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david jencks
On Jan 25, 2006, at 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
