This first part seems like a big improvement to me: "open-source software that simplifies development and management of applications using service oriented approach."
I've updated the text on the wiki to say that, I'm not so sure about "The lightweight, extensible runtime can be embedded or used stand-alone." that may be getting a bit to much in to implementation details, what do other think? Should we mention OASIS Open CSA? ...ant On 9/27/07, haleh mahbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here is an attempt to clarify the description a bit more. > > Old description: > > 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 infrastructure that simplifies > the development of service-based application networks and > addresses real business problems posed in SOA, for distribution > at no charge to the public. > > Suggestion: > > 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 creation and maintenance of > open-source software that simplifies development and management of > applications using service oriented approach. The lightweight, extensible > runtime can be embedded or used stand-alone. This software is for > distribution at no charge to the public. > > > > On 9/24/07, Matthieu Riou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 9/24/07, Luciano Resende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I have reviewed and updated our STATUS file [1] and Status page (that > > > should be refreshed soon) [2] with latest and missing news. Please let > > > me know if I missed something :) > > > > > > Looks good, it's great that you revived this thread! > > > > Any other task from the Graduation checklist [4] that I could help ? > > > > > > You could maybe start a separate thread to discuss the resolution draft? > > Is > > everybody happy with the description? Also it's a detail but the common > > practice is usually to list people Apache e-mail address (@apache.org) > for > > the PMC as it gives the apache id. You have a nice collection of gmail > > addresses though ;) > > > > Matthieu > > > > [1] https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/tuscany/STATUS > > > [2] http://incubator.apache.org/projects/tuscany.html > > > [3] http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html > > > [4] http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation#checklist > > > > > > On 9/13/07, Matthieu Riou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Guys, > > > > > > > > I'm definitely +1 for both graduation and ant as the chair. For the > > > tasks, > > > > as ant mentioned the graduation guide [1] is definitely a good read. > A > > > few > > > > additional details: > > > > > > > > * In your resolution, one of the most important parts is the > > > description. > > > > Don't be too broad, you can eventually expand the scope later on if > > > > necessary (simple request/ack to the board). Right now the wording > is > > > good > > > > but a bit too "fuzzy" I think. It's also good to add a statement > about > > > how > > > > the project can interact or play with other projects. > > > > > > > > * The other important parts of the resolution are the chair and the > > PMC > > > > list. Look like you're pretty much set on that side. You can choose > to > > > > extend the PMC too, and add committers that aren't in the PPMC yet > but > > > would > > > > deserve to. > > > > > > > > * Make sure that your project status page is up-to-date [2] > > > > > > > > Once you're set, you can start a formal vote on the board resolution > > in > > > the > > > > community. Then you'll ask for the incubator vote. You'll also have > to > > > take > > > > the board schedule into account. Usually meetings are the third > > > Wednesday of > > > > each month so it's too late for this month but you could be in good > > > shape > > > > for October (should be the 17th). > > > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > Matthieu > > > > > > > > [1] http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation .html > > > > [2] http://incubator.apache.org/projects/tuscany.html > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/12/07, Mike Edwards < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Folks, > > > > > > > > > > +1. +1. > > > > > > > > > > Can we start to identify work tasks to get us there and then start > > to > > > > > parcel out work amongst folk on the project? > > > > > > > > > > Yours, Mike. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ant elder wrote: > > > > > > So how about trying to graduate Tuscany from the Incubator? :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > We seem close though there are a few things to sort out so it > will > > > take > > > > > a > > > > > > couple of months to get ready. > > > > > > > > > > > > There's a draft proposal at > > > > > > > > > > > > http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/TUSCANYWIKI/Draft+TLP+Resolution > > > > > , > > > > > > we probably need to work on the description which is just taken > > from > > > the > > > > > > website home page: "open-source software related to > infrastructure > > > that > > > > > > simplifies the development of service-based application networks > > and > > > > > > addresses real business problems posed in SOA". We also need a > bit > > > more > > > > > > diversity in the initial PMC members listed in the proposal > which > > is > > > all > > > > > our > > > > > > current PPMC members. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd like to volunteer to be chair. > > > > > > > > > > > > There is a graduation guide at > > > > > > http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html . > > > > > > > > > > > > ..ant > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Luciano Resende > > > Apache Tuscany Committer > > > http://people.apache.org/~lresende > > > http://lresende.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >
