Sylvain Wallez > * Kevan Miller > * Bertrand Delacretaz > > === Sponsoring Entity === > Incubator PMC > > *** DeviceMap proposal ends *** > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
