>>> Brian Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12-Feb-00 5:46:14 AM >>>
>> I am thinking mainly of javax.servlet which I know Paul Siegmann
has
>> done.
>What is the story with that since Sun's release to the Apache group
of
>much of this type of thing? Maybe Paul Siegmann is lurking on the
>list and can answer?
He probably is around - but I spoke to him the other day and he's
continuing on this.
As far as servlets go GNU has a good showing we have a GNU servlet
engine (GNU-Paperclips which I maintain) and GNUJSP.
That's why we need to support things like javax.servlet.
In short - who cares about Apache? I know people like it but it's not
part of the GNU project, in fact there seems to be quite a lot of
antipathy (from the Apache side I have to say).
>> I am working on a plan to bring JavaMail to the masses and that
would
>> need a similar Classpath home.
>I think the mail packages belong if they want to since I think they
>are being incorporated into j2ee.
Hmmmm...
>> Or should we think about re-vamping the Java pages on thew GNU
>> website to better integrate everything we are all doing?
>Some organization (public relations) of information available on
>various web-sites does need to be done. If someone would like to
work
>on the classpath web pages I think that would be a good thing
>especially to keep and maintain information on various projects
>working on different aspects of Java and the implementation of
varoius
>specifications. I don't know of a single place to find all the
>information about every free software project working with Java
>technology, perhaps one is needed (not a freshmeat kind of thing,
just
>links and blurbs).
I agree with this... but what I was thinking of was a more general
revamp of www.gnu.org/software/java
I'm not sure how we'd do it - perhaps as a list of packages or as a
list of APIs
eg:
- Java Core (classpath)
- Servlet API (GNU-Paperclips, GNUJSP, Paul's javax.servlet)
- Mail API
- etc...
Scripting
- Kawa
- etc...
Does anyone know what the FSF's reaction to this would be?
Is there anyone lurking on the list who would like to do the
legwork?
Would anyone be interested in taking part in a list discussion about
this?
Nic Ferrier
