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> On Jun 19, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Henry Saputra <henry.sapu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Still bit disappointed with initial committers but hopefully more > people that had contributed earlier to could add building healthy > community. > Good number of mentors so should help when making releases. > > +1 (binding) > > - Henry > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 12:15 AM, Jacopo Cappellato <jaco...@apache.org> > wrote: >> Following the discussion in the thread [1], I would like to call a VOTE to >> accept Freemarker as a new Apache Incubator project. >> >> The proposal is available on the wiki at [2] and is also attached to this >> mail. >> >> The VOTE is open for at least the next 72 hours: >> >> [ ] +1 accept Freemarker into the Apache Incubator >> [ ] ±0 Abstain >> [ ] -1 because... >> >> Thank you, >> >> Jacopo Cappellato >> >> 1. >> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201505.mbox/%3cccefe3ed-66c4-4766-a3d2-6d8bda855...@gmail.com%3e >> >> 2. >> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/FreemarkerProposal >> >> ====================================================== >> >> Freemarker Apache Incubator Proposal >> >> Abstract >> >> Freemarker is a "template engine", i.e., a generic tool to generate text >> output based on templates. Freemarker is implemented in Java as a class >> library for programmers. >> >> Freemarker is a mature, widely used template engine. We propose to make >> Freemarker a top level project of the Apache Software Foundation, primarily >> so that it can build a stronger developer community, which provides more >> safety, stability and support to the large user base, and also helps >> evolving the engine and its integration with other projects (many of which >> are Apache projects). >> >> Proposal >> >> Freemarker is a "template engine"; a generic tool that generates text output >> (HTML web pages, e-mails, configuration files, source code, etc.) based on >> templates and changing data. It's not an application for end-users in >> itself, but a Java library, a component that programmers can embed into >> their products. >> >> Freemarker was originally created for generating HTML Web pages, >> particularly in servlet-based applications following the MVC pattern. It’s >> not bound to servlets or HTML, however. >> >> The Freemarker Template Language (FTL) is not a full-blown programming >> language like PHP. It’s a simple, specialized language (although among >> template languages it’s quite flexible). You meant to prepare the data to >> display in a real programming language, like issue database queries and do >> business calculations, and then the template displays that already prepared >> data. >> >> Freemarker 1.x was initially released under the LGPL license. Later, by >> community consensus, we have switched over to a BSD-style license. As of >> Freemarker 2.2pre1 (2003), the original author, Benjamin Geer, has >> relinquished the copyright in behalf of Visigoth Software Society, a >> nonprofit organization started by Jonathan Revusky. With Freemarker 2.3.21 >> (2014) the license has changed to Apache License, Version 2.0, and the owner >> has changed from Visigoth Software Society to three of the Freemarker 2.x >> developers, Attila Szegedi, Daniel Dekany, and Jonathan Revusky. Apache >> License, Version 2.0, is the current license. >> >> Freemarker is a mature, widely used template engine. While it continues to >> have a large user base, the active developer community has become rather >> small at this point, and we think that the "Apache Way" governance model and >> being part of the ASF (together with other projects that are already using >> Freemarker) would help to bring new life and energy to the project to better >> support the maintenance and improvements of the Freemarker codebase. A >> larger community may also help to improve tooling (such as IDE plugins) and >> integration with popular frameworks (such as Spring MVC, Struts, etc.), >> which could foster the adoption of Freemarker. Last but not least, being >> under the Apache umbrella would put the project into a more trustworthy >> legal context, which also helps adoption, particularly among bigger >> corporate users. >> >> We believe that Freemarker should become a Top Level Project as opposed to a >> subproject because it has a long history and already a large feature set, >> codebase and documentation and there is a lot of room for innovation and >> improvement that would involve more community management; governance and >> autonomy to make its own direction and manage its own community may be >> important long term factors for the success of the project. >> >> Background >> >> A template engine is a template language with the basic infrastructure >> around it (configuring, caching, etc.). A template language is a language >> specialized on generating text based on changing data. Template languages >> like Freemarker Template Language are by design much simpler than general >> purpose languages, while providing convenient specialized language devices >> for tasks that are frequent during text generation. >> >> Template engines, like Freemarker, play an important role in applications >> that leverage the MVC (Model View Controller) pattern; for example, several >> web applications and web application framework implement the MVC pattern in >> the user interface layer: the appearance of a page can be changed without >> programmers having to change or recompile code, because the application >> logic (for example a Java program or a Groovy script) and page design (for >> example a Freemarker template) are separated. Freemarker is used to >> implement the View (V) component of the MVC pattern. >> >> Freemarker is also used for generating e-mail, configuration files, and >> pretty much anything that’s text. The same governing MVC principles apply >> there too, which helps to split the problem to more manageable pieces. >> >> Rationale >> >> Freemarker is a mature, stable, proven and feature rich template engine. >> >> While there are multiple alternative template engines for Java, after more >> than 15 years of life, Freemarker is still one of the most featureful and >> most widely used product in the category of templating engines for the Java >> platform. Despite its age, Freemarker still has potential to improve its >> functionality without breaking out-of-the-box backward compatibility, like >> fixing historical design mishaps, adopting proven ideas from template >> languages of other platforms, or to innovate with novel solutions to common >> templating problems. >> >> Freemarker is integrated in several proprietary and open source products >> such as Apache Struts, Apache OFBiz, Apache Camel, Liferay, Alfresco, >> Magnolia, and new open source frameworks such as Moqui. Some popular IDEs, >> including IntelliJ and Eclipse, have plugins for the development of >> Freemarker templates. >> >> With Freemarker joining the ASF, we hope that more developers would be able >> to join the effort and help improve and maintain the codebase, build new >> features and tools that could foster the long-term future of the product. >> >> Current Status >> >> Freemarker is a mature product created and maintained by a small open source >> community for more than 15 years. >> >> Currently Freemarker provides a fully functional implementation licensed >> under ALv2. The project home is at http://freemarker.org/ and the majority >> of development is coordinated via Sourceforge >> (https://sourceforge.net/projects/freemarker/) and GitHub >> (https://github.com/freemarker/freemarker). >> >> The project sports detailed documentation and a big ecosystem of projects >> leveraging it. In fact, quite a few existing ASF project have various >> integrations with Freemarker (OFBiz, Struts, Camel etc.). >> >> Meritocracy >> >> Freemarker has been run by a few core project members with a few >> contributions coming from a wide community of participants in the project. >> In the past, core project members have emerged because of their activity and >> merits as contributors. The Freemarker community is open to new ideas and to >> revisit old ones. >> >> The committers and contributors that were actively involved in the project >> will be encouraged to join the new incubating community. >> >> We want to expand our developer and user community and run the Freemarker >> project in the "Apache Way" clearly signaling not only the licensing, but >> also the governance choice. >> >> Users and new contributors will be treated with respect and welcomed; they >> will earn merit in the project by providing quality patches and support that >> move the project forward. Those with a proven support and quality patch >> track record will be encouraged to become committers. Committers that will >> work for the growth and health of the community will be invited to become >> PMC members. >> >> Community >> >> There are currently just a few active core team members in the project and a >> small group of occasional contributors. The user base is quite large and >> composed by end users (developers using Freemarker for their job) and other >> open source projects. >> >> Core Developers >> >> Core developers are used to work in the openly governed communities. The >> core developers are not currently affiliated with the ASF. >> >> Alignment >> >> The Freemarker product is already licensed under ALv2 and has been created >> and maintained by an open source community for more than a decade. >> Freemarker has been integrated into Apache OFBiz, Apache Struts, Apache >> Camel, Apache Tiles and other projects. Becoming part of the ASF family can >> strengthen the collaboration with these and other projects. >> >> Known Risks >> >> While the Freemarker product is stable and very widely used, in the recent >> years the active core developer community practically has shrunk to one >> person (Daniel Dekany). The core group should grow by attracting new >> contributors in order to ensure continued maintenance in the future, and to >> win resources that helps Freemarker to evolve faster next to the maintenance >> burden. >> >> In fact, if Freemarker will be accepted in the Incubator, the main goal >> during the incubation phase will be attracting new contributors and growing >> the community with an "Apache Way" governance model. >> >> Orphaned products >> >> The Freemarker project is backed up by an open source community that has >> created and maintained the product for more than 15 years. >> >> Inexperience with Open Source >> >> The proposers are experienced open source developers. Freemarker to date has >> been developed as an open source project. >> >> Homogeneous Developers >> >> The Freemarker community is not backed up by any corporation and is diverse >> in terms of geography and backgrounds of developers. >> >> Reliance on Salaried Developers >> >> The Freemarker contributors are volunteers that are not paid for their >> contributions to the project. >> >> Relationships with Other Apache Products >> >> Freemarker is an independent product but there are some relationships with >> other Apache products. Freemarker currently uses some Apache products, >> mostly in its build process (for example Apache Ant, Apache Ivy, Apache >> Xalan). Freemarker has been integrated into other Apache products such as >> Apache OFBiz, Apache Struts, Apache Camel, Apache Tiles. Becoming part of >> the ASF family could strengthen the collaboration with these and other >> projects. Apache Velocity is similar in purpose to Freemarker and both >> address similar needs for a template language in text generating >> applications. However Freemarker and Apache Velocity have a very different >> philosophy, design and implementation and there is a sufficient user base >> and history for both projects to justify their independent existence. >> >> An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand >> >> While we intend to leverage the Apache ‘branding’ when talking to other >> projects as testament of our project’s ‘neutrality’, we have no plans for >> making use of Apache brand in press releases nor posting billboards >> advertising acceptance of Freemarker into Apache Incubator. >> >> Documentation >> >> A mature project website is available at freemarker.org. In the website a >> complete manual is available: http://freemarker.org/docs/index.html >> >> Initial Source >> >> Initial source is available on GitHub under the ALv2: >> >> • https://github.com/freemarker/freemarker: The template engine itself >> • https://github.com/freemarker/site: Generates the freemarker.org >> Web site >> • https://github.com/freemarker/docgen: Transforms an XDocBook subset >> to HTML; used for the Freemarker Manual. (Also for the Web site in the >> future.) >> >> Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan >> >> We know of no legal encumberments in the way of transfer of source to >> Apache. The copyright holders are the three main contributors in the history >> of the project, of which one is the current maintainer and main actor in >> this incubation process. The other two have been contacted to sign the >> Software License Agreement. >> >> External Dependencies >> >> The dependencies all have Apache compatible licenses. >> >> Required Resources >> >> Mailing lists >> >> • priv...@freemarker.incubator.apache.org (moderated subscriptions) >> • d...@freemarker.incubator.apache.org >> • notificati...@freemarker.incubator.apache.org (commits, CI reports) >> >> Git Repository >> >> • https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-freemarker.git: >> the template engine itself >> • >> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-freemarker-site.git: >> generates the freemarker.org Web site >> • >> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-freemarker-docgen.git: >> transforms an XDocBook subset to HTML; used for the Freemarker Manual (also >> for the Web site in the future). >> >> Issue Tracking >> >> JIRA Freemarker (FREEMARKER) >> >> Initial Committers >> >> • Dániel Dékány, ddekany at freemail.hu >> • Evangelia Dendramis, evangeliad at gmail.com >> >> Affiliations >> >> • Independent: Dániel Dékány >> • Independent: Evangelia Dendramis >> >> Sponsors >> >> Champion >> >> Jacopo Cappellato >> >> Nominated Mentors >> >> • David E. Jones - Apache Member >> • Jacopo Cappellato - Apache Member >> • Jean-Frederic Clere - Incubator PMC >> • Ralph Goers - Incubator PMC >> • Sergio Fernández - Incubator PMC >> >> Sponsoring Entity >> >> We would like to propose Apache Incubator to sponsor this project. >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
