I am happy to contribute too. Paul
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Luciano Resende <luckbr1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to propose the Nuvem project for addition to the Apache > incubator. > > The initial proposal is available at the the Wiki[1], and it is also > included below for convenience. > > We are looking forward to any and all feedback and/or questions on the > proposal. We are also looking for a Champion and mentors, and would > very much welcome additional volunteers to help steer Nuvem through > the incubation process. > > > [1] http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/Nuvem > > Apache Nuvem, a cross-cloud application programming interface > ================================================= > > Abstract > ----------- > > Nuvem will define an open application programming interface for common > cloud application services, allowing applications to be easily ported > across the most popular cloud platforms. > > Proposal > ----------- > > * Define an open API that abstracts common cloud platform services to > help decouple the application logic from the particulars of a specific > proprietary cloud. > * Implement the Nuvem API for popular clouds such as Google > AppEngine, Amazon EC2 and Microsoft Azure. > * Initially focus on User Authentication and Authorization, > Distributed Cache, Data Store, Queuing; then extend to other services > such as Chat, Logging, and Debugging. > > Background > ---------------- > > An important issue for application developers is to avoid lock-in to a > specific cloud application platform. By providing a cross-cloud > application programming interface that abstracts common cloud platform > services, Nuvem addresses this concern and strives to help make > applications easily portable across multiple clouds. > > In mixed cloud deployments, applications need to access platform > services across cloud boundaries. Nuvem will make this possible by > providing a remote API for these cloud application platform services. > > Rationale > ------------- > > There are currently no efforts to define a truly open-source API to > abstract common cloud platform services. Nuvem strives to create a > community around building an open-source cloud application programming > interface in a manner that fully allows for tried-and-true open source > mechanisms such as user-driven innovation. > > Initial Goals > --------------- > > A Nuvem prototype is currently being developed in an Apache Tuscany > sandbox, providing initial support for some cloud platform services > from Google AppEngine and Amazon EC2. We look at moving this prototype > to the Apache Incubator as the next step to broaden the community, > expand the API to support more services and cloud platforms. > > Current Status > ------------------- > > The initial code has been developed under the Apache Software License > 2.0 by current Apache committers. > > Meritocracy > --------------- > > We recognize the importance of running the project as a meritocracy. > We are eager to engage other members of the community and operate to > the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we believe this is > the most effective method of growing our community and enabling > widespread adoption. > > Community > --------------- > > The initial committer list consists of a couple of independent > developers. We expect that the project will greatly increase in > contribution base, and this is one aspect the project will monitor in > becoming ready for graduation. > > Alignment > ------------- > > Currently, there are no other Apache projects concerned with building > a cross-cloud API for application platform services. We feel that it > would be a good complement to the set of Apache projects and could > provide them with an API for interacting with cloud application > platforms. > > Nuvem complements Apache libCloud and Deltacloud projects (which both > cover provisioning and elasticity in the cloud), providing portability > of applications and application services across heterogeneous cloud > environments. > > Orphaned Products > -------------------------- > > The Nuvem developers have a long-term interest in use and maintenance > of the code and there is also hope that different cloud providers will > be interested in providing support for the Nuvem API and will join the > project. We feel that it is important to put formal governance in > place both for the project and the contributors as the project > expands. We feel the ASF is the best location for this. > > Inexperience with Open Source > ------------------------------------------- > > Luciano Resende have been involved with Open Source Software for > several years; he has actively contributed to Apache Tuscany, Apache > PhotArk and contributed to and/or mentored other Apache podlings. He > is also part of the Apache Community Development PMC and > Admin/co-Admin for the Google Summer of Code mentoring project. > Raymond Fend, is also a long time committer and PMC member of Apache > Tuscany and/or other Apache projects. > > Reliance on Salaried Developers > -------------------------------------------- > > The project is being implemented by developers in their independent > personal time and is not founded by a specific corporation. > > Relationships with Other Apache Products > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Apache Tuscany is currently used to wire different implementations of > application platform services to applications and expose these > services remotely. > > For clouds that does not provide a specific application service on > their platform, we would work with Apache sibling projects such as > Hadoop, CouchDB and Cassandra for data store, or ActiveMQ and Qpid for > queueing for example, to close the gap. > > An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > We seek to build a lasting community around the Nuvem API. The most > important reason for proposing this project for incubation is to gain > visibility, and to allow contributors to more easily join and > contribute to the project. > > Documentation > -------------------- > > There isn't much of a documentation available. > > Initial Source > ------------------ > > The Apache Nuvem prototype has been developed in the Apache SVN > repository and is available at: > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/tuscany/sandbox/sca-cloud-tutorial/ > > External Dependencies > ------------------------------- > > Nuvem is written in Java and is currently using Apache Tuscany. > > Cryptography > ------------------ > > N/A > > Required Resources > --------------------------- > > * Mailing lists > * nuvem-dev > * nuvem-commits > * nuvem-private > * Subversion > * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/nuvem > > * Issue Tracking > * JIRA (nuvem) > > Initial Committers > ----------------------- > > Luciano Resende (lresende AT apache DOT org > > Raymond Feng (rfeng AT apache DOT org) > > Sponsors > -------------- > > Champion > -------------- > > Nominated Mentors > -------------------------- > > Sponsoring Entity > ----------------------- > > Incubator PMC > > > > -- > Luciano Resende > http://people.apache.org/~lresende > http://twitter.com/lresende1975 > http://lresende.blogspot.com/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > -- Paul Fremantle Co-Founder and CTO, WSO2 Apache Synapse PMC Chair OASIS WS-RX TC Co-chair blog: http://pzf.fremantle.org p...@wso2.com "Oxygenating the Web Service Platform", www.wso2.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
