I wouldn't target *just* Java, but instead use "running on the JVM". Scala, Ruby and other languages running on the VM are getting more common. I wouldn't stretch as far as "running on a VM", where the future might include CLR. IMO that is a whole new project, which would be challenging to say the least :-)
Martijn On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Niclas Hedhman<[email protected]> wrote: > Gang, > > Below is a draft, I hope we can manage to get into the Board meeting > on the 19th August. Everyone, please read it extremely carefully, try > to find any spelling mistakes or cut/paste mistakes that I may have > done, and compare it with previous podling-to-TLP resolutions and > point out if you find any differences. Mistakes may be the difference > of approval or delays... so put in some effort. > > - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - > > Establish Apache Pivot Top Level Project > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the > Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a > Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of > open-source software related to creating platform for building rich internet > applications in Java, for distribution at no charge to the public. > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), > to be known as "Apache Pivot Project", be and hereby is established > pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache pivot Project be and hereby is responsible for > the creation and maintenance of a platform for building rich internet > applications in Java; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Pivot" be and hereby > is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the > Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache Pivot Project, and to have > primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of > responsibility of the Apache Pivot Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are > appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache Pivot Project: > > · Christopher Brind <brindy AT apache DOT org> > · Greg Brown <gbrown AT apache DOT org> > · Martijn Dashorst <dashorst AT apache DOT org> > · Noel Grandin <noelgrandin AT apache DOT org> > · Niclas Hedhman <niclas AT apache DOT org> > · Sandro Martini <smartini AT apache DOT org> > · Todd Volkert <tvolkert AT apache DOT org> > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Todd Volkert be appointed to > the office of Vice President, Apache Pivot, to serve in accordance with > and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the > Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or > disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Pivot Project be and hereby > is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache > Incubator Pivot podling; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache > Incubator Pivot podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator > PMC are hereafter discharged. > > > - o - o - o - o - o - > > (interestingly, the names are placed in surname alphabetical order, > but if I use givenName instead, only two people are swapped in the > list (me and Noel)).... for those who still have space in the "useless > information"-bookshelf ;-) > > > Cheers > -- > Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer > http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java > > I live here; http://tinyurl.com/2qq9er > I work here; http://tinyurl.com/2ymelc > I relax here; http://tinyurl.com/2cgsug > -- Become a Wicket expert, learn from the best: http://wicketinaction.com Apache Wicket 1.4 increases type safety for web applications Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.4.0
