Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-03 Thread Damitha Kumarage
Jochen Wiedmann wrote: What's the problem? I can't see anyone from preventing an Axis2/C committer being a Axis2/Java committer as well, if he or she is interested in it? My expectation would be, though, that it is a minority only, who wants it. Jochen It could be small community compared

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-02 Thread Amila Suriarachchi
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 6:06 AM, Deepal jayasinghe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Honestly I have no idea. But some one working closely with Synapse would give the exact Answer. Well , thats the problem. As I mentioned earlier it gets more visibility how can you support your argument using

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-02 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
derstand what you mean , yes they should not come under Axis2 , and in fact we should try to get Axiom as a TLP (im not sure about Neethi). Why not Neethi a TLP if AXIOM is so? Hehe , no problem I really like if we can push as much as we can as TLP. The main reason I point out that we

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-02 Thread Asankha
Deepal jayasinghe wrote: I think this thread itself shows the complications we would have by spiting it up. If we were to split it up does it make sense to keep projects like Rampart, Sandesha, Transports in WS? Yes they should come under Axis2 , because those projects are not useful

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Ajith Ranabahu
Hi, My comments are inline On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 11:27 PM, Eran Chinthaka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I thought of not giving any inputs to this as once it seemed things were getting personal. But let me try once again. I assure you - nothing personal :) Let me first understand

Re: Fwd: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Sanjaya Karunasena
loosing its identity. /Sanjaya From: Manjula Peiris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: general@ws.apache.org Sent: Saturday, November 1, 2008 10:44:26 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP On Sat, 2008-11-01 at 09:23 +0530, Samisa Abeysinghe wrote: It looks to me

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Ajith Ranabahu
Hi, See my comments inline. On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Amila Suriarachchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, By going through all these discussions what I can think of is that going for TLP neither make it better nor worse. Ok why do you want to move Axiom out from Axis2 , because it has a

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
Deepal, what does s/ws/axis2/g achieve? Sanjiva. Deepal jayasinghe wrote: I am trying to be a bit more optimistic that shaking things up may help generate enthusiasm. Though given Paul's and other people's response. I may be doing more harm than good. If these projects are beyond salvage. So

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Glen Daniels
A few quick comments: 1) I don't think things are as bad as some of this thread has implied. There are always ebbs and flows of time and effort on projects, and although there ARE a lot of open JIRAs, etc, it's not as if nothing has been getting done - for instance, 1.4.1 wasn't very long ago

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Hmm...why are u bringing up someone's employer? thanks, dims On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Sanjiva Weerawarana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd really like to hear from some of the other IBM folks working on axis2/java too - Nick, Bill, etc. - what do you think? You guys have been very quiet!

Re: Fwd: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
Yes as a contributor to Axis2/C project my main concern is also on dropping out Axis2/C out of the picture. If we separate out these two projects it may affect Axis2/C project, and I don't think Axis2 will benefited from that either. Well , I never told that we should drop Axis2/C ,

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
Honestly I have no idea. But some one working closely with Synapse would give the exact Answer. Well , thats the problem. As I mentioned earlier it gets more visibility and improvements after going as TLP. On one hand Synapse is different from other WS common projects since it was

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
I'd really like to hear from some of the other IBM folks working on axis2/java too - Nick, Bill, etc. - what do you think? You guys have been very quiet! Are you guys off of this stuff now? Well then it should not only be IBM , there are other folks from other companies and individual working

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
Of course Deepal but there are bunch of folks from IBM who were very active and who are also deeply involved with Axis2. Sanjiva. Deepal jayasinghe wrote: I'd really like to hear from some of the other IBM folks working on axis2/java too - Nick, Bill, etc. - what do you think? You guys have

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-11-01 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
Jeez, there's a conspiracy behind every statement eh? As I just replied to Deepal, I brought it up because there were a bunch of IBM folks who used to work on Axis2 who were active who also are stakeholders. However, the invitation was not limited to IBM folks - my apologies if such

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Samisa Abeysinghe
Davanum Srinivas wrote: Eran, Clearly you did not read my previous emails. *PLEASE* read them and then we can continue. For example, I said 1. The proposal was to split Axis2+Anything that Axis2 Uses+Anything that is built on Axis2 into a separate TLP. Also, i said this before, but repeat it

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Jochen Wiedmann
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Samisa Abeysinghe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -1. They share the same architecture. They do the same this, only the implementation is different. And they are supposed to work with each other, interop in other words, so they have lot in common. Interoperability

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Paul Fremantle
Jochen Its not just about interop - its about a shared design and a shared community. 1) I believe that the Axis2/C team has worked very hard to share code, designs and work closely with the rest of the team. I'm not sure that the Java team has worked so closely, but I guess that is because they

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Samisa Abeysinghe
Jochen Wiedmann wrote: On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Samisa Abeysinghe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -1. They share the same architecture. They do the same this, only the implementation is different. And they are supposed to work with each other, interop in other words, so they have lot in

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Samisa, You have hit the nail on the head. People are who they are. Right now the umbrella is so vast that everyone is able to hide behind others. There is no accountability. When there is a smaller group of active people, There will be better accountability to each other and to the board and to

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Davanum Srinivas
related note - i once upon a time used to hold ws up as the best model of working in open source. It's a tragic pity that we are now just a shell of what we used to be. my 2 cents. YMMV. -- dims On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 6:11 AM, Davanum Srinivas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Samisa, You have hit

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Paul Fremantle
Ah the glory days when you were Veep! Paul On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Davanum Srinivas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: related note - i once upon a time used to hold ws up as the best model of working in open source. It's a tragic pity that we are now just a shell of what we used to be. my 2

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Afkham Azeez
I'd have to agree with the view that Axis2/Java Axis2/C have quite a lot in common. The sames concepts architecture are used by both these projects. In effect, a person who understands the concepts architecture of one, can easily understand the other. So, IMHO, we should not separate these

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Samisa Abeysinghe
Davanum Srinivas wrote: Samisa, You have hit the nail on the head. People are who they are. Right now the umbrella is so vast that everyone is able to hide behind others. There is no accountability. When there is a smaller group of active people, There will be better accountability to each

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Paul Fremantle
Deepal On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Deepal jayasinghe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: VOTE is the final thing , and I still can not understand why most the people do not want to make Axis2 TLP. I'm very happy to have Axis2 as a TLP including both Java and C. Paul Paul Fremantle Co-Founder and

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Paul Fremantle
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Davanum Srinivas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Though given Paul's and other people's response. Dims, my response was a light-hearted comment on the situation, and made no reference to whether or not Axis2 should be a TLP. I'm sorry if you took it in a way it wasn't

Fwd: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Ajith Ranabahu
missed general@ -- Forwarded message -- From: Ajith Ranabahu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I should kick myself for not reading Axis2 mail frequently. I just spent 20 minutes reading the complete

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
Hi Ajith, +1 , Very well said. Thank you! Deepal I should kick myself for not reading Axis2 mail frequently. I just spent 20 minutes reading the complete thread and just throwing my 2 cents. 1. I am +1 (not a vote, a token of agreement) on making Axis2 a TLP. I have supported the decision

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Sanjaya Karunasena
I would also like to have Axis2 as a TLP project too. From the end user point of view, the real container is Axis2. Other projects are parts/components, which enhanced its capability. There is very little (or no some times) use when you take these other components by itself without the core

Re: Fwd: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Samisa Abeysinghe
... Ajith Ranabahu wrote: missed general@ -- Forwarded message -- From: Ajith Ranabahu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I should kick myself for not reading Axis2 mail frequently. I just spent 20

Re: Fwd: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Manjula Peiris
edit. Thanks, Samisa... Ajith Ranabahu wrote: missed general@ -- Forwarded message -- From: Ajith Ranabahu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I should kick myself for not reading

Re: Fwd: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-31 Thread Ruchith Fernando
31, 2008 at 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I should kick myself for not reading Axis2 mail frequently. I just spent 20 minutes reading the complete thread and just throwing my 2 cents. 1. I am +1 (not a vote, a token of agreement) on making

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-30 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
Eran Chinthaka wrote: I hope I'm still not late to comment on this. I'm also with Sanjiva on this issue. Axis2 is just not Axis2 project alone. Axiom and others are integral parts of it. Couple of challenges/questions from me. 1. Let's take the Glen's proposal on two projects and list down

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-30 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Eran, Clearly you did not read my previous emails. *PLEASE* read them and then we can continue. For example, I said 1. The proposal was to split Axis2+Anything that Axis2 Uses+Anything that is built on Axis2 into a separate TLP. Also, i said this before, but repeat it again, The current status

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-30 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
It is nice to see everyone is fighting for something good :-) , Well first I do not think anyone in this mailing list is so stupid to give the PMC Chair or whatever based on the number of emails he sends to the list. Let me tell why I think it is a good idea to make Axis2 a TLP. First if you go

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Folks, this is *NOT* a VOTE thread. Please refrain from casting ballots thanks, dims On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:46 AM, Sanjiva Weerawarana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm -1 because the Axis2 project is not just axis2- its a collection of enabling pieces (axiom, neethi at least) and a bunch of up

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Gee...thanks a ton for the clarficiation. -- dims On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 7:18 AM, Sanjiva Weerawarana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jeez I wasn't casting a vote - I expressed my opinion and then made it clear using the Apache terminology for expressing positions. Lighten up dude. Sanjiva.

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Dear Team, For a few years now, there is a growing consensus at the board level that a small focused PMC that directly reports to the board is better than a huge umbrella PMCs. two umbrella PMC's have already made transitions including XML and Jakarta. One reason is that they have found that a

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
One reason is that they have found that a small focused PMC/committer set takes better care of the code, web site, releases, legal issues and basic oversight of day to day workings of a PMC better than a huge umbrella PMC. For example, personally i think Synapse has thrived after it left the

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
Deepal jayasinghe wrote: Personally, I'd really like to get all of us committed, willing and able to contribute in a much more coordinated fashion then we are today. We don't hang out on IRC, no weekly chats, not much forward looking discussions, not much enthusiasm or cooperation anymore from

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Deepal, yep, not taking care of them is what i meant. Yep, i totally understand day-to-day work. thanks, dims On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Deepal jayasinghe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One reason is that they have found that a small focused PMC/committer set takes better care of the code,

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Glen Daniels
Hi dims, all: Davanum Srinivas wrote: For a few years now, there is a growing consensus at the board level that a small focused PMC that directly reports to the board is better than a huge umbrella PMCs. two umbrella PMC's have already made transitions including XML and Jakarta. +1. As PMC

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Glen Daniels
Hi Sanjiva: Sanjiva Weerawarana wrote: Also the other reason IMO is that axis2 is mostly done .. I have no objection at all to someone starting an axis3 or doing a lot of changes to axis2, but I personally don't have major problems that I see need to be fixed in axis2. Yes there are tons of

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Glen Daniels
Kurt T Stam wrote: jUDDI has 3 active developers working on implementing the UDDIv3 spec (http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/webservices/juddi/branches/v3_trunk/) . Please don't talk about moth-balling us! Just checking to see if you were paying attention. :) No way, Kurt - I hope to be using your

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
How does becoming a TLP change the status quo for getting things done? Sanjiva. Davanum Srinivas wrote: No one is asking that everyone needs to get excited at the proposal. If people are interested, let it move forward. If no one is interested, it will just drop dead. If people take this

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Davanum Srinivas
If we can find people to man the PMC's and act as chair, sure, let's get more projects as TLP's. -- dims On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Sanjiva Weerawarana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glen, so if you agree that its a TLP with Axis2 + up stream and downstream projects then why not push the other

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-28 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Anything that is usable/shipped with Axis2 or depends on Axis2 IMHO. -- dims On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Sanjiva Weerawarana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So Glen, if we're talking about a new TLP what are the proposed components under it? What will remain in the ws TLP because they don't have

Re: [DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-27 Thread Glen Daniels
Hey dims, all: Davanum Srinivas wrote: There was a WS PMC thread which has not yet shown up here So, WDYT? Could we spin off Axis2 and related projects into a separate TLP? Pros / Cons / Thoughts welcome. I'm +1 to the idea. Here's what I sent to the PMC after this idea came up as a

[DISCUSS] Axis2 as TLP

2008-10-26 Thread Davanum Srinivas
Folks, There was a WS PMC thread which has not yet shown up here So, WDYT? Could we spin off Axis2 and related projects into a separate TLP? Pros / Cons / Thoughts welcome. thanks, dims -- Davanum Srinivas :: http://davanum.wordpress.com