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On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 7:48 PM, Gurkan Erdogdu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi; > > Incubator PMC, this is the repetition for the [VOTE] process for the > OpenWebBeans proposal. If acceptable, please vote on the proposal until 27 > Oct. > > PS : The following fellows voted positively so far; > > * Niklas Gustavsson +1 (non-binding) > * Matt Hogstrom +1 (binding) > * Martijn Dashorst +1 (binding) > * Niclas Hedhman +1 (binding) > > Sincerely; > > Gurkan Erdogdu > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Gurkan Erdogdu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 5:50:15 PM > Subject: [VOTE] Accepting OpenWebBeans into the Incubator > > Incubator PMC, > > Please vote on accepting the OpenWebBeans project for incubation. The full > OpenWebBeans proposal is available at the end of this message and as a wiki > page at http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/OpenWebBeansProposal. > > Here is my +1 > > = OpenWebBeans, Web Beans Container Implementation = > > === Abstract === > > Open Web Beans will be an ASL-licensed implementation of the Web Beans > Specification which is defined as JSR-299. . > > === Proposal === > > Web Beans specification is an effort for defining stateful, contextual > component models and its management for the enterprise applications that run > on the Java EE 6 containers. It is a big step that it unifies the EJB > (Enterprise Java Beans) and JSF (Java Server Faces) standart component models > easily with simplifying the complex programming model from the developer > perspective. Currently there is no standard based approach for integrating > EJB session beans > as a JSF based managed bean. Moreover, EJB does not define any contextual > component model. Developer is responsible for managing all the lifecycle of > the > EJB components. Web Beans provides the management and lifecycle of the > components within the container with a standart fashion. It uses the Java 5.0 > annotation capability to further easing the configuration efforts. > > Altough Web Beans simplifies the EJB programming model within the enterprise > projects, it could also be used outside of the Java EE containers, such as > Apache Tomcat with its powerful component and context model. > > Open Web Beans Project is responsible for implementing the runtime container > contract for the Web Beans specification. Besides the implementation, Open > Web Beans Project will implement the core built-in components that further > simplifies the developer complex interactions with other Java EE specific > enterprise operations. For example, it defines the JMS (Java Messaging > Service) Web Beans Component used for enterprise messaging, Logging Component > for logging, Security Component for security etc. > > === Background === > > The development of this project is started by the individual developer as an > open source project that is hosted on the sourceforge. Using the Open Web > Beans project, enterprise developers unifies the EJB and JSF technlogies > together easily. Neither of these standarts solves the all problems of the > Java EE environment. While the EJB components solves the security, > transactions, concurrency and scalability problems, JSF defines the web-tier > presentation framework with its graphical component models, events and > managed bean facility. > > Web Beans enables the developers to unify these component models easily > within well defined semantics. Applications that uses the Open Web Beans > Project may get more advanced context and component model provided by the > project. > > === Rationale === > > Current Web Beans specificatin is in the EDR (Early Draft Review) level now, > and no reference implementation is available yet. Introducing the early > implementation of the specification to the enterprise community with using > other Apache related projects, such as Open EJB, Open JPA and MyFaces, will > attract a diverse community. Moreover, Open Web Beans will work closely with > the other Apache projects such that it depends on the Open EJB, Open JPA and > My Faces. Moreover, Geronimo may include it as a Web Beans Container when it > implements Java EE 6 specification as a runtime environment in which Web > Beans executes. > > Current Web Beans specification may be used in the Java EE 5 environment. Its > very powerful type safe and EL component model injection mechanisms and other > very useful stuffs could attracts the community that will use it in their > current enterprise projects. > > === Initial Goals === > > The initial goals of the Open Web Beans Project are > > * Fully implement the JSR-299 specification. > * Attracts a community around the current code base. > * Active relationship with the other dependent projects to further develop > some useful Web Beans Components. > > == Current Status == > > === Meritocracy === > > Initial developer of the project is familiar with the meritocracy principles > of Apache. He knows that the open source gets power from its great developers > and freedom. He also developed some other open source projects. We will > follow the normal meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors. > > === Community === > > There is a great community within the Open EJB, Open JPA, Geronimo and > MyFaces Apache projects. Open Web Beans project is very related with these > projects and in the some cases, it enhances these projects. We are thinking > that Open Web Beans project gets strong community because it simplifies and > unifies the using of these projects. It simplifies the developer effort for > building complex enterprise applications. > > === Core Developers === > > Open Web Beans project has been developing by the open source developer > Gurkan Erdogdu as a sole contributor. > > === Alignment === > > Open Web Beans project will be a candidate for use in Geronimo AS as a > default Web Beans Container. Other projects could benefit from the Open Web > Beans project as a general purpose component and context management. > > Open Web Beans project is closely aligned with the Open EJB, Open JPA and > MyFaces projects perfectly. It depends on these projects to satisfy its > requirements. > > == Known Risks == > > === Orphaned products === > > Even if the initial committer of the project has no plan to leave the active > development, it must necessary to get other committers for the project. So > that it less dependent on the single developer. The source code of the > project is well documented and new committers could easily grasp the details. > Initial committer continues to support actively this project. > > === Inexperience with Open Source === > > Initial developer have worked on open source project before, including the > JBoss Cache IDE while committer as the JBoss IDE. > > === Homogeneous Developers === > > Altough the initial committer of the project is single, developer team may be > increased within the active project lifecycle from the different locations. > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > > Project currently has no salaried developers. All the commitment is done by > the volunteer developer. > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > > Open Web Beans will likely be used in the Geronimo and Apache Tomcat. It also > requires Open JPA, Open EJB and MyFaces. > > === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > > Open Web Beans project initial committer is the strong supporter of the open > source projects. Initial committer of the project thinks that ASF has great > place that provides wider colloboration and support of the open source > project and it respects meritrocracy. Also, Open Web Beans project is > embraced by the Geronimo and other Apache projects. Open Web Beans project is > closely related with the some of the other Apache projects. > > == Documentation == > > Currently there is no documentation about the project. But the all the source > code is well documented. > > == Initial Source == > > The source for Open Web Beans project that is to be imported is currently > within the project at > http://bigfaces.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bigfaces/webbeansimpl/ and is all > ASL2.0 licensed. > > == External Dependencies == > > All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL > licensed dependencies. > > == Required Resources == > > Mailing lists > > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subversion Directory > > * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/openwebbeans > > Issue Tracking > > * https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPEN-WEBBEANS > > Other Resources > > * Wiki > > == Initial Committers == > > || '''Name''' || '''Email''' || '''CLA''' > || > || Gurkan Erdogdu || gurkanerdogdu at yahoo dot com || no || > || Conny Lundgren || conny dot lundgren at gmail dot com || no > || > > == Sponsors == > > We kindly request the Apache Incubator PMC to be the sponsor for this project. > > Champion > > * Matthias Wessendorf (matzew at apache dot org) > > Nominated Mentors > > * Kevan Miller (kevan dot miller at gmail dot com) > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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