+1 On 1/26/06, Alan D. Cabrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > +1 > > > Regards, > Alan > > On 1/25/2006 11:37 AM, Alan D. Cabrera wrote: > > > = PROJECT PROPOSAL = > > > > Yoko, a CORBA Server. > > > > This proposal outlines the creation of a Geronimo sub-project within > > the Apache Software Foundation. > > > > = RATIONALE = > > > > The current Apache Geronimo project (http://geronimo.apache.org/) is > > in great need of a CORBA ORB that is not tied into a particular > > vendor's JVM and version. > > > > This proposal is to build a compliant OMG CORBA server. > > > > A set of leading vendors in this space are joining together to > > contribute code and developer resources for this project. We expect it > > to be a major success. > > > > = INITIAL SOURCE = > > > > IONA and Trifork will contribute core pieces of the source. IONA > > source will open source an > > ORB and IIOP transport, and will provide the call chain utilizing > > Celtix jars. The project will > > then expose the transport via a dynamic API that is XMLShema based and > > can be bound to JAX-B, > > XMLBean, Geronimo, Tuscany or any implementation. As a side benefit > > the XMLShema API will also be able to support other transports and > > binding through configuration. > > > > The developer community will take that code as input and produce the > > best possible CORBA server. > > > > = RESOURCES TO BE CREATED = > > > > * SVN Repository > > * Jira > > * Mailing Lists > > * Official Build Systems > > > > = AVOIDING THE WARNING SIGNS = > > > > == Orphaned products: == > > > > The CORBA Server will be a part of Geronimo and under heavy active > > development. > > > > == Inexperience with open source: == > > > > Many of the current committers have experience working with open > > source projects and communities and the leaders of this project are > > long time ASF contributors. We do not expect any difficulty in > > executing under normal meritocracy rules. > > > > == Homogenous developers: == > > > > There are developers from various companies: Chutnoon, IBM, IONA, > > LogicBlaze, Trifork, and Simula Labs. > > > > == No ties to other Apache products: == > > > > The CORBA server intends to be a sub-project of Geronimo. Other > > Apache projects such as Harmony could also use the ORB. > > > > == A fascination with the Apache brand: == > > > > A CORBA ORB that is not tied to a particular vendor's JVM is critical > > for the Geronimo project. > > > > The contributors are leading vendors in this space. There is no risk > > of any of the usual warning signs of orphaned or abandoned code. > > > > = Initial COMMITTERS = > > > > * David Blevins (IBM) - Member of Geronimo PMC and Axis Committer > > * Balaji Bravi (IONA), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Alan Cabrera (Simula Labs), [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Member of Geronimo PMC > > and Directory Committer > > * Hiram Chirino (LogicBlaze) - Member of Geronimo PMC > > * Jeff Genender (Virtuas) - Member of Geronimo PMC > > * Matt Hogstrom (IBM), [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Member of Geronimo PMC > > * David Jencks (IBM) - Member of Geronimo PMC > > * Anders Hessellund Jensen (Trifork), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Prasad Kosuru (IONA), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Lars Kühne (OpenORB), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Trustin Lee (1noon.com), [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Member of Directory > > PMC and Felix PPMC > > * Rick McGuire (IBM), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Darren Middleman (IONA), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Edell Nolan (IONA), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Conrad O'Dea (IONA), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Dion Picco (IONA), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Andy Piper (BEA), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Jeppe Sommer (Trifork), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Adi Sakala (IONA), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Dain Sundstrom (IBM) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Member of Geronimo PMC and > > JDO Committer > > * Kresten Krab Thorup (Trifork), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * David Weir (IONA), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > = PROPOSED APACHE SPONSOR = > > > > The Geronimo PMC has voted to accept this project into the Geronimo > > project upon successful incubation. > > > > = MENTORS = > > > > * James Strachan > > > > >
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