Hi Varol
That looks *really* cool; so the whole thing is written in Qooxdoo? What about
the server side? I’ve seen the IDE app, does this mean I could create an
entire new Qooxdoo app, ie like the playground but with multiple class files,
and then run that within the AstraNOS desktop?
Regards
John
From: Varol Okan <mym...@movingsatellites.com>
Reply-To: qooxdoo Development <qooxdoo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: Wednesday, 24 February 2016 at 14:20
To: qooxdoo Development <qooxdoo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [qooxdoo-devel] Evolving the qooxdoo Project
Hey,
this is good news I am looking forward in seeing these changes causing some
positive improvements to the project in general.
I have been using qooxdoo since version 0.5 and I loved the structure and the
OO model from the get-go ( coming from a C++ background and Qt ... of course
its great )
I have used it to build my WebOS ( https://AstraNOS.org ) which is a fun place
to store all my info, links, docs and pictures on the internet. I also use it
as the main interface now to program AstraNOS itself and collaborate with my
friends and with family in Germany ( thanks to WebRTC ).
Would there be interest in using this as a portal for the qooxdoo contributor
now that the qooxdoo - web page is moving to new ownership ? We could add
missing apps as required ( E.g. github and source integration etc. There would
obviously be a ton of work to do in order to add features currently missing (
like I have never finished the e-mail client etc. ). It is also nice display of
the power of qooxdoos' Desktop features.
Cheers,
Varol :)
On 02/21/2016 05:23 PM, Andreas Ecker wrote:
Hi,
this is to let you know about the recent blog post
http://news.qooxdoo.org/evolving-the-qooxdoo-project :
The qooxdoo Open Source project is going to see some significant advancements.
For quite a while now we have been talking about the intention to open up the
project to facilitate more community involvement. 1&1 as qooxdoo’s initiator
has started and is supporting this transformation. As the opportunity is
actively being pursued, we would like to announce where we stand right now.
In order to allow for a best possible transformation of the project, we wanted
this to be driven by people who have been involved with the qooxdoo project for
a long time, have been providing first-class contributions to it and have an
expert knowledge of its technology. Ideally, they should have a track record of
running Open Source projects successfully as well as knowing about the specific
needs of a professional, business-oriented community such as qooxdoo’s. Knowing
such people in person and trusting them wouldn’t hurt either.
We’re glad that the ones we approached – encompassing all of above requirements
perfectly – agreed to take up the opportunity to evolve the qooxdoo project:
long-time qooxdoo fellows Fritz Zaucker and Tobi Oetiker joined to coordinate
and drive the upcoming changes and improvements.
Moreover, others we asked for their close collaboration are also on-board, e.g.
Cajus Pollmeier, Derrell Lipman, Dietrich Streifert, John Spackman. Given the
recent activities of various people on the mailing list there is much
additional momentum.
Actually, we had hoped to announce both plan and completion of this entire
process by the end of 2015. But a few administrative hurdles are still being
worked on. With 1&1, a great supporter of Open Source and qooxdoo in
particular, some necessary steps are being taken to ensure the organizational
and legal aspects are properly addressed:
1) As previously announced (http://news.qooxdoo.org/license-update) the current
dual-licensing (LGPL/EPL) will be simplified and future releases are expected
to be under the MIT license.
2) We founded a legal entity called “qooxdoo.org” as a non-profit association
after Swiss law (named a “Verein” in German).
3) 1&1 is going to transfer the intellectual property rights and the
qooxdoo.org internet domain to the qooxdoo.org association.
4) The ownership of the qooxdoo organization at Github
(https://github.com/qooxdoo) and thus the official code repository will also be
transferred.
5) The qooxdoo hosting infrastructure (homepage, blog, bugzilla, etc.) is to be
replaced, by public infrastructure and services such as GitHub, etc. wherever
possible.
With the new freedom there will also be more responsibility for the community.
While 1&1 developers might continue to contribute to qooxdoo as their job
responsibilities permit, the driving force behind the project will be you, the
experts and collaborators right within the community. qooxdoo will now depend
on your contributions (ideas, code, infrastructure, money, etc) and benefit
from your engagement.
We have seen a number of qooxdoo-based projects being discussed on the mailing
list in the past. And we know of a few other projects using qooxdoo as key
element that are not publicly visible. Let’s bundle our resources to make
qooxdoo even better. As there are so many talented and enthusiastic qooxdoo
users this transformation is going to succeed. The qooxdoo.org association will
provide the vessel for this endeavour.
At this point we would like to thank 1&1 for the tremendous effort put into
this framework over all those years, and moreover, for the generosity to make
it available as an Open Source project since early 2005 and now allowing
qooxdoo to be further evolved by a grown-up community.
We will let you know once the administrative steps are completed. In the
meantime please feel free to send any of your comments/suggestions/pledges.
Cheers,
Andreas, Fritz, Tobi and supporters
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