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2016-11-25 16:50 GMT+08:00 John D. Ament <johndam...@apache.org>: > +1 > > On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 5:47 PM Edward J. Yoon <edward.y...@samsung.com> > wrote: > >> Greetings! >> >> I would like to call a vote for accepting "Weex" for incubation in the >> Apache Incubator. The full proposal is available below. We ask the >> Incubator PMC to sponsor it, with myself (Edward J. Yoon) as Champion, and >> Luke Han, Willem Jiang, Stephan Ewen, and Niclas Hedhman volunteering to be >> Mentors. >> >> Please cast your vote: >> >> [ ] +1, bring Weex into Incubator >> [ ] +0, I don't care either way, >> [ ] -1, do not bring Weex into Incubator, because... >> >> This vote will be open at least for 72 hours and only votes from the >> Incubator PMC are binding. >> >> -- >> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/WeexProposal >> >> = Weex Proposal = >> >> == Abstract == >> Weex is a framework for building Mobile cross-platform high performance UI. >> Weex enables developers to use Web-like syntax to build iOS, Android and >> Web >> UI with a single codebase. >> >> == Proposal == >> Weex provide an uniform Web-like syntax for develop native Mobile App UI. >> By >> leverage the Javascript engine that enable dynamic update, the process of >> App interfce and content update can be simple and controllable just like >> Web.Compared with WebView based UI framework which performance are limited, >> Weex use build-in native components instead. >> >> Because of tag based syntax that maintain a consistent style with Web >> standards Weex using. Developers write in this language just like writting >> in HTML. After transforming to JSBundle by Weex tools, these tags will be >> rendered by build-in platform-specific components. The logic part of Weex >> syntax write in Javascript which don't need be compiled control these >> components. >> >> The vision of Weex is to complement gap between platform-specific Native UI >> and Web technical based UI in Mobile age. The team behind Weex believe that >> dynamicly interface update and high performance should be achieved at the >> same time when people develop a Mobile App. Meanwhile duplicate work >> between >> the different platforms should be avoided. >> >> == Background == >> Prior to Weex, in order to develop high performance mobile application we >> need write at least three different codebase(iOS, Android, Mobile Web) or >> adopt WebView based UI technique(Apache Cordova for example) which can't >> satisfy the demand for performance. >> >> A special task force at Alibaba Inc try to provide a solution for this >> problem has been setup since 2013. At first the team release a >> cross-platform rendering engine which render a special format JSON to >> native >> components on different platform. To output this JSON file the team had >> build a website which other developer can use to simply design final >> interface. >> >> Although This solution had worked for a while, we found it not able to meet >> our UI developer's habits. Most of our UI developer have Web background >> which make them used to use tag based language to design App interface. >> Meanwhile we found the JSON file lacks of enough flexibility. The following >> discussion inspire we start to develop Weex. >> >> Nowaday, Mobile Taobao App which developed by Alibaba Inc, the largest user >> volume eCommerce App in China has adapted Weex in a lot of UI. In the >> latest >> November 11th promotions(Alibaba's annual Singles' Day online shopping >> event), UI developers from Alibaba Inc have build more then 1,500 pages >> using Weex, 99.6% of all the promotional pages. The ratio of less than one >> second page open time is more than 90%, the frame rate is 53.0~58.5(depend >> on device) due to the high performance of Weex. In addition to user >> experience improvement, the productivity of page development and the >> efficiency of content delivery both have been improved. >> >> After open-source and have got a lot of followers in chinese mobile App >> development community, several of popular Apps listed on chinese top charts >> have adopted or planning for adopt Weex.(UCWeb, Tmall, YouKu, Suning >> etc...) >> >> == Current Status == >> Weex has become an open source project since June 2016. It has been used >> at >> a lot of Alibaba producted mobile softwares which running on the mobile >> phone of millions of users. >> >> Weex code repository located at GitHub. All development activities have >> already happened on GitHub as open source manner. >> >> == Community == >> The community surrounding Weex is a variety of developer which have >> different technique background.iOS, Android, Web developer must collaborate >> closely to implement most Weex feature. >> >> Currently total 61 contributors involved in the GitHub development process. >> Weex repository has received 791 pull requests until Nov 2016. >> >> Beyond committer from Alibaba Inc, Weex community welcome anybody join us. >> Nowaday Evan You from Vue Technology LLC, Wang Run Xiang from Aipai Inc and >> lots of GitHub users have contributed source code or document to Weex. >> >> Weex syntax is inspired a lot from Web framework Vue.js. For better future >> of both Weex&Vue.js, we have cooperated with Vue.js community from begin of >> Weex. The main author of Vue.js Evan You have became committer & mentor of >> Weex in the first half of 2016. >> >> At the time of this writing (Nov 2016) Weex GitHub star number is 8249, >> watch number is 1841, fork number is 1090. >> >> Weex use GitHub issue for problem tracking and technical discussion. >> Currently 813 issues have been submited, 756 of them have been solved. >> >> == Initial Developer == >> * BryantWu huaz...@gmail.com (Alibaba Inc) >> * LuicsXu luics...@gmail.com (iOS/Android, Alibaba Inc) >> * Jin-JiangZhao zhaojinji...@me.com (Web/Node , Alibaba Inc) >> * Tai-ChengHuang iskenhu...@gmail.com (Web/Node, Alibaba Inc) >> * FengYin cxfe...@gmail.com (iOS, Alibaba Inc) >> * YuanYin zsh...@sina.com (Android, Alibaba Inc) >> * BobNing ningli928@1 6 3.com (iOS, Alibaba Inc) >> * WeiZheng sospar...@gmail.com (Android, Alibaba Inc) >> * YorkShen shenyua...@gmail.com (Android, Alibaba Inc) >> * SaiHe tekk...@gmail.com (Web, Alibaba Inc) >> * BonoLv lvs...@gmail.com (Web/Node, Alibaba Inc) >> * GurisXie 279483...@qq.com (Testing, Alibaba Inc) >> * AtomTong tong_huab...@qq.com (Testing, Alibaba Inc) >> >> >> == Meritocracy == >> The intent of this proposal is to start building a diverse developer and >> user community around Weex following the ASF meritocracy model. After Weex >> becoming an OpenSource project, we have been working to make an open >> governance structure for project leadership to encourage individual and >> company involvement and contributions. >> >> == Alignment == >> The Weex community believes that the Apache Software Foundation promotes >> and >> enforces the sort of community that will best serve the future of the >> project. It is also believed that Weex can enhance the ASF by expand the >> technical scope of ASF in Mobile age. >> >> == Relationships with Other Apache Products == >> We think Weex is an effective supplement to Apache Cordova. Both Apache >> Cordova and Weex help developer for leveraging Web development technique in >> Mobile age. Boot developer the ability of delivering consistent content to >> different platform. With our sincere heart and determination to open >> source, >> we will always keep an open mind for Apache community. >> >> >> == Known Risks == >> >> === Difficult to refuse platform-specific features === >> "Write Once Run Everywhere" is one of original goal of Weex. But as Weex >> provides more feature, we have received more suggestions for implement >> single platform exclusive feature. >> >> === Inexperience with build international community === >> Although we are full of passion about build a successful Opensource project >> and a community, Weex initial team lack of experience about participate in >> international community. After consulting with our mentors, we know modesty >> will be our code of conduct in Apache community. >> >> === Homogeneous and Reliance on salaried developers === >> Since the Weex Project has been mainly developed to date by Alibaba Inc, >> the >> vast majority of initial committers to the project are from Alibaba Mobile >> engineering team. As an Opensource project, Weex project has received lots >> bug fixes and enhancements from other developers(not Alibaba Employee). We >> will continue to encourage more independent developers to participate in >> Weex. >> >> We know Apache Way is about people, not corporations. After Weex developer >> community grows, we hope the contribution ratio from Alibaba salaried >> developer will decrease. >> >> == Source Code == >> * Main repository: https://github.com/alibaba/weex >> * Weex transformer: https://github.com/weexteam/weex-transformer >> * Weex toolkit: https://github.com/weexteam/weex-toolkit >> * Weex loader: https://github.com/weexteam/weex-loader >> * Gulp Weex: https://github.com/weexteam/gulp-weex >> >> == Documentation == >> * English Document: http://alibaba.github.io/weex/doc/ >> * Chinese Document(English first, currently only partially docs have been >> translate to Chinese): https://github.com/weexteam/article/wiki/Weex中文文档 >> >> == External Dependencies == >> * semver(http://semver.org/) developed by Tom Preston-Werner, licensed >> under the Creative Commons - CC BY 3.0 License. >> * core-js(https://github.com/zloirock/core-js) developed by Denis >> Pushkarev, licensed under the MIT License. >> * vuejs(https://github.com/vuejs/vue) developed by Yuxi Evan You , >> licensed >> under the MIT License. >> * scroll-to (https://github.com/component/scroll-to) developed by >> TooTallNate, licensed under the MIT License. >> * Chrome V8(https://developers.google.com/v8/) developed by Google Inc & >> V8 >> project authors, licensed under BSD License. >> * css-layout(https://github.com/facebook/css-layout) developed by >> Facebook >> Inc., licensed under the BSD License. >> >> == Required Resources == >> * Mailing Lists >> * priv...@weex.incubator.apache.org >> * d...@weex.incubator.apache.org >> * comm...@weex.incubator.apache.org >> * Git Repos >> * https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/weex.git >> * Issue Tracking >> * JIRA Weex (WEEX) >> * Continuous Integration >> * Jenkins builds on https://builds.apache.org/ >> * Web >> * http://weex.incubator.apache.org/ >> * wiki at http://cwiki.apache.org >> >> == Sponsors == >> >> === Champion === >> * Edward J. Yoon (edwardyoon at apache dot org) >> >> === Nominated Mentors === >> * Luke Han ( luke.hq at gmail dot com ) >> * Willem Jiang (willem.jiang at gmail dot com) >> * Stephan Ewen (sewen at apache dot org) >> * Niclas Hedhman (niclas at hedhman dot org) >> >> ==== Unofficial Mentors ==== >> * Longda Feng (hustjackie at gmail dot com) >> >> == Sponsoring Entity == >> * The Apache Incubator >> >> == Next Goals == >> * License all Weex source code and documentation to the Apache Software >> Foundation. (We already using Apache license for our main code repository) >> * Setup and standardize the open governance of the Weex Project. >> * Move Weex development activity to Apache infrastructure ( Git >> repository, >> Mail list ) >> >> -- >> Best Regards, Edward J. 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