--- sebb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 18/06/2008, Matt Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > At long last, I have prepared the preliminary
> > proposal. I'd like to have the support of
> Commons as
> > the sponsoring PMC. I'd also like it if I could
> get a
> > couple of mentors from the group as well. The
> current
> > proposal can be viewed at:
> >
>
http://people.apache.org/~mbenson/flatfile-proposal/proposal
>
> If I understand the docs, the proposed project
> allows one to parse or
> generate flat files in different formats, the
> formats being defined by
> a data description language - is that correct?
> If so, it might help to say that both
> reading/writing of flat files is
> supported.
Noted.
>
> It would really help to have some simple examples -
> and maybe some
> not-so-simple examples: e.g. could it be used to
> parse some of the ASF
> data files?
You mean like the foundation files? Eventually, but
ATM it's fairly weak on reading dynamically-sized
input. I'll try to knock some examples together
soon-ish. :|
>
> > If you have any interest in this being a Commons
> > component, or if you are a PMC member and feel
> you
> > would veto Commons' sponsorship of this podling,
> > please say so. Assuming the initial reaction is
> > positive, I will then call a vote to make the
> > sponsorship official and move the proposal to the
> > Incubator wiki where I hope volunteering mentors
> will
> > add themselves. :)
>
> Seems to me that Commons is a suitable home for the
> code.
Thanks again,
Matt
>
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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