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Best Regards! --------------------- Luke Han On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Chris Nauroth <cnaur...@hortonworks.com> wrote: > +1 (binding) > > --Chris Nauroth > > > > > On 6/19/15, 12:15 AM, "Jacopo Cappellato" <jaco...@apache.org> wrote: > > >Following the discussion in the thread [1], I would like to call a VOTE > >to accept Freemarker as a new Apache Incubator project. > > > >The proposal is available on the wiki at [2] and is also attached to this > >mail. > > > >The VOTE is open for at least the next 72 hours: > > > >[ ] +1 accept Freemarker into the Apache Incubator > >[ ] ±0 Abstain > >[ ] -1 because... > > > >Thank you, > > > >Jacopo Cappellato > > > >1. > > > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201505.mbox/%3c > >ccefe3ed-66c4-4766-a3d2-6d8bda855...@gmail.com%3e > > > >2. > >https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/FreemarkerProposal > > > >====================================================== > > > >Freemarker Apache Incubator Proposal > > > >Abstract > > > >Freemarker is a "template engine", i.e., a generic tool to generate text > >output based on templates. Freemarker is implemented in Java as a class > >library for programmers. > > > >Freemarker is a mature, widely used template engine. We propose to make > >Freemarker a top level project of the Apache Software Foundation, > >primarily so that it can build a stronger developer community, which > >provides more safety, stability and support to the large user base, and > >also helps evolving the engine and its integration with other projects > >(many of which are Apache projects). > > > >Proposal > > > >Freemarker is a "template engine"; a generic tool that generates text > >output (HTML web pages, e-mails, configuration files, source code, etc.) > >based on templates and changing data. It's not an application for > >end-users in itself, but a Java library, a component that programmers can > >embed into their products. > > > >Freemarker was originally created for generating HTML Web pages, > >particularly in servlet-based applications following the MVC pattern. > >It¹s not bound to servlets or HTML, however. > > > >The Freemarker Template Language (FTL) is not a full-blown programming > >language like PHP. It¹s a simple, specialized language (although among > >template languages it¹s quite flexible). You meant to prepare the data to > >display in a real programming language, like issue database queries and > >do business calculations, and then the template displays that already > >prepared data. > > > >Freemarker 1.x was initially released under the LGPL license. Later, by > >community consensus, we have switched over to a BSD-style license. As of > >Freemarker 2.2pre1 (2003), the original author, Benjamin Geer, has > >relinquished the copyright in behalf of Visigoth Software Society, a > >nonprofit organization started by Jonathan Revusky. With Freemarker > >2.3.21 (2014) the license has changed to Apache License, Version 2.0, and > >the owner has changed from Visigoth Software Society to three of the > >Freemarker 2.x developers, Attila Szegedi, Daniel Dekany, and Jonathan > >Revusky. Apache License, Version 2.0, is the current license. > > > >Freemarker is a mature, widely used template engine. While it continues > >to have a large user base, the active developer community has become > >rather small at this point, and we think that the "Apache Way" governance > >model and being part of the ASF (together with other projects that are > >already using Freemarker) would help to bring new life and energy to the > >project to better support the maintenance and improvements of the > >Freemarker codebase. A larger community may also help to improve tooling > >(such as IDE plugins) and integration with popular frameworks (such as > >Spring MVC, Struts, etc.), which could foster the adoption of Freemarker. > >Last but not least, being under the Apache umbrella would put the project > >into a more trustworthy legal context, which also helps adoption, > >particularly among bigger corporate users. > > > >We believe that Freemarker should become a Top Level Project as opposed > >to a subproject because it has a long history and already a large feature > >set, codebase and documentation and there is a lot of room for innovation > >and improvement that would involve more community management; governance > >and autonomy to make its own direction and manage its own community may > >be important long term factors for the success of the project. > > > >Background > > > >A template engine is a template language with the basic infrastructure > >around it (configuring, caching, etc.). A template language is a language > >specialized on generating text based on changing data. Template languages > >like Freemarker Template Language are by design much simpler than general > >purpose languages, while providing convenient specialized language > >devices for tasks that are frequent during text generation. > > > >Template engines, like Freemarker, play an important role in applications > >that leverage the MVC (Model View Controller) pattern; for example, > >several web applications and web application framework implement the MVC > >pattern in the user interface layer: the appearance of a page can be > >changed without programmers having to change or recompile code, because > >the application logic (for example a Java program or a Groovy script) and > >page design (for example a Freemarker template) are separated. Freemarker > >is used to implement the View (V) component of the MVC pattern. > > > >Freemarker is also used for generating e-mail, configuration files, and > >pretty much anything that¹s text. The same governing MVC principles apply > >there too, which helps to split the problem to more manageable pieces. > > > >Rationale > > > >Freemarker is a mature, stable, proven and feature rich template engine. > > > >While there are multiple alternative template engines for Java, after > >more than 15 years of life, Freemarker is still one of the most > >featureful and most widely used product in the category of templating > >engines for the Java platform. Despite its age, Freemarker still has > >potential to improve its functionality without breaking out-of-the-box > >backward compatibility, like fixing historical design mishaps, adopting > >proven ideas from template languages of other platforms, or to innovate > >with novel solutions to common templating problems. > > > >Freemarker is integrated in several proprietary and open source products > >such as Apache Struts, Apache OFBiz, Apache Camel, Liferay, Alfresco, > >Magnolia, and new open source frameworks such as Moqui. Some popular > >IDEs, including IntelliJ and Eclipse, have plugins for the development of > >Freemarker templates. > > > >With Freemarker joining the ASF, we hope that more developers would be > >able to join the effort and help improve and maintain the codebase, build > >new features and tools that could foster the long-term future of the > >product. > > > >Current Status > > > >Freemarker is a mature product created and maintained by a small open > >source community for more than 15 years. > > > >Currently Freemarker provides a fully functional implementation licensed > >under ALv2. The project home is at http://freemarker.org/ and the > >majority of development is coordinated via Sourceforge > >(https://sourceforge.net/projects/freemarker/) and GitHub > >(https://github.com/freemarker/freemarker). > > > >The project sports detailed documentation and a big ecosystem of projects > >leveraging it. In fact, quite a few existing ASF project have various > >integrations with Freemarker (OFBiz, Struts, Camel etc.). > > > >Meritocracy > > > >Freemarker has been run by a few core project members with a few > >contributions coming from a wide community of participants in the > >project. In the past, core project members have emerged because of their > >activity and merits as contributors. The Freemarker community is open to > >new ideas and to revisit old ones. > > > >The committers and contributors that were actively involved in the > >project will be encouraged to join the new incubating community. > > > >We want to expand our developer and user community and run the Freemarker > >project in the "Apache Way" clearly signaling not only the licensing, but > >also the governance choice. > > > >Users and new contributors will be treated with respect and welcomed; > >they will earn merit in the project by providing quality patches and > >support that move the project forward. Those with a proven support and > >quality patch track record will be encouraged to become committers. > >Committers that will work for the growth and health of the community will > >be invited to become PMC members. > > > >Community > > > >There are currently just a few active core team members in the project > >and a small group of occasional contributors. The user base is quite > >large and composed by end users (developers using Freemarker for their > >job) and other open source projects. > > > >Core Developers > > > >Core developers are used to work in the openly governed communities. The > >core developers are not currently affiliated with the ASF. > > > >Alignment > > > >The Freemarker product is already licensed under ALv2 and has been > >created and maintained by an open source community for more than a > >decade. Freemarker has been integrated into Apache OFBiz, Apache Struts, > >Apache Camel, Apache Tiles and other projects. Becoming part of the ASF > >family can strengthen the collaboration with these and other projects. > > > >Known Risks > > > >While the Freemarker product is stable and very widely used, in the > >recent years the active core developer community practically has shrunk > >to one person (Daniel Dekany). The core group should grow by attracting > >new contributors in order to ensure continued maintenance in the future, > >and to win resources that helps Freemarker to evolve faster next to the > >maintenance burden. > > > >In fact, if Freemarker will be accepted in the Incubator, the main goal > >during the incubation phase will be attracting new contributors and > >growing the community with an "Apache Way" governance model. > > > >Orphaned products > > > >The Freemarker project is backed up by an open source community that has > >created and maintained the product for more than 15 years. > > > >Inexperience with Open Source > > > >The proposers are experienced open source developers. Freemarker to date > >has been developed as an open source project. > > > >Homogeneous Developers > > > >The Freemarker community is not backed up by any corporation and is > >diverse in terms of geography and backgrounds of developers. > > > >Reliance on Salaried Developers > > > >The Freemarker contributors are volunteers that are not paid for their > >contributions to the project. > > > >Relationships with Other Apache Products > > > >Freemarker is an independent product but there are some relationships > >with other Apache products. Freemarker currently uses some Apache > >products, mostly in its build process (for example Apache Ant, Apache > >Ivy, Apache Xalan). Freemarker has been integrated into other Apache > >products such as Apache OFBiz, Apache Struts, Apache Camel, Apache Tiles. > >Becoming part of the ASF family could strengthen the collaboration with > >these and other projects. Apache Velocity is similar in purpose to > >Freemarker and both address similar needs for a template language in text > >generating applications. However Freemarker and Apache Velocity have a > >very different philosophy, design and implementation and there is a > >sufficient user base and history for both projects to justify their > >independent existence. > > > >An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand > > > >While we intend to leverage the Apache Œbranding¹ when talking to other > >projects as testament of our project¹s Œneutrality¹, we have no plans for > >making use of Apache brand in press releases nor posting billboards > >advertising acceptance of Freemarker into Apache Incubator. > > > >Documentation > > > >A mature project website is available at freemarker.org. In the website a > >complete manual is available: http://freemarker.org/docs/index.html > > > >Initial Source > > > >Initial source is available on GitHub under the ALv2: > > > > € https://github.com/freemarker/freemarker: The template engine > itself > > € https://github.com/freemarker/site: Generates the freemarker.org > Web > >site > > € https://github.com/freemarker/docgen: Transforms an XDocBook > subset to > >HTML; used for the Freemarker Manual. (Also for the Web site in the > >future.) > > > >Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan > > > >We know of no legal encumberments in the way of transfer of source to > >Apache. The copyright holders are the three main contributors in the > >history of the project, of which one is the current maintainer and main > >actor in this incubation process. The other two have been contacted to > >sign the Software License Agreement. > > > >External Dependencies > > > >The dependencies all have Apache compatible licenses. > > > >Required Resources > > > >Mailing lists > > > > € priv...@freemarker.incubator.apache.org (moderated > subscriptions) > > € d...@freemarker.incubator.apache.org > > € notificati...@freemarker.incubator.apache.org (commits, CI > reports) > > > >Git Repository > > > > € https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-freemarker.git: > the > >template engine itself > > € > https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-freemarker-site.git: > >generates the freemarker.org Web site > > € > >https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-freemarker-docgen.git: > >transforms an XDocBook subset to HTML; used for the Freemarker Manual > >(also for the Web site in the future). > > > >Issue Tracking > > > >JIRA Freemarker (FREEMARKER) > > > >Initial Committers > > > > € Dániel Dékány, ddekany at freemail.hu > > € Evangelia Dendramis, evangeliad at gmail.com > > > >Affiliations > > > > € Independent: Dániel Dékány > > € Independent: Evangelia Dendramis > > > >Sponsors > > > >Champion > > > >Jacopo Cappellato > > > >Nominated Mentors > > > > € David E. Jones - Apache Member > > € Jacopo Cappellato - Apache Member > > € Jean-Frederic Clere - Incubator PMC > > € Ralph Goers - Incubator PMC > > € Sergio Fernández - Incubator PMC > > > >Sponsoring Entity > > > >We would like to propose Apache Incubator to sponsor this project. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >
