I would probably add something like: - Code base is maturing well, and is in use by many very large sites - Very active and engaged community - Want to recruit more committers (progress, but on-going)
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any other comments on things to include? > Thanks, Kevin. > -Dan > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That looks good to me, though I think X new committers is only 2 (Brian > and > > Ian). We should work on that. > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > >> Hey Shindig-dev, > >> > >> We need to submit the board report by the 10th of September. > >> > >> The high-level points to me are: > >> > >> - On-track for upcoming incubating release on Sept 30, compliant with > >> OpenSocial 0.8.1 > >> - X new committers > >> > >> What would people like to note? We last submitted in May (and that is > >> below). > >> > >> -Dan > >> > >> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/September2008 > >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> From: Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:58 PM > >> Subject: Re: Proposed Apache Incubator board report for May 2008 > >> To: Vincent Siveton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Cc: shindig-dev@incubator.apache.org > >> > >> > >> Good suggestions everyone -- I actually see only 2 issues to resolve > prior > >> to graduation. > >> > >> Is there a third that isn't coming to mind right now? > >> > >> Planning to submit the below in 2 hours: > >> > >> Shindig is a reference implementation of the OpenSocial and gadgets > stack. > >> > >> Incubating since: 2007-12-06 > >> > >> High-level status summary: Shindig community growing and working on > >> OpenSocial v0.8 implementation. > >> > >> - Community presence/growth: JavaOne, OpenSocial Summit, Google I/O > >> - Aiming to get Infrastructure to provision a Zone (but progress is > >> slow): https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-1585 > >> - Retired 10 inactive committers (from Google) > >> - Shindig docs are coming together: > >> > >> > http://chrisschalk.com/shindig_docs/shindig_sql_tutorial/shindig_data_tutorials.html > >> - Technical progress: > >> - Initial work towards implementing OpenSocial v0.8 > >> - Lots of progress getting new RESTful server implemented > >> - Implemented full OAuth support > >> - Top 3 things to resolve prior to graduation: > >> - Improve diversity of committers (progress, but on-going) > >> - Run through at least one release (seems like 0.8-compliance is a > >> good time) > >> - <there seem to be only 2> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> -Dan > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 3:45 AM, Vincent Siveton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Hi Dan, > >> > > >> > Since Shindig build was capricious this month, I think that board > >> > needs to be aware about INFRA-1585: we definitely need a CI and a zone > >> > will help us to test snapshots. > >> > > >> > Cheers, > >> > > >> > Vincent > >> > > >> > 2008/5/14, Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> > > Hey folks, > >> > > > >> > > It's that time again -- our third board report is due Wednesday > (May > >> > 14!) -- > >> > > sorry for the short notice on this note, things have been busy. I > >> need > >> > to > >> > > submit this to http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/May2008 in less > than > >> 24 > >> > > hours. > >> > > > >> > > I'd propose the following: > >> > > Shindig is a reference implementation of the OpenSocial and gadgets > >> > stack. > >> > > > >> > > Incubating since: 2007-12-06 > >> > > > >> > > High-level status summary: Shindig community growing and working on > >> > > OpenSocial v0.8 implementation. > >> > > > >> > > - Community presence/growth: JavaOne, OpenSocial Summit, Google > I/O > >> > > - Retired 10 inactive committers (from Google) > >> > > - Technical progress: > >> > > - Initial work towards implementing OpenSocial v0.8 > >> > > - Lots of progress getting new RESTful server implemented > >> > > - Implemented full OAuth support > >> > > > >> > > Comments? Additions? > >> > > > >> > > For ease of reference, I've included our last two board reports > >> below. > >> > > > >> > > Thanks, > >> > > -Dan > >> > > > >> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> > > From: Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > Date: Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:30 AM > >> > > Subject: Proposed Apache Incubator board report for April 2008 > >> > > To: shindig-dev@incubator.apache.org > >> > > > >> > > Hi everyone, > >> > > > >> > > As far as I'm aware, the incubator board report is due this > >> Wednesday. > >> > This > >> > > is now our second report. > >> > > > >> > > Here's what I'd propose: > >> > > > >> > > Shindig is a reference implementation of the OpenSocial and gadgets > >> > stack. > >> > > > >> > > Incubating since: 2007-12-06 > >> > > > >> > > High-level status summary: Shindig making rapid progress since > >> inception > >> > in > >> > > December 2007. > >> > > > >> > > - Introduced a new committer, primarily focused on PHP server > >> > > - Participating in Summer of Code to help build the community > >> > > - Giving Fast Feather talk and hosting Shindig BoF at ApacheCon > EU > >> > > - Technical progress: > >> > > - Initial infrastructure for OAuth and signing keys, and > >> completed > >> > > crpyto compliance > >> > > - Discussions around RESTful implementation design > >> > > - Refactoring to introduce a proper sample container, > especially > >> > for > >> > > OpenSocial data > >> > > > >> > > Comments? > >> > > > >> > > For reference, I've included the March report below. > >> > > > >> > > Cheers, > >> > > -Dan > >> > > > >> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> > > From: Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > Date: Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 12:16 AM > >> > > Subject: Proposed Apache Incubator board report for March 2008 > >> > > To: shindig-dev@incubator.apache.org > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Hey folks, > >> > > > >> > > The incubator board report is due this Wednesday. This will be our > >> first > >> > > report. > >> > > > >> > > Here is what I'd propose we send in (for reference, below you'll > find > >> a > >> > more > >> > > detailed report from a few weeks ago), but I'd love feedback, > edits, > >> > > additions: > >> > > > >> > > Shindig is a reference implementation of the OpenSocial and gadgets > >> > stack. > >> > > > >> > > Incubating since: 2007-12-06 > >> > > (Note this report covers since inception, as we've not yet > submitted > >> any > >> > > other reports, and will submit for the next 3 months to compensate) > >> > > > >> > > High-level status summary: Shindig making rapid progress since > >> inception > >> > in > >> > > December 2007. > >> > > > >> > > - Accepted a couple rounds of "bootstrapping" Java and JS code > >> > > contributions from Google (with appropriate IP licensing) > >> > > - Large patch written by a community member for PHP port > committed > >> > > - Healthy community growing, though committers still Google-heavy > >> > > - JIRA queue moving in full force > >> > > - Initial website created: http://incubator.apache.org/shindig/ > >> > > > >> > > <http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/February2008>Comments? > >> > > > >> > > Cheers, > >> > > -Dan > >> > > > >> > > P.S. For reference, here is the wiki page for February 2008: > >> > > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/February2008 > >> > > > >> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> > > From: Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > Date: Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 3:35 AM > >> > > Subject: State of the Shindig - February 2008 > >> > > To: shindig-dev@incubator.apache.org > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Hi all, > >> > > > >> > > The note regarding the Apache Board Reports got me thinking that it > >> > would be > >> > > an ideal time to touch on the status of Shindig. Since this is > >> > essentially > >> > > the first thread of this form since inception, I'll include some > >> > > pre-Febraury details as well, for historical sake. Please note that > >> this > >> > is > >> > > generally longer than the February status reports I saw, but I felt > >> it > >> > would > >> > > be better to over communicate given that we're a bit late to the > game > >> > with > >> > > these reports. Please do correct anything I may have stated > >> > inaccurately. > >> > > > >> > > High-level summary: Shindig's Java implementation making rapid > >> progress > >> > > since inception in December 2007. > >> > > > >> > > - All committers have Apache accounts and access to the > repository > >> > > - Accepted a couple rounds of "bootstrapping" Java and JS code > >> > > contributions from Google (with appropriate IP licensing) > >> > > - Generally-functional out of the box experience > >> > > - Good progress on (optional) Caja integration for improved > >> security > >> > > - Preliminary website created: > >> http://incubator.apache.org/shindig/ > >> > > - Healthy community growing, though committers still Google-heavy > >> > > - JIRA queue moving in full force > >> > > - Majority of progress on the Java server port > >> > > - Emerging PHP port, which many people are excited about > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Now, to jump into some more particular areas... > >> > > > >> > > OpenSocial and Gadgets specification compliance (referring to the > >> Java > >> > > implementation): > >> > > > >> > > For Gadgets, the compliance with the XML spec is very far along, > >> though > >> > > Shindig doesn't yet support icons or preloads, and doesn't > correctly > >> > handle > >> > > all message bundle substitutions. In terms of the core gadgets > >> > JavaScript > >> > > API, it is also quite far along, though gadgets.util.getFeature is > >> > broken. > >> > > For the "highly-recommended features," all, with the exception of > >> > skins.js, > >> > > are implemented in Shindig. > >> > > > >> > > For OpenSocial compliance, Shindig is not as far along. The initial > >> > sample > >> > > container was a very basic non-standard implementation for quick > >> testing > >> > > purposes. However, the sample container is now in the middle of > being > >> > > modified to use OpenSocial properly. This means that it is being > >> > refactored > >> > > to speak via very recently created interfaces, to get data stored > in > >> a > >> > > flatfile as a mock implementation that can easily be swapped out in > >> > > favor ofmore sophisticated versions, depending upon deployment > needs. > >> > > In addition, > >> > > there is discussion about some initial infrastructure work for the > >> > Gateway > >> > > server component, though the OpenSocial RESTful API is under > >> discussion > >> > over > >> > > on the spec discussion forum. > >> > > > >> > > Usage status: > >> > > > >> > > To facilitate early access for developers, orkut and hi5 are > running > >> > > Shindig-based > >> > > sandbox instances (of the Java server port), and plan to use > Shindig > >> for > >> > > upcoming production user-facing launches as well. Ning is similarly > >> > running > >> > > an early instance based on the PHP port. Due to the activity on > >> > shindig-dev, > >> > > it is very likely there are others in similar positions, so please > >> feel > >> > free > >> > > to chime in. > >> > > > >> > > What is coming in the near-term (the next several weeks)? > >> > > > >> > > - Improved support for OpenSocial 0.7, via a well-defined > interface > >> > and a > >> > > flatfile-backed method for supporting people, activities, and > >> > persistence > >> > > (as mentioned above) > >> > > - Rounding out compliance with the Gadgets spec > >> > > - Initial, but *large* "update" patch to the PHP server port > >> > > - Initial infrastructure work for supporting the OpenSocial > RESTful > >> > API > >> > > - Performance improvements to the GadgetServer > >> > > > >> > > What else is going on? Please speak up if you're working on things > >> that > >> > > weren't touched on, or if I didn't accurately describe the state > >> > > ofsomething that was touched on. > >> > > > >> > > Cheers, > >> > > -Dan > >> > > > >> > > P.S. If you're looking to get involved, I'd suggest browsing > through > >> > JIRA, > >> > > and finding an issue that you'd like to take -- please speak up on > >> > shindig-dev > >> > > when you do so, to avoid duplicate effort. Details documented here: > >> > > http://incubator.apache.org/shindig/#tab-support & > >> > > http://incubator.apache.org/shindig/#tab-contribute -- Other > >> questions? > >> > Just > >> > > Ask! > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > >
