+1 (non-binding).
>-----Original Message----- >From: Jukka Zitting [mailto:jukka.zitt...@gmail.com] >Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 5:10 PM >To: general >Subject: [VOTE] Accept Apache Callback for incubation > >Hi, > >As discussed, the PhoneGap project would like to enter the Incubator >under the Apache Callback name (potential alternative names to be >discussed during incubation). The initial proposal has been well >received and there are no major open issues, so it's time to vote! > >Thus I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the Apache Callback proposal as >included below. The proposal is also available at >http://wiki.phonegap.com/w/page/46311152/apache-callback-proposal on >the PhoneGap wiki, and I'll place a copy for our archives on the >Incubator wiki as soon as it stops giving me internal server errors. > >Please VOTE: > > [ ] +1 Accept Apache Callback for incubation > [ ] -1 Don't accept Apache Callback for incubation because... > >This vote is open for the next 72 hours. Everyone is welcome to >participate, but only votes from the Incubator PMC members are >binding. > >Thanks! My vote is +1. > >Best regards, > >Jukka Zitting > >---- > >Apache Callback Proposal >======================== > >Abstract >-------- > >Apache Callback is a platform for building native mobile applications >using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. > >Proposal >-------- > >Apache Callback allows web developers to natively target Apple iOS, Google >Android, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows Phone 7, HP webOS, Nokia >Symbian >and Samsung Bada with a single codebase. The Callback APIs are based on >open web standards. The Callback bridge technology enables access to native >device capabilities. Utilizing the Callback bridge native plugins allow >for any type of native access from the embedded webview. > >Background >---------- > >Apache Callback is the free software evolution of the popular PhoneGap >project. > >PhoneGap evolved from a hack that enabled a FFI (Foreign Function >Interface) >to an embedded WebView on iOS to a complete suite of tools for tackling >parity across many mobile device and desktop platforms. > >PhoneGap has always focused on two complementary goals. Our first goal, >is to see the web as a first class development platform. Not a sandbox >without a filesystem but a real first class platform that includes access >to the local system apis, sensors and data, in addition to first class >tooling such as system debuggers. The second goal of PhoneGap is for >the project to cease to exist. This is not a nihilistic sentiment, rather >we at the PhoneGap project are providing a reference implementation for >web browsers to assist and guide the standardization process of browser >APIs. > >The name and trademark of PhoneGap will become the commercial entity for >the project. The source, code, documentation and related assets will all >be contributed to the Apache Foundation as Callback. > >The Callback name comes from the event of the same name that is fired >when the FFI bridge is established. > >Rationale >--------- > >The dominate window to the web is quickly becoming devices, mostly >phones. >The manufacturers of devices, creators of mobile operating systems, and >authors of web browsers are consolidating. (In many cases these are all >already the same company.) Those stakeholders may see a future for the >web but their bottom line is not necessarily motivated to participate in >an open web. It is especially clear that while many of these platforms >have been seeing some level of strategic neglect in favor of enhanced >experiences at the price locking developers into their respective >platforms. The Callback project exists to bring the focus back to an >open and accessible web. > >Initial Goals >------------- > >* License all PhoneGap source code and documentation to the Apache > Software Foundation. (We already name the Apache license in our CLA.) >* Setup and standardize the open governance of the Callback project. >* Rename all assets from PhoneGap to Callback in project src, docs, > tests and related infrastructure. > >Current Status >-------------- > >Callback is a mature software project recently shipping 1.0 on July 29, 2011. > >Meritocracy >----------- > >Callback has always been a project driven by merit and, in a sense, our >solution is brute force requiring many collaborating developers to >solve our goals. > >It would be far easier, and perhaps more "correct", for the Callback >project to port a single web browser codebase, and API bindings, across >platforms but our executable size would be appreciably larger, unacceptably >so for mobile, and our target abstraction would be only tertiary to >maintaining a codebase of that size. By relying on the platform browser, >exposed by the platform SDK, we get a quick win to the browser and only >have to focus on our bridge. This means the project requires developers >with proficiency on each platform: collaboration is a natural side effect. > >Community >--------- > >The community surrounding Callback is vast, diverse, distributed globally, >and with all levels of proficiency in software development---the common >thread of web development binding them all. In terms of contribution, >excluding Nitobi Software employees, the Callback project has 70 >contributors. > >In terms of user adoption, precise numbers are impossible for us to know >due to the open nature of the project. At the time of this writing Callback >is downloaded 60,000 times a month and daily traffic to http://phonegap.com >is roughly 24,000 uniques (625,000 / mo). The Callback mailing list has over >7,000 members. A quick look on our IRC channel or Twitter usually shows >activity within minutes. The community is engaged and active daily. We >really try to be as responsive, inclusive and honestly emphatic when it >comes to supporting our community. > >Core Developers >--------------- > >* Brian LeRoux, Nitobi >* Dr. David Charles Johnson, Nitobi >* Fil Maj, Nitobi (BlackBerry) >* Joe Bowser, Nitobi (Android) >* Shazron Abdullah, Nitobi (iOS) >* Michael Brooks, Nitobi (Tooling, Docs) >* Herm Wong, Nitobi (webOS) >* Anis Kadri, Nitobi (Bada) >* Jesse MacFadyen, Nitobi (WP7) >* Brett Rudd, Nitobi >* Ryan Willoughby, Nitobi >* Bryce Curtis, IBM >* Becky Gibson, IBM (iOS) >* Simon MacDonald, IBM (Android) >* Drew Walters, IBM (BlackBerry) >* Justin Tyberg, IBM (BlackBerry) >* Patrick Mueller, IBM (Tooling, Weinre) > >Alignment >--------- > >The only way the Callback project can work is if it is an open, transparent >and collaborative effort. The proliferation of operating systems and >platforms requires a large amount of manpower to tackle! The project has >now grown in mind-share and community enough that we believe it is time >we work with a foundation to see the code mature in a fashion consistent >with our values. > >Known Risks >----------- > >There are many organizations outside Nitobi and IBM behind the Callback >project but generally it is these two organizations that divide, and >conquer, the work. We recognize the risk of having two sponsoring >corporations with salaried developers behind the project and would >like to see more free collaboration from the community. That said, >many, if not most, project contributors work on Callback in their own >time and outside of the daily grind. > >Documentation >------------- > >It should be noted that a community effort is currently underway translating >the Callback documentation from English into Japanese, Chinese, Spanish >and Portuguese. > >* http://docs.phonegap.com >* http://wiki.phonegap.com > >Initial Source >-------------- > >Callback is a diverse project. Originally we maintained all platforms from >a single source tree. This became untenable as new platforms and structure >was introduced. All projects related to the Callback project can be found >on GitHub under the PhoneGap organization (http://github.com/phonegap). > >The main Callback repositories are: > >* PhoneGap/iOS http://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-iphone >* PhoneGap/Android http://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-android >* PhoneGap/BlackBerry http://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-blackberry- >webworks >* PhoneGap/webOS http://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-webos >* PhoneGap/WP7 http://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-wp7 >* PhoneGap/Bada http://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-bada >* PhoneGap/Mac http://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-mac >* PhoneGap/Docs http://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-docs >* PhoneGap/Debug http://github.com/phonegap/weinre >* PhoneGap/Test http://github.com/phonegap/mobile-spec > >Beta, deprecated, and experimental codebases make up the rest. > >Source and IP Submission Plan >----------------------------- > >* All canonical source will be moved to Apache infrastructure under the > name Callback. >* Documentation should be moved completely over to the Apache systems. >* All open to further understanding of Apache infrastructure. >* The existing PhoneGap trademark will be used as a commercial entity. > >External Dependencies >--------------------- > >All Callback projects rely on the native SDKs for their respective >platforms. The Callback project itself does not rely on 3rd party libs. >The BlackBerry implementation does have its own Java implementation of >JSON library with more compatible licensing. > >Required Resources >------------------ > >Mailing Lists > >* callback-dev >* callback-commits >* callback-private > >Subversion Directories > >* incubator/callback/ios >* incubator/callback/android >* incubator/callback/blackberry >* incubator/callback/wp7 >* incubator/callback/bada >* incubator/callback/mac >* incubator/callback/docs > >(Git mirrors of these codebases will also be needed.) > >Issue Tracking (Jira) > >* Callback/iOS (CBIOS) >* Callback/Android (CBANDROID) >* Callback/BlackBerry (CBBLACKBERRY) >* Callback/WP7 (CBWP7) >* Callback/Bada (CBBADA) >* Callback/Mac (CBMAC) >* Callback/Docs (CBDOCS) > >Initial Committers >------------------ > >* Brian LeRoux (b at brian.io) >* Dr. David Charles Johnson (dave.c.johnson at gmail.com) >* Fil Maj (maj.fil at gmail.com) >* Joe Bowser (bowserj at gmail.com) >* Shazron Abdullah (shazron at gmail.com) >* Michael Brooks (michael at michaelbrooks.ca) >* Herm Wong >* Anis Kadri (anis.kadri at gmail.com) >* Jesse MacFadyen (jesse.macfadyen at gmail.com) >* Brett Rudd (brett.rudd at gmail.com) >* Ryan Willoughby (rywillo at gmail.com) >* Bryce Curtis, IBM >* Becky Gibson, IBM (iOS) >* Simon MacDonald, IBM (Android) >* Drew Walters, IBM (BlackBerry) >* Justin Tyberg, IBM (BlackBerry) >* Patrick Mueller, IBM (Tooling, Weinre) >* Abu Obeida Bakhach, Windows Phone 7 (abu.obeida at microsoft.com) >* Sergey Grebnov, Windows Phone 7 (sergeyg at bsquare.com) > >Sponsors >-------- > >Champion > >* David Nuescheler >* Sam Ruby > >Nominated Mentors > >* Jukka Zitting >* Christian Grobmeier >* Gianugo Rabellino >* Ross Gardler >* Andrew Savory > >Sponsoring Entity > >* Apache Incubator > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
