Top Level Project

2005-03-02 Thread Gareth Reakes
Hey all, Now we are a top level project we have another thing on our plate - moving the web site. Are there any changes anyone thinks we should make? Also, we should now ensure that the svn repository goes in the correct place. Gareth -- Gareth Reakes, Managing Director Parthenon

Re: Top Level Project

2005-02-25 Thread James Berry
Bravo! -jdb On Feb 25, 2005, at 6:00 AM, Gareth Reakes wrote: Hey all, We are now a top level project! Gareth -- Gareth Reakes, Managing Director Parthenon Computing +44-1865-811184 http://www.parthcomp.com

Top Level Project

2005-02-25 Thread Gareth Reakes
Hey all, We are now a top level project! Gareth -- Gareth Reakes, Managing Director Parthenon Computing +44-1865-811184 http://www.parthcomp.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

Fw: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-22 Thread Neil Graham
/2004 02:44 PM To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project Hi all, This vote has been open for a week now, and it looks to me like it's time to call it. So far, I've counted 14 +1's from active Xerces co

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-20 Thread Simon Kitching
> > > > 1 INTRODUCTION > > == > > 1.1 Apache Xerces is a collaborative software development project > > dedicated to providing robust, full-featured, commercial-quality, and > > freely available XML parsers and closely related technologies > > on a wide

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-20 Thread Venu
+1 Neil Graham wrote: Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation. The text of the motion, to which I give my +1, is as follows: The Xerces community

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-20 Thread Shane Curcuru
+1 on Neil's motion below. Yay! --- Neil Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, > > I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform > Xerces > into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foun

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-19 Thread Gareth Reakes
Hey, Is it that you think this is to restrictive, or not restrictive enough? I have been talking to a lot of people here at XML 2004 about what they would like to see in Xerces in the future. People have been suggesting different parser technologies and different validation technologies. When

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-17 Thread Neil Graham
2004 11:21 PM Please respond to xerces-j-dev To [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, I think we're finally at the point where we

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-17 Thread Santiago Pericas-Geertsen
On Nov 14, 2004, at 11:21 PM, Neil Graham wrote: Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation. The text of the motion, to which I give my +1, is as follo

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-17 Thread Sandy Gao
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject [VOTE]:  motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation.  The text of

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-17 Thread Ankit Pasricha
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject [VOTE]:  motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation.  The text of

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-17 Thread David Cargill
+1. Thanks Neil. Regards, David A. Cargill XML Parser Development IBM Toronto Lab (905) 413-2371, tie 969 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-17 Thread Berin Lautenbach
+1 - And thanks Neil for all the hard work! Cheers, Berin Neil Graham wrote: Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation. The text of the motion

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-15 Thread James Berry
+1. Thanks for getting all this together, Neil. James. On Nov 14, 2004, at 8:21 PM, Neil Graham wrote: Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation. Th

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-15 Thread Neil Delima
Here's my +1. Thanks, Neil. Neil Graham/Toronto/[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 11/14/2004 11:21:54 PM: > Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, > > I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces > into a top-level project of the Apach

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-15 Thread Gareth Reakes
int where we can vote to transform Xerces > into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation.  The text of > the motion, to which I give my +1, is as follows: > > The Xerces community recommends to the Apache Software Foundation Board > that: > > 1.  The top-lev

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-15 Thread Gareth Reakes
Hi all, Thanks for the nomination for chair Neil. +1 Gareth On 15 Nov 2004, at 4:21, Neil Graham wrote: Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces into a top-level project of the Apache Software Founda

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-15 Thread Alberto Massari
ICENSE-2.0)? --- At 23.21 14/11/2004 -0500, Neil Graham wrote: Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation. The text of the mot

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-14 Thread Michael Glavassevich
l Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, > > I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces > into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation.  The text of > the motion, to which I give my +1, is as follows: > > The Xerces community recommen

[VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project

2004-11-14 Thread Neil Graham
Hello all Xerces developers and XML PMC'ers, I think we're finally at the point where we can vote to transform Xerces into a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation. The text of the motion, to which I give my +1, is as follows: The Xerces community recommends to

Re: Xerces top-level project: PMC composition and charter

2004-11-12 Thread Neil Graham
3457600 -0500 +++ charter-current.txt 2004-11-12 09:23:16.078779200 -0500 @@ -48,13 +48,18 @@ 3 HISTORY = -3.1 The Apache Xerces project was originally part of the Apache XML Project. -In late 2004, reflecting the growth both in the Apache -XML project and in Apache Xerces, Apache Xerces becam

Re: Xerces top-level project: PMC composition and charter

2004-11-10 Thread Michael Glavassevich
Hello Neil, I'm also interested in being on the PMC. Please add me to the list. Neil Graham/Toronto/[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 11/10/2004 03:04:36 PM: > Originally, I'd hoped that the PMC could simply be composed of all active > committers.  Largely because these are so numerous, I no longer

Xerces top-level project: PMC composition and charter

2004-11-10 Thread Neil Graham
ISTORY = 3.1 The Apache Xerces project was originally part of the Apache XML Project. In late 2004, reflecting the growth both in the Apache XML project and in Apache Xerces, Apache Xerces became a top-level Project of the Apache Software Foundation. However, Apache Xerces still shares m

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-06-20 Thread Neil Graham
:52 Subject: Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member AMof the "federation" of XML projects

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-06-01 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Can't help myself, I'm going to stir the pot again Andy - did you update the wiki with your thoughts? Cheers, Berin Andy Clark wrote: Neil Graham wrote: I've now rolled some of the points that we seem to have consensus on into the original charter I suggested back at the beginning of Ap

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-21 Thread Neil Graham
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Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-19 Thread Michael Glavassevich
to deprecated and/or remove the HTML DOM implementation because it's appearently badly broken. Without people willing to take ownership, I'm not sure how spinning off these components on their own would improve this situation. > >>I'm specifically trying to organize the X

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-11 Thread Neil Graham
Hi Andy, > How do you feel about settling on the following terms: >* project: the top level project (TLP) >* sub-project: a functional category related to the TLP >* product: a specific implementation > So "Xerces" would be the project wherea

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-11 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Neil Graham wrote: Much thanks for your efforts in helping this discussion get started again--it did need a shot in the arm! And I really hate to have to push back, but I think it's important to decide on what the "lay of the land" in the new Xerces world will look like, before formally throwing t

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-10 Thread Neil Graham
> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/09/2004 05:43 Subject: Re: [VOTE]: motion t

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-10 Thread Neil Graham
>> That's because that's what it would technically be if something just >> called "Xerces" were a TLP (top-level project). > > That's where we disagree, I guess. Indeed it is. And I'm glad we agree on that: the first part of resolving a debate is to

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-09 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Andy Clark wrote: That's where we disagree, I guess. I consider all the parser implementations as "Xerces", the TLP. They are built, packaged, and shipped separately but I still consider them all the same thing at that level. With that view, Xerces-* are all "Xerces". Then the sub-projects are col

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-06 Thread Neil Graham
chnically be if something just called "Xerces" were a TLP (top-level project). > Perhaps it would be easier > to start by defining what we want to ship and then work backwards > from there. Sounds good. So far, we only ship archives containing jars, DLL's and source

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-05 Thread Neil Graham
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Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-05 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Andy Clark wrote: I don't see any problem with have a PMC that deals with all Xerces implementations but still considering the different implementations "projects" with their own sub-projects. For example, Xerces-J could have an HTML sub-project with the HTML DOM implementation and an HTML parser

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-04 Thread Berin Lautenbach
ts) TLPs. I'm in support of making Xerces a top-level project as long as my concerns with the draft charter are addressed. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-01 Thread Gareth Reakes
Hey Berin, thankyou for that summary. I add my +1 to making Xerces a top-level project. Gareth -- Gareth Reakes, Managing Director Parthenon Computing +44-1865-811184 http://www.parthcomp.com

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-05-01 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Alberto Massari wrote: Hi Berin, can you elaborate on the consequences of this change? At least for me it's not completely clear what it means. This is what I understood: - If the "yes" wins, a new PMC needs to be created, overseeing the releases of Xerces-J, Xerces-C and Xerces-P. Who would be

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-04-29 Thread Alberto Massari
At 20.05 29/04/2004 +1000, Berin Lautenbach wrote: Any thoughts - not just from Xerces, but others as well? We have one month to the board meeting where we need to say what we are doing in this space. We either need to make this happen (and thus recognise that Xerces/Xalan/etc are already acti

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-04-29 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Any thoughts - not just from Xerces, but others as well? We have one month to the board meeting where we need to say what we are doing in this space. We either need to make this happen (and thus recognise that Xerces/Xalan/etc are already acting as TLPs), or we need to look at how the XML PMC

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-04-24 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Peoples, I have hacked around a board resolution for making Xerces a TLP. It's actually the only thing needed to get things going. But to finish it, a PMC and chair would need to be added in. Tell me if I'm wasting my time :>. I'd very much like to get one or two of these moving by the next bo

Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-04-02 Thread Neil Graham
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Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-04-01 Thread Neil Graham
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Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-03-31 Thread Neil Graham
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Re: [VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-03-31 Thread Evert Haasdijk
+1 On Mar 31, 2004, at 1:44 AM, Neil Graham wrote: Hi all, Throughout January and February, the idea [1] of converting the XML project into a "Federation" of projects was discussed. The reason for doing this is that the by-laws of the Apache Software Foundation make certain assumptions

[VOTE]: motion to transform Xerces into a top-level project as a member of the "federation" of XML projects

2004-03-30 Thread Neil Graham
Hi all, Throughout January and February, the idea [1] of converting the XML project into a "Federation" of projects was discussed. The reason for doing this is that the by-laws of the Apache Software Foundation make certain assumptions about its structure, and the Board is concerned about ho