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Posted to general@incubator.apache.org by Omar Tazi <om...@oracle.com> on 2007/04/03 01:15:29 UTC

[Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Hi,

Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF 
contribution (see proposal below).

This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the 
JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The live 
version of the proposal is available at:
http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal

A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes 
(13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring 
entity/project.

The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache 
dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache 
dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning 
Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).

Please cast your votes.

Thanks,

Omar Tazi

---------------------------------
  Omar Tazi
  Chief Open Source Evangelist &
  SOA Evangelist
  Middleware and Tools
  Oracle Corporation
  Work: (650) 506-3216
  Cell: (408) 656-5354
  Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
  Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com

=====================================
RCF, a rich component library for JSF
=====================================

Abstract
----------

RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
1.2 technology. .

Proposal
--------

RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
(CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
tested.

RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
to change.

RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.


Background
----------

The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
features of the Apache Trinidad project.

The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.

Rationale
---------

The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
community that will outlast any one person's or company's
participation.

Initial Goals
-------------

The initial goals of the proposed project are:

  * Viable community around the RCF code base
  * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related projects
and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
Apache Trinidad.

Current Status
==============

Meritocracy
-----------

All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.

Community
---------

The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
and contributors.

Core Developers
---------------

Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
employees.

Alignment
--------

RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.

Known Risks
===========

Orphaned products
-----------------

Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
code.

Inexperience with Open Source
-----------------------------

All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.

Homogeneous Developers
----------------------

Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
developers across the globe to join the RCF community.

Reliance on Salaried Developers
-------------------------------

Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.

Relationships with Other Apache Products
----------------------------------------

RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
support Apache MyFaces.

A Fascination with the Apache Brand
----------------------------------------------

All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
to ensure the brand policies are respected.

Documentation
=============

There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.

Initial Source
==============

The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.

External Dependencies
=====================

All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
and CDDL licensed dependencies.

Required Resources
==============

Mailing lists

  * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
  * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
  * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org

Subversion Directory

  * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc

Issue Tracking

  * JIRA RCF (RCF)

Other Resources

  * Wiki

Initial Committers
==================

Name               Email                                     CLA
----------------------------------------------------------------
Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
Mario Ivankovits
Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes

Affiliations
============

  Name               Affiliation
  -------------------------------------------------
  Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
  Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
  Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
  Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
  Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
  Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada

Sponsors
========

Champion

  * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)

Nominated Mentors

  * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
  * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
  * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)

Sponsoring Entity

  * Apache MyFaces



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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Mike Kienenberger <mk...@gmail.com>.
On 4/2/07, Omar Tazi <om...@oracle.com> wrote:
> Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> contribution (see proposal below).
>
> This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the
> JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The live
> version of the proposal is available at:
> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal

+1

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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>.
typo

On 4/3/07, Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org> wrote:
> I think a member has a binding vote here, not sure.

has => hasn't

> A member can be (will be) added to inc pmc
> (at least when a member is a mentor, like you)
>
> .M
>
> On 4/3/07, Henning Schmiedehausen <hp...@intermeta.de> wrote:
> > As a mentor, I do obviously approve this process.
> >
> > +1 (non-binding, as I am not an Incubator PMC member. As I understand,
> > if this proposal goes through, I do become one, don't I?)
> >
> >         Best regards
> >                 Henning
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2007-04-02 at 16:15 -0700, Omar Tazi wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> > > contribution (see proposal below).
> > >
> > > This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the
> > > JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The live
> > > version of the proposal is available at:
> > > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal
> > >
> > > A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes
> > > (13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring
> > > entity/project.
> > >
> > > The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache
> > > dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache
> > > dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning
> > > Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).
> > >
> > > Please cast your votes.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Omar Tazi
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------
> > >   Omar Tazi
> > >   Chief Open Source Evangelist &
> > >   SOA Evangelist
> > >   Middleware and Tools
> > >   Oracle Corporation
> > >   Work: (650) 506-3216
> > >   Cell: (408) 656-5354
> > >   Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
> > >   Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com
> > >
> > > =====================================
> > > RCF, a rich component library for JSF
> > > =====================================
> > >
> > > Abstract
> > > ----------
> > >
> > > RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
> > > 1.2 technology. .
> > >
> > > Proposal
> > > --------
> > >
> > > RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
> > > technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
> > > (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
> > > client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
> > > data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
> > > tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
> > > internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
> > > than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> > > tested.
> > >
> > > RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
> > > applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
> > > native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
> > > to change.
> > >
> > > RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
> > > project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.
> > >
> > >
> > > Background
> > > ----------
> > >
> > > The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
> > > advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
> > > experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
> > > component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
> > > product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
> > > development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
> > > provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
> > > JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
> > > features of the Apache Trinidad project.
> > >
> > > The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
> > > RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
> > > Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
> > > This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
> > > JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
> > > rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.
> > >
> > > Rationale
> > > ---------
> > >
> > > The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
> > > reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
> > > Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
> > > MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
> > > community that will outlast any one person's or company's
> > > participation.
> > >
> > > Initial Goals
> > > -------------
> > >
> > > The initial goals of the proposed project are:
> > >
> > >   * Viable community around the RCF code base
> > >   * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related projects
> > > and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
> > > Apache Trinidad.
> > >
> > > Current Status
> > > ==============
> > >
> > > Meritocracy
> > > -----------
> > >
> > > All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
> > > principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
> > > code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
> > > undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
> > > meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.
> > >
> > > Community
> > > ---------
> > >
> > > The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
> > > JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
> > > of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
> > > adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
> > > momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
> > > and contributors.
> > >
> > > Core Developers
> > > ---------------
> > >
> > > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
> > > committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
> > > at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
> > > committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
> > > employees.
> > >
> > > Alignment
> > > --------
> > >
> > > RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
> > > ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
> > > particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
> > > like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.
> > >
> > > Known Risks
> > > ===========
> > >
> > > Orphaned products
> > > -----------------
> > >
> > > Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
> > > PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
> > > code.
> > >
> > > Inexperience with Open Source
> > > -----------------------------
> > >
> > > All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
> > > are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.
> > >
> > > Homogeneous Developers
> > > ----------------------
> > >
> > > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
> > > are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
> > > asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
> > > developers across the globe to join the RCF community.
> > >
> > > Reliance on Salaried Developers
> > > -------------------------------
> > >
> > > Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
> > > Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
> > > to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
> > > remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
> > > about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
> > > continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.
> > >
> > > Relationships with Other Apache Products
> > > ----------------------------------------
> > >
> > > RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
> > > Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
> > > commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
> > > support Apache MyFaces.
> > >
> > > A Fascination with the Apache Brand
> > > ----------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
> > > projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
> > > the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
> > > starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
> > > Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
> > > of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
> > > to ensure the brand policies are respected.
> > >
> > > Documentation
> > > =============
> > >
> > > There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
> > > working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
> > > documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.
> > >
> > > Initial Source
> > > ==============
> > >
> > > The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
> > > re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
> > > compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> > >
> > > External Dependencies
> > > =====================
> > >
> > > All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
> > > and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> > >
> > > Required Resources
> > > ==============
> > >
> > > Mailing lists
> > >
> > >   * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
> > >   * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
> > >   * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org
> > >
> > > Subversion Directory
> > >
> > >   * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc
> > >
> > > Issue Tracking
> > >
> > >   * JIRA RCF (RCF)
> > >
> > > Other Resources
> > >
> > >   * Wiki
> > >
> > > Initial Committers
> > > ==================
> > >
> > > Name               Email                                     CLA
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
> > > Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
> > > Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
> > > Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
> > > Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
> > > Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
> > > Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
> > > Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
> > > Mario Ivankovits
> > > Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
> > > Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
> > > Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
> > > Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
> > > Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes
> > >
> > > Affiliations
> > > ============
> > >
> > >   Name               Affiliation
> > >   -------------------------------------------------
> > >   Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
> > >   Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
> > >   Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
> > >   Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
> > >   Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
> > >   Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada
> > >
> > > Sponsors
> > > ========
> > >
> > > Champion
> > >
> > >   * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)
> > >
> > > Nominated Mentors
> > >
> > >   * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
> > >   * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
> > >   * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)
> > >
> > > Sponsoring Entity
> > >
> > >   * Apache MyFaces
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > >
> > --
> > Henning P. Schmiedehausen  -- hps@intermeta.de | J2EE, Linux,               |gls
> > 91054 Buckenhof, Germany   -- +49 9131 506540  | Apache person              |eau
> > Open Source Consulting, Development, Design    | Velocity - Turbine guy     |rwc
> >                                                                             |m k
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> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Matthias Wessendorf
> http://tinyurl.com/fmywh
>
> further stuff:
> blog: http://jroller.com/page/mwessendorf
> mail: mwessendorf-at-gmail-dot-com
>


-- 
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further stuff:
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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>.
I think a member has a binding vote here, not sure.
A member can be (will be) added to inc pmc
(at least when a member is a mentor, like you)

.M

On 4/3/07, Henning Schmiedehausen <hp...@intermeta.de> wrote:
> As a mentor, I do obviously approve this process.
>
> +1 (non-binding, as I am not an Incubator PMC member. As I understand,
> if this proposal goes through, I do become one, don't I?)
>
>         Best regards
>                 Henning
>
>
> On Mon, 2007-04-02 at 16:15 -0700, Omar Tazi wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> > contribution (see proposal below).
> >
> > This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the
> > JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The live
> > version of the proposal is available at:
> > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal
> >
> > A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes
> > (13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring
> > entity/project.
> >
> > The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache
> > dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache
> > dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning
> > Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).
> >
> > Please cast your votes.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Omar Tazi
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> >   Omar Tazi
> >   Chief Open Source Evangelist &
> >   SOA Evangelist
> >   Middleware and Tools
> >   Oracle Corporation
> >   Work: (650) 506-3216
> >   Cell: (408) 656-5354
> >   Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
> >   Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com
> >
> > =====================================
> > RCF, a rich component library for JSF
> > =====================================
> >
> > Abstract
> > ----------
> >
> > RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
> > 1.2 technology. .
> >
> > Proposal
> > --------
> >
> > RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
> > technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
> > (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
> > client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
> > data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
> > tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
> > internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
> > than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> > tested.
> >
> > RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
> > applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
> > native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
> > to change.
> >
> > RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
> > project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.
> >
> >
> > Background
> > ----------
> >
> > The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
> > advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
> > experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
> > component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
> > product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
> > development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
> > provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
> > JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
> > features of the Apache Trinidad project.
> >
> > The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
> > RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
> > Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
> > This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
> > JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
> > rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.
> >
> > Rationale
> > ---------
> >
> > The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
> > reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
> > Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
> > MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
> > community that will outlast any one person's or company's
> > participation.
> >
> > Initial Goals
> > -------------
> >
> > The initial goals of the proposed project are:
> >
> >   * Viable community around the RCF code base
> >   * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related projects
> > and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
> > Apache Trinidad.
> >
> > Current Status
> > ==============
> >
> > Meritocracy
> > -----------
> >
> > All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
> > principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
> > code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
> > undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
> > meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.
> >
> > Community
> > ---------
> >
> > The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
> > JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
> > of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
> > adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
> > momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
> > and contributors.
> >
> > Core Developers
> > ---------------
> >
> > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
> > committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
> > at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
> > committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
> > employees.
> >
> > Alignment
> > --------
> >
> > RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
> > ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
> > particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
> > like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.
> >
> > Known Risks
> > ===========
> >
> > Orphaned products
> > -----------------
> >
> > Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
> > PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
> > code.
> >
> > Inexperience with Open Source
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
> > are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.
> >
> > Homogeneous Developers
> > ----------------------
> >
> > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
> > are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
> > asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
> > developers across the globe to join the RCF community.
> >
> > Reliance on Salaried Developers
> > -------------------------------
> >
> > Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
> > Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
> > to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
> > remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
> > about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
> > continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.
> >
> > Relationships with Other Apache Products
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
> > RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
> > Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
> > commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
> > support Apache MyFaces.
> >
> > A Fascination with the Apache Brand
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
> > All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
> > projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
> > the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
> > starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
> > Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
> > of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
> > to ensure the brand policies are respected.
> >
> > Documentation
> > =============
> >
> > There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
> > working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
> > documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.
> >
> > Initial Source
> > ==============
> >
> > The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
> > re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
> > compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> >
> > External Dependencies
> > =====================
> >
> > All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
> > and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> >
> > Required Resources
> > ==============
> >
> > Mailing lists
> >
> >   * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
> >   * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
> >   * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org
> >
> > Subversion Directory
> >
> >   * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc
> >
> > Issue Tracking
> >
> >   * JIRA RCF (RCF)
> >
> > Other Resources
> >
> >   * Wiki
> >
> > Initial Committers
> > ==================
> >
> > Name               Email                                     CLA
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
> > Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
> > Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
> > Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
> > Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
> > Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
> > Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
> > Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
> > Mario Ivankovits
> > Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
> > Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
> > Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
> > Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
> > Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes
> >
> > Affiliations
> > ============
> >
> >   Name               Affiliation
> >   -------------------------------------------------
> >   Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
> >   Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
> >   Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
> >   Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
> >   Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
> >   Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada
> >
> > Sponsors
> > ========
> >
> > Champion
> >
> >   * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)
> >
> > Nominated Mentors
> >
> >   * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
> >   * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
> >   * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)
> >
> > Sponsoring Entity
> >
> >   * Apache MyFaces
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org
> > For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org
> >
> --
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> 91054 Buckenhof, Germany   -- +49 9131 506540  | Apache person              |eau
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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Martin Marinschek <ma...@gmail.com>.
back to the votes: +1 (non-binding).

regards,

Martin

On 4/4/07, Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> can we move these kind of discussions to a new thread?
> This was the original vote thread and it might be hard to keep track
> for those that wanna vote. Feel free to do ;-)
>
> CU in Amsterdam ;)
>
> -Matthias
>
> On 4/4/07, Craig L Russell <Cr...@sun.com> wrote:
> > On Apr 4, 2007, at 9:33 AM, Niclas Hedhman wrote:
> >
> > > On Wednesday 04 April 2007 23:58, Craig L Russell wrote:
> > >> On Apr 3, 2007, at 8:43 PM, Niclas Hedhman wrote:
> > >
> > >>> AFAIK, you *must* be on the IPMC to be a mentor.
> > >>
> > >> Actually, according to Incubator policy [1] it's the other way
> > >> around.
> > >> "Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentor becomes a
> > >> member of the Incubator PMC (should they not already be one)."
> > >
> > > Doh!! Nit-picking are we ;o)
> >
> > Doh! Nitpicking is one of my specialties.
> >
> > >
> > > I claim complete insanity and temporal lobe confusion since Henning
> > > writes; "As a mentor", which should read as "As a future mentor" or
> > > "As a
> > > mentor candidate"...
> > >
> > > Craig, since I know you are a lot into Incubator docs, either tell
> > > me where to
> > > fix the 'typo' in that paragraph, or change the pluralis forms to;
> >
> > Sadly, the paragraph in question is in the Incubator policy page that
> > is still at [1]. In order to change it, an affirmative VOTE of the
> > IPMC is required. And it's hard to get a vote through... See [2] and
> > [3].
> > >
> > > "the Podling's Mentors become members of the Incubator PMC (should
> > > they not
> > > already be one)."
> > > -----------^^^
> > > Also, can "one" refer to "they" in english?? Should it be "that"
> > > instead?
> >
> > I'd say "Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentors
> > who are not already members, become members of the Incubator PMC."
> >
> > This needs to be a bigger change than one paragraph. There used to be
> > a mentor, but based on recent discussions in the Incubator, at least
> > three Mentors are recommended. But there's not been a change to the
> > Incubator policy or guides to reflect this.
> >
> > So you (or your designate ;-) will need to change a few places in the
> > Incubator in order to make it consistent. And then file an issue in
> > JIRA and call a VOTE.
> >
> > If you're going to be in Amsterdam for ApacheCon, we could get a
> > quorum of Incubator PMC and get some things done at the Hackathon.
> > Maybe advertise it as an Incubatorthon?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Craig
> >
> > [1] http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html
> > [2] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/
> > 200702.mbox/%3cAB86702D-F336-4245-BB06-85310F703260@Sun.COM%3e
> > [3] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/
> > 200702.mbox/%3c5DF7AFA2-7BA0-4E26-B709-73600114409C@SUN.com%3e
> >
> > > Cheers
> > > Niclas
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org
> > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org
> > >
> >
> > Craig Russell
> > DB PMC, OpenJPA PPMC
> > clr@apache.org http://db.apache.org/jdo
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
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>
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Re: Incubator policy

Posted by robert burrell donkin <ro...@gmail.com>.
On 4/4/07, Craig L Russell <Cr...@sun.com> wrote:

<snip>

> Sorry, you are absolutely correct.

+1

> On Apr 4, 2007, at 10:04 AM, Matthias Wessendorf wrote:

<snip>

> > can we move these kind of discussions to a new thread?
> > This was the original vote thread and it might be hard to keep track
> > for those that wanna vote. Feel free to do ;-)

<snip>

> >> > I claim complete insanity and temporal lobe confusion since Henning
> >> > writes; "As a mentor", which should read as "As a future mentor" or
> >> > "As a
> >> > mentor candidate"...
> >> >
> >> > Craig, since I know you are a lot into Incubator docs, either tell
> >> > me where to
> >> > fix the 'typo' in that paragraph, or change the pluralis forms to;
> >>
> >> Sadly, the paragraph in question is in the Incubator policy page that
> >> is still at [1]. In order to change it, an affirmative VOTE of the
> >> IPMC is required. And it's hard to get a vote through... See [2] and
> >> [3].

+1

energy required, yes but in the end only 3 +1's required

> >> > "the Podling's Mentors become members of the Incubator PMC (should
> >> > they not
> >> > already be one)."
> >> > -----------^^^
> >> > Also, can "one" refer to "they" in english?? Should it be "that"
> >> > instead?
> >>
> >> I'd say "Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentors
> >> who are not already members, become members of the Incubator PMC."

+1

> >> This needs to be a bigger change than one paragraph. There used to be
> >> a mentor, but based on recent discussions in the Incubator, at least
> >> three Mentors are recommended. But there's not been a change to the
> >> Incubator policy or guides to reflect this.
> >>
> >> So you (or your designate ;-) will need to change a few places in the
> >> Incubator in order to make it consistent. And then file an issue in
> >> JIRA and call a VOTE.

+1

submit a patch :-)

> >> If you're going to be in Amsterdam for ApacheCon, we could get a
> >> quorum of Incubator PMC and get some things done at the Hackathon.
> >> Maybe advertise it as an Incubatorthon?

+1

- robert

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Incubator policy

Posted by Craig L Russell <Cr...@Sun.COM>.
Hi Matthias,

Sorry, you are absolutely correct.

Craig

On Apr 4, 2007, at 10:04 AM, Matthias Wessendorf wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> can we move these kind of discussions to a new thread?
> This was the original vote thread and it might be hard to keep track
> for those that wanna vote. Feel free to do ;-)
>
> CU in Amsterdam ;)
>
> -Matthias
>
> On 4/4/07, Craig L Russell <Cr...@sun.com> wrote:
>> On Apr 4, 2007, at 9:33 AM, Niclas Hedhman wrote:
>>
>> > On Wednesday 04 April 2007 23:58, Craig L Russell wrote:
>> >> On Apr 3, 2007, at 8:43 PM, Niclas Hedhman wrote:
>> >
>> >>> AFAIK, you *must* be on the IPMC to be a mentor.
>> >>
>> >> Actually, according to Incubator policy [1] it's the other way
>> >> around.
>> >> "Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentor  
>> becomes a
>> >> member of the Incubator PMC (should they not already be one)."
>> >
>> > Doh!! Nit-picking are we ;o)
>>
>> Doh! Nitpicking is one of my specialties.
>>
>> >
>> > I claim complete insanity and temporal lobe confusion since Henning
>> > writes; "As a mentor", which should read as "As a future mentor" or
>> > "As a
>> > mentor candidate"...
>> >
>> > Craig, since I know you are a lot into Incubator docs, either tell
>> > me where to
>> > fix the 'typo' in that paragraph, or change the pluralis forms to;
>>
>> Sadly, the paragraph in question is in the Incubator policy page that
>> is still at [1]. In order to change it, an affirmative VOTE of the
>> IPMC is required. And it's hard to get a vote through... See [2] and
>> [3].
>> >
>> > "the Podling's Mentors become members of the Incubator PMC (should
>> > they not
>> > already be one)."
>> > -----------^^^
>> > Also, can "one" refer to "they" in english?? Should it be "that"
>> > instead?
>>
>> I'd say "Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentors
>> who are not already members, become members of the Incubator PMC."
>>
>> This needs to be a bigger change than one paragraph. There used to be
>> a mentor, but based on recent discussions in the Incubator, at least
>> three Mentors are recommended. But there's not been a change to the
>> Incubator policy or guides to reflect this.
>>
>> So you (or your designate ;-) will need to change a few places in the
>> Incubator in order to make it consistent. And then file an issue in
>> JIRA and call a VOTE.
>>
>> If you're going to be in Amsterdam for ApacheCon, we could get a
>> quorum of Incubator PMC and get some things done at the Hackathon.
>> Maybe advertise it as an Incubatorthon?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Craig
>>
>> [1] http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html
>> [2] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/
>> 200702.mbox/%3cAB86702D-F336-4245-BB06-85310F703260@Sun.COM%3e
>> [3] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/
>> 200702.mbox/%3c5DF7AFA2-7BA0-4E26-B709-73600114409C@SUN.com%3e
>>
>> > Cheers
>> > Niclas
>> >
>> >  
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org
>> > For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org
>> >
>>
>> Craig Russell
>> DB PMC, OpenJPA PPMC
>> clr@apache.org http://db.apache.org/jdo
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Matthias Wessendorf
> http://tinyurl.com/fmywh
>
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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>.
Hey guys,

can we move these kind of discussions to a new thread?
This was the original vote thread and it might be hard to keep track
for those that wanna vote. Feel free to do ;-)

CU in Amsterdam ;)

-Matthias

On 4/4/07, Craig L Russell <Cr...@sun.com> wrote:
> On Apr 4, 2007, at 9:33 AM, Niclas Hedhman wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday 04 April 2007 23:58, Craig L Russell wrote:
> >> On Apr 3, 2007, at 8:43 PM, Niclas Hedhman wrote:
> >
> >>> AFAIK, you *must* be on the IPMC to be a mentor.
> >>
> >> Actually, according to Incubator policy [1] it's the other way
> >> around.
> >> "Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentor becomes a
> >> member of the Incubator PMC (should they not already be one)."
> >
> > Doh!! Nit-picking are we ;o)
>
> Doh! Nitpicking is one of my specialties.
>
> >
> > I claim complete insanity and temporal lobe confusion since Henning
> > writes; "As a mentor", which should read as "As a future mentor" or
> > "As a
> > mentor candidate"...
> >
> > Craig, since I know you are a lot into Incubator docs, either tell
> > me where to
> > fix the 'typo' in that paragraph, or change the pluralis forms to;
>
> Sadly, the paragraph in question is in the Incubator policy page that
> is still at [1]. In order to change it, an affirmative VOTE of the
> IPMC is required. And it's hard to get a vote through... See [2] and
> [3].
> >
> > "the Podling's Mentors become members of the Incubator PMC (should
> > they not
> > already be one)."
> > -----------^^^
> > Also, can "one" refer to "they" in english?? Should it be "that"
> > instead?
>
> I'd say "Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentors
> who are not already members, become members of the Incubator PMC."
>
> This needs to be a bigger change than one paragraph. There used to be
> a mentor, but based on recent discussions in the Incubator, at least
> three Mentors are recommended. But there's not been a change to the
> Incubator policy or guides to reflect this.
>
> So you (or your designate ;-) will need to change a few places in the
> Incubator in order to make it consistent. And then file an issue in
> JIRA and call a VOTE.
>
> If you're going to be in Amsterdam for ApacheCon, we could get a
> quorum of Incubator PMC and get some things done at the Hackathon.
> Maybe advertise it as an Incubatorthon?
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig
>
> [1] http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html
> [2] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/
> 200702.mbox/%3cAB86702D-F336-4245-BB06-85310F703260@Sun.COM%3e
> [3] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/
> 200702.mbox/%3c5DF7AFA2-7BA0-4E26-B709-73600114409C@SUN.com%3e
>
> > Cheers
> > Niclas
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org
> > For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org
> >
>
> Craig Russell
> DB PMC, OpenJPA PPMC
> clr@apache.org http://db.apache.org/jdo
>
>
>
>


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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Craig L Russell <Cr...@Sun.COM>.
On Apr 4, 2007, at 9:33 AM, Niclas Hedhman wrote:

> On Wednesday 04 April 2007 23:58, Craig L Russell wrote:
>> On Apr 3, 2007, at 8:43 PM, Niclas Hedhman wrote:
>
>>> AFAIK, you *must* be on the IPMC to be a mentor.
>>
>> Actually, according to Incubator policy [1] it's the other way  
>> around.
>> "Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentor becomes a
>> member of the Incubator PMC (should they not already be one)."
>
> Doh!! Nit-picking are we ;o)

Doh! Nitpicking is one of my specialties.

>
> I claim complete insanity and temporal lobe confusion since Henning
> writes; "As a mentor", which should read as "As a future mentor" or  
> "As a
> mentor candidate"...
>
> Craig, since I know you are a lot into Incubator docs, either tell  
> me where to
> fix the 'typo' in that paragraph, or change the pluralis forms to;

Sadly, the paragraph in question is in the Incubator policy page that  
is still at [1]. In order to change it, an affirmative VOTE of the  
IPMC is required. And it's hard to get a vote through... See [2] and  
[3].
>
> "the Podling's Mentors become members of the Incubator PMC (should  
> they not
> already be one)."
> -----------^^^
> Also, can "one" refer to "they" in english?? Should it be "that"  
> instead?

I'd say "Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentors  
who are not already members, become members of the Incubator PMC."

This needs to be a bigger change than one paragraph. There used to be  
a mentor, but based on recent discussions in the Incubator, at least  
three Mentors are recommended. But there's not been a change to the  
Incubator policy or guides to reflect this.

So you (or your designate ;-) will need to change a few places in the  
Incubator in order to make it consistent. And then file an issue in  
JIRA and call a VOTE.

If you're going to be in Amsterdam for ApacheCon, we could get a  
quorum of Incubator PMC and get some things done at the Hackathon.  
Maybe advertise it as an Incubatorthon?

Regards,

Craig

[1] http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html
[2] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/ 
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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Niclas Hedhman <ni...@hedhman.org>.
On Wednesday 04 April 2007 23:58, Craig L Russell wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2007, at 8:43 PM, Niclas Hedhman wrote:

> > AFAIK, you *must* be on the IPMC to be a mentor.
>
> Actually, according to Incubator policy [1] it's the other way around.
> "Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentor becomes a
> member of the Incubator PMC (should they not already be one)."

Doh!! Nit-picking are we ;o) 

I claim complete insanity and temporal lobe confusion since Henning 
writes; "As a mentor", which should read as "As a future mentor" or "As a 
mentor candidate"...

Craig, since I know you are a lot into Incubator docs, either tell me where to 
fix the 'typo' in that paragraph, or change the pluralis forms to;

"the Podling's Mentors become members of the Incubator PMC (should they not 
already be one)."
-----------^^^
Also, can "one" refer to "they" in english?? Should it be "that" instead?


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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Craig L Russell <Cr...@Sun.COM>.
On Apr 3, 2007, at 8:43 PM, Niclas Hedhman wrote:

> On Wednesday 04 April 2007 02:01, Henning Schmiedehausen wrote:
>> As a mentor, I do obviously approve this process.
>>
>> +1 (non-binding, as I am not an Incubator PMC member. As I  
>> understand,
>> if this proposal goes through, I do become one, don't I?)
>
> AFAIK, you *must* be on the IPMC to be a mentor.

Actually, according to Incubator policy [1] it's the other way around.

"Upon acceptance by the Incubator PMC, the Podling's Mentor becomes a  
member of the Incubator PMC (should they not already be one)."

Craig

[1] http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html
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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Niclas Hedhman <ni...@hedhman.org>.
On Wednesday 04 April 2007 02:01, Henning Schmiedehausen wrote:
> As a mentor, I do obviously approve this process.
>
> +1 (non-binding, as I am not an Incubator PMC member. As I understand,
> if this proposal goes through, I do become one, don't I?)

AFAIK, you *must* be on the IPMC to be a mentor.


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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Rahul Akolkar <ra...@gmail.com>.
On 4/3/07, Henning Schmiedehausen <hp...@intermeta.de> wrote:
> As a mentor, I do obviously approve this process.
>
> +1 (non-binding, as I am not an Incubator PMC member. As I understand,
> if this proposal goes through, I do become one, don't I?)
>
<snip/>

As an ASF Member, you can ping private@i.a.o directly to request
addition to the Incubator PMC.

-Rahul


>         Best regards
>                 Henning
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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Henning Schmiedehausen <hp...@intermeta.de>.
As a mentor, I do obviously approve this process. 

+1 (non-binding, as I am not an Incubator PMC member. As I understand,
if this proposal goes through, I do become one, don't I?)

	Best regards
		Henning


On Mon, 2007-04-02 at 16:15 -0700, Omar Tazi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF 
> contribution (see proposal below).
> 
> This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the 
> JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The live 
> version of the proposal is available at:
> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal
> 
> A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes 
> (13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring 
> entity/project.
> 
> The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache 
> dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache 
> dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning 
> Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).
> 
> Please cast your votes.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Omar Tazi
> 
> ---------------------------------
>   Omar Tazi
>   Chief Open Source Evangelist &
>   SOA Evangelist
>   Middleware and Tools
>   Oracle Corporation
>   Work: (650) 506-3216
>   Cell: (408) 656-5354
>   Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
>   Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com
> 
> =====================================
> RCF, a rich component library for JSF
> =====================================
> 
> Abstract
> ----------
> 
> RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
> 1.2 technology. .
> 
> Proposal
> --------
> 
> RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
> technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
> (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
> client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
> data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
> tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
> internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
> than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> tested.
> 
> RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
> applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
> native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
> to change.
> 
> RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
> project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.
> 
> 
> Background
> ----------
> 
> The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
> advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
> experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
> component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
> product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
> development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
> provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
> JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
> features of the Apache Trinidad project.
> 
> The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
> RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
> Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
> This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
> JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
> rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.
> 
> Rationale
> ---------
> 
> The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
> reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
> Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
> MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
> community that will outlast any one person's or company's
> participation.
> 
> Initial Goals
> -------------
> 
> The initial goals of the proposed project are:
> 
>   * Viable community around the RCF code base
>   * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related projects
> and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
> Apache Trinidad.
> 
> Current Status
> ==============
> 
> Meritocracy
> -----------
> 
> All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
> principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
> code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
> undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
> meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.
> 
> Community
> ---------
> 
> The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
> JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
> of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
> adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
> momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
> and contributors.
> 
> Core Developers
> ---------------
> 
> Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
> committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
> at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
> committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
> employees.
> 
> Alignment
> --------
> 
> RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
> ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
> particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
> like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.
> 
> Known Risks
> ===========
> 
> Orphaned products
> -----------------
> 
> Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
> PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
> code.
> 
> Inexperience with Open Source
> -----------------------------
> 
> All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
> are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.
> 
> Homogeneous Developers
> ----------------------
> 
> Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
> are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
> asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
> developers across the globe to join the RCF community.
> 
> Reliance on Salaried Developers
> -------------------------------
> 
> Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
> Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
> to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
> remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
> about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
> continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.
> 
> Relationships with Other Apache Products
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
> Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
> commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
> support Apache MyFaces.
> 
> A Fascination with the Apache Brand
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
> projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
> the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
> starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
> Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
> of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
> to ensure the brand policies are respected.
> 
> Documentation
> =============
> 
> There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
> working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
> documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.
> 
> Initial Source
> ==============
> 
> The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
> re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
> compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> 
> External Dependencies
> =====================
> 
> All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
> and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> 
> Required Resources
> ==============
> 
> Mailing lists
> 
>   * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
>   * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
>   * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org
> 
> Subversion Directory
> 
>   * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc
> 
> Issue Tracking
> 
>   * JIRA RCF (RCF)
> 
> Other Resources
> 
>   * Wiki
> 
> Initial Committers
> ==================
> 
> Name               Email                                     CLA
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
> Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
> Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
> Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
> Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
> Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
> Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
> Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
> Mario Ivankovits
> Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
> Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
> Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
> Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
> Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes
> 
> Affiliations
> ============
> 
>   Name               Affiliation
>   -------------------------------------------------
>   Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
>   Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
>   Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
>   Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
>   Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
>   Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada
> 
> Sponsors
> ========
> 
> Champion
> 
>   * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)
> 
> Nominated Mentors
> 
>   * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
>   * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
>   * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)
> 
> Sponsoring Entity
> 
>   * Apache MyFaces
> 
> 
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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Ted Husted <hu...@apache.org>.
+1 (binding)

I'm impressed by both the quantity and quality of volunteers named in
this proposal, and I expect that a robust, vibrant community will be
the end result.

-Ted.

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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Bertrand Delacretaz <bd...@apache.org>.
On 4/3/07, Omar Tazi <om...@oracle.com> wrote:

> ...Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> contribution (see proposal below)....

+1

-Bertrand

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Re: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF

Posted by Eelco Hillenius <ee...@gmail.com>.
> Instead of reinventing the wheel of
> building yet another set of Ajax components, it uses existing Ajax
> toolkits such as Dojo, etc. Does RCF use its own Ajax toolkit or uses
> some third party Ajax toolkit?

Even though toolkits such as Dojo are high quality and have a broad
feature set, it is not always a bad idea to create widgets from
scratch. Besides the rounder wheel argument, you don't always need all
the genericity such frameworks provide and developing something custom
may enable the component writers to achieve a tighter integration
(which may or may not be a good idea).

My 2c,

Eelco

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Re: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF

Posted by Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>.
Hey Coach,

sounds cool. You still can cast your vote ;-)

Thx,
Matthias

On 4/5/07, Coach Wei <co...@nexaweb.com> wrote:
> Hi Matthias,
>
> Thanks for the explanation.
>
> It looks like highly possible to integrate XAP with RCF/Trinidad. I'll
> play with it and see how it goes.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mwessendorf@gmail.com [mailto:mwessendorf@gmail.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > Matthias Wessendorf
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:55 AM
> > To: general@incubator.apache.org
> > Subject: Re: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF
> >
> > Hello Coach,
> >
> > > XAP does Ajax component wrapping on the client side in contrast to
> what
> > > jMaki does on the server side. XAP is a 100% client side framework
> that
> > > enables developers to write apps using a declarative XML syntax
> instead
> > > of coding JavaScript. Different from JSF (which does processing on
> the
> > > server side), XAP runtime converts such XML into actual Ajax code on
> the
> > > client side and maintains state on the client side.
> > >
> > > More info can be seen at http://incubator.apache.org/xap
> > >
> > > For example, a sample XAP app
> > > http://www.rockstarapps.com/samples/sendmeapic
> > >
> > > Do you think XAP and RCF can work together?
> > >
> >
> > the XAP pages look interesting and the demo is nice as well. I think
> > there is a possibility to get them working together. Here is what I
> > think might be interesting/worth for looking:
> >
> > Since a developer needs to write only a client-side and a server-side
> > renderer (see below) for a new (custom) component, there might be a
> > way to use XAP and its XAL documents to provide components that fit
> > 100% into the client-side lifecycle (see below). Instead of describing
> > a complete page with XAL, just provide a XAP/XAL-based client-side
> > renderer version for a component. Being able to work inside the
> > client-lifecycle would allow a page developer to *reuse* JSF goodies
> > like the Validators or Converters and they are still able to work w/in
> > the client-side-lifecycle (this isn't that easy when using jmaki,
> > afaict).
> >
> > At least XAP sounds to be a good way to integrate 3rd party UI
> > Toolkits, like Dojo or Rico.
> >
> > I saw there is a XAP presentation at the ApacheCon in Amsterdam, I'll
> > join your session and take a look at what the speaker has to say about
> > XAP. One mailing lists, we can check a technical way to integrate
> > them. Not sure how nice this will work, but I think it is worth to
> > try. What do you think?
> >
> > > Can you elaborate on what you mean by "*rich*" JSF component vs.
> > > "*simple*" ajax-jsf-comp? I don't get the differences between jMaki
> and
> > > RCF (besides using different tag names and Ajax components). I think
> > > they all work similar by converting JSP Tag or JSF tags into Ajax
> code
> > > on the server send the Ajax code to run on the client side, and
> maintain
> > > a stateful component model on the server, right? jMaki can wrap a
> "rich"
> > > Ajax component not any less than RCF, right? What do you mean by
> "JSF
> > > concepts ported to the client"? Is there any architectural
> differences
> > > between RCF and jMaki?
> >
> > jmaki is using some "templating" techniques to enable developers to
> > add dojo (or whatever) to their JSF page. The endresult is a generic
> > tag, that can be used in several pages. The cool thing is, you can use
> > EL to bind values to backing beans and even interact w/ methods of the
> > beans. The same is also possible with Facelets. That is a huge step to
> > get your own ajax-based "widgets". With "simple" I was trying to make
> > clear that here only some templating comes in and in a generic way you
> > have a ajax-based tag (not a full-qualified component).
> >
> > RCF is a bit different. RCF has a client-side framework and a
> > server-side framework. On server-side RCF relies on JSF and the client
> > part is also a "portion" of jsf to the client. That means we have
> > components available on the client. A JSF component is a JavaBean that
> > has some properties and events. The "same" is available on the client,
> > as a js class (generated by same metadata RCF uses to generate the
> > JavaBeans). Also there is a client-side renderer which is responsible
> > for doing all the client side stuff. The server side renderers render
> > "basic" HTML (no onclick="doit();" for instance) and at the end of the
> > page we use a JSON string to initialize the client side components and
> > their properties. The client side renderers join the game do register
> > "handlers" for events like click(onclick) or mouse-down (onmousedown)
> > for the "raw" HTML. Like for instance you have a slider that has
> > somewhere a "+" image-button to move the slider to the right (or left
> > in BIDI mode). The image and its <a> element are rendered on the
> > server, but the "client handling" is enabled by the client side
> > renderer, when it initializes its "root dom element" (the div here):
> >
> > <div id="theSlider">
> > ...
> >   <a id="theSlider:plus"
> class="aStyleClassForThePlusButtonOfTheSlider" />
> > ...
> > </div>
> >
> > Not only renderers and components are available on the client. JSF
> > concepts like converter or validator as well:
> >
> > <inputText id="long" value="#{bean.long}">
> >   <validateLongRange min="3" max="12" />
> > </inputText>
> >
> > When a user enters a string and *tabs* out, a ConverterException (on
> > the client with JS) is thrown, since the value is LONG typed, JSF uses
> > its default long converter, the JS version is sent down to the client
> > and available of the "inputText js component". Let's think about a
> > user enters 2 and tabs out. Then the client side framework throws a
> > ValidatorException, because 2 isn't inside the expected range.
> >
> > When a (client) validator- or converter-exception is thrown, RCF
> > creates a client side version of the FacesMessage component and shows
> > the user a "error-message". The renderer for the
> > JSF-standard-FacesMessage shows/renders a popup-like widget,
> > containing the error message.
> >
> > (RCF doesn't disable convertion/validation on the server, just because
> > there was some client stuff)
> >
> > All these concepts work under the "client version" of the lifecycle
> > (similar to the jsf lifecycle on the server). So, there is a
> > client-version of the JSF-framework, I only gave a short example.
> >
> >
> > -Matthias
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks...
> > >
>
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RE: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF

Posted by Coach Wei <co...@nexaweb.com>.
Hi Matthias, 

Thanks for the explanation. 

It looks like highly possible to integrate XAP with RCF/Trinidad. I'll
play with it and see how it goes. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mwessendorf@gmail.com [mailto:mwessendorf@gmail.com] On Behalf
Of
> Matthias Wessendorf
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:55 AM
> To: general@incubator.apache.org
> Subject: Re: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF
> 
> Hello Coach,
> 
> > XAP does Ajax component wrapping on the client side in contrast to
what
> > jMaki does on the server side. XAP is a 100% client side framework
that
> > enables developers to write apps using a declarative XML syntax
instead
> > of coding JavaScript. Different from JSF (which does processing on
the
> > server side), XAP runtime converts such XML into actual Ajax code on
the
> > client side and maintains state on the client side.
> >
> > More info can be seen at http://incubator.apache.org/xap
> >
> > For example, a sample XAP app
> > http://www.rockstarapps.com/samples/sendmeapic
> >
> > Do you think XAP and RCF can work together?
> >
> 
> the XAP pages look interesting and the demo is nice as well. I think
> there is a possibility to get them working together. Here is what I
> think might be interesting/worth for looking:
> 
> Since a developer needs to write only a client-side and a server-side
> renderer (see below) for a new (custom) component, there might be a
> way to use XAP and its XAL documents to provide components that fit
> 100% into the client-side lifecycle (see below). Instead of describing
> a complete page with XAL, just provide a XAP/XAL-based client-side
> renderer version for a component. Being able to work inside the
> client-lifecycle would allow a page developer to *reuse* JSF goodies
> like the Validators or Converters and they are still able to work w/in
> the client-side-lifecycle (this isn't that easy when using jmaki,
> afaict).
> 
> At least XAP sounds to be a good way to integrate 3rd party UI
> Toolkits, like Dojo or Rico.
> 
> I saw there is a XAP presentation at the ApacheCon in Amsterdam, I'll
> join your session and take a look at what the speaker has to say about
> XAP. One mailing lists, we can check a technical way to integrate
> them. Not sure how nice this will work, but I think it is worth to
> try. What do you think?
> 
> > Can you elaborate on what you mean by "*rich*" JSF component vs.
> > "*simple*" ajax-jsf-comp? I don't get the differences between jMaki
and
> > RCF (besides using different tag names and Ajax components). I think
> > they all work similar by converting JSP Tag or JSF tags into Ajax
code
> > on the server send the Ajax code to run on the client side, and
maintain
> > a stateful component model on the server, right? jMaki can wrap a
"rich"
> > Ajax component not any less than RCF, right? What do you mean by
"JSF
> > concepts ported to the client"? Is there any architectural
differences
> > between RCF and jMaki?
> 
> jmaki is using some "templating" techniques to enable developers to
> add dojo (or whatever) to their JSF page. The endresult is a generic
> tag, that can be used in several pages. The cool thing is, you can use
> EL to bind values to backing beans and even interact w/ methods of the
> beans. The same is also possible with Facelets. That is a huge step to
> get your own ajax-based "widgets". With "simple" I was trying to make
> clear that here only some templating comes in and in a generic way you
> have a ajax-based tag (not a full-qualified component).
> 
> RCF is a bit different. RCF has a client-side framework and a
> server-side framework. On server-side RCF relies on JSF and the client
> part is also a "portion" of jsf to the client. That means we have
> components available on the client. A JSF component is a JavaBean that
> has some properties and events. The "same" is available on the client,
> as a js class (generated by same metadata RCF uses to generate the
> JavaBeans). Also there is a client-side renderer which is responsible
> for doing all the client side stuff. The server side renderers render
> "basic" HTML (no onclick="doit();" for instance) and at the end of the
> page we use a JSON string to initialize the client side components and
> their properties. The client side renderers join the game do register
> "handlers" for events like click(onclick) or mouse-down (onmousedown)
> for the "raw" HTML. Like for instance you have a slider that has
> somewhere a "+" image-button to move the slider to the right (or left
> in BIDI mode). The image and its <a> element are rendered on the
> server, but the "client handling" is enabled by the client side
> renderer, when it initializes its "root dom element" (the div here):
> 
> <div id="theSlider">
> ...
>   <a id="theSlider:plus"
class="aStyleClassForThePlusButtonOfTheSlider" />
> ...
> </div>
> 
> Not only renderers and components are available on the client. JSF
> concepts like converter or validator as well:
> 
> <inputText id="long" value="#{bean.long}">
>   <validateLongRange min="3" max="12" />
> </inputText>
> 
> When a user enters a string and *tabs* out, a ConverterException (on
> the client with JS) is thrown, since the value is LONG typed, JSF uses
> its default long converter, the JS version is sent down to the client
> and available of the "inputText js component". Let's think about a
> user enters 2 and tabs out. Then the client side framework throws a
> ValidatorException, because 2 isn't inside the expected range.
> 
> When a (client) validator- or converter-exception is thrown, RCF
> creates a client side version of the FacesMessage component and shows
> the user a "error-message". The renderer for the
> JSF-standard-FacesMessage shows/renders a popup-like widget,
> containing the error message.
> 
> (RCF doesn't disable convertion/validation on the server, just because
> there was some client stuff)
> 
> All these concepts work under the "client version" of the lifecycle
> (similar to the jsf lifecycle on the server). So, there is a
> client-version of the JSF-framework, I only gave a short example.
> 
> 
> -Matthias
> 
> >
> > Thanks...
> >

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Re: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF

Posted by Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>.
Hello Coach,

> XAP does Ajax component wrapping on the client side in contrast to what
> jMaki does on the server side. XAP is a 100% client side framework that
> enables developers to write apps using a declarative XML syntax instead
> of coding JavaScript. Different from JSF (which does processing on the
> server side), XAP runtime converts such XML into actual Ajax code on the
> client side and maintains state on the client side.
>
> More info can be seen at http://incubator.apache.org/xap
>
> For example, a sample XAP app
> http://www.rockstarapps.com/samples/sendmeapic
>
> Do you think XAP and RCF can work together?
>

the XAP pages look interesting and the demo is nice as well. I think
there is a possibility to get them working together. Here is what I
think might be interesting/worth for looking:

Since a developer needs to write only a client-side and a server-side
renderer (see below) for a new (custom) component, there might be a
way to use XAP and its XAL documents to provide components that fit
100% into the client-side lifecycle (see below). Instead of describing
a complete page with XAL, just provide a XAP/XAL-based client-side
renderer version for a component. Being able to work inside the
client-lifecycle would allow a page developer to *reuse* JSF goodies
like the Validators or Converters and they are still able to work w/in
the client-side-lifecycle (this isn't that easy when using jmaki,
afaict).

At least XAP sounds to be a good way to integrate 3rd party UI
Toolkits, like Dojo or Rico.

I saw there is a XAP presentation at the ApacheCon in Amsterdam, I'll
join your session and take a look at what the speaker has to say about
XAP. One mailing lists, we can check a technical way to integrate
them. Not sure how nice this will work, but I think it is worth to
try. What do you think?

> Can you elaborate on what you mean by "*rich*" JSF component vs.
> "*simple*" ajax-jsf-comp? I don't get the differences between jMaki and
> RCF (besides using different tag names and Ajax components). I think
> they all work similar by converting JSP Tag or JSF tags into Ajax code
> on the server send the Ajax code to run on the client side, and maintain
> a stateful component model on the server, right? jMaki can wrap a "rich"
> Ajax component not any less than RCF, right? What do you mean by "JSF
> concepts ported to the client"? Is there any architectural differences
> between RCF and jMaki?

jmaki is using some "templating" techniques to enable developers to
add dojo (or whatever) to their JSF page. The endresult is a generic
tag, that can be used in several pages. The cool thing is, you can use
EL to bind values to backing beans and even interact w/ methods of the
beans. The same is also possible with Facelets. That is a huge step to
get your own ajax-based "widgets". With "simple" I was trying to make
clear that here only some templating comes in and in a generic way you
have a ajax-based tag (not a full-qualified component).

RCF is a bit different. RCF has a client-side framework and a
server-side framework. On server-side RCF relies on JSF and the client
part is also a "portion" of jsf to the client. That means we have
components available on the client. A JSF component is a JavaBean that
has some properties and events. The "same" is available on the client,
as a js class (generated by same metadata RCF uses to generate the
JavaBeans). Also there is a client-side renderer which is responsible
for doing all the client side stuff. The server side renderers render
"basic" HTML (no onclick="doit();" for instance) and at the end of the
page we use a JSON string to initialize the client side components and
their properties. The client side renderers join the game do register
"handlers" for events like click(onclick) or mouse-down (onmousedown)
for the "raw" HTML. Like for instance you have a slider that has
somewhere a "+" image-button to move the slider to the right (or left
in BIDI mode). The image and its <a> element are rendered on the
server, but the "client handling" is enabled by the client side
renderer, when it initializes its "root dom element" (the div here):

<div id="theSlider">
...
  <a id="theSlider:plus" class="aStyleClassForThePlusButtonOfTheSlider" />
...
</div>

Not only renderers and components are available on the client. JSF
concepts like converter or validator as well:

<inputText id="long" value="#{bean.long}">
  <validateLongRange min="3" max="12" />
</inputText>

When a user enters a string and *tabs* out, a ConverterException (on
the client with JS) is thrown, since the value is LONG typed, JSF uses
its default long converter, the JS version is sent down to the client
and available of the "inputText js component". Let's think about a
user enters 2 and tabs out. Then the client side framework throws a
ValidatorException, because 2 isn't inside the expected range.

When a (client) validator- or converter-exception is thrown, RCF
creates a client side version of the FacesMessage component and shows
the user a "error-message". The renderer for the
JSF-standard-FacesMessage shows/renders a popup-like widget,
containing the error message.

(RCF doesn't disable convertion/validation on the server, just because
there was some client stuff)

All these concepts work under the "client version" of the lifecycle
(similar to the jsf lifecycle on the server). So, there is a
client-version of the JSF-framework, I only gave a short example.


-Matthias

>
> Thanks...
>
>
> --Coach
>
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RE: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF

Posted by Coach Wei <co...@nexaweb.com>.
Hello Matthias, thanks for the reply. 

> 
> I am not really familiar w/ XAP. XAP can be used to enable
> JSP/Servlet/Struts/Shale/JSF pages by putting some ajax stuff and a
> "binding" for the components/tags?
> One idea that the community could work on is to add
XAP-Bridge/Support.
> 

XAP does Ajax component wrapping on the client side in contrast to what
jMaki does on the server side. XAP is a 100% client side framework that
enables developers to write apps using a declarative XML syntax instead
of coding JavaScript. Different from JSF (which does processing on the
server side), XAP runtime converts such XML into actual Ajax code on the
client side and maintains state on the client side. 

More info can be seen at http://incubator.apache.org/xap

For example, a sample XAP app
http://www.rockstarapps.com/samples/sendmeapic

Do you think XAP and RCF can work together?

> > 3. Speaking of JSF, jMaki is a fairly well known JSF open source
project
> > (though not Apache). jMaki is open. Instead of reinventing the wheel
of
> > building yet another set of Ajax components, it uses existing Ajax
> > toolkits such as Dojo, etc. Does RCF use its own Ajax toolkit or
uses
> > some third party Ajax toolkit?
> >
> 
> RCF has its own Ajax toolkit. That is because RCF is a *rich* JSF
> component library. RCF has JSF concepts "ported" to the client. Dojo
is
> somewhat generic and can be used to create a "simple" ajax-jsf-comp.
If
> you want to create a full ajax-style JSF-based framework, you'll come
> to the point that this is needed; at least reasonable. (RCF is
> containing components and framework feature). jMaki is a wrapper
> project to simply create JSF components, based  on libs like dojo.
> Compared to jmaki, RCF has also "full qualified" jsf components,
instead
> of a
> "ajax-wrapped renderer". I wouldn't call it "reinventing the wheels".
> 

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "*rich*" JSF component vs.
"*simple*" ajax-jsf-comp? I don't get the differences between jMaki and
RCF (besides using different tag names and Ajax components). I think
they all work similar by converting JSP Tag or JSF tags into Ajax code
on the server send the Ajax code to run on the client side, and maintain
a stateful component model on the server, right? jMaki can wrap a "rich"
Ajax component not any less than RCF, right? What do you mean by "JSF
concepts ported to the client"? Is there any architectural differences
between RCF and jMaki? 

Thanks...


--Coach


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Re: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF

Posted by Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>.
Hello Coach Wei,

On 4/3/07, Coach Wei <co...@nexaweb.com> wrote:
>
> Hope these questions are not too late with regard to this proposal.

not to late :)

> 1. The RCF components are fairly well developed and documented already,
> which is great, but it also means that there is very limited capacity
> for the Apache community to influence and innovate from here. Obviously,
> we don't want Apache just to be a hosting place. What are the areas that
> you think Apache community can develop and influence RCF in significant
> ways going forward?


At first glance RCF may look mature, agreed. But there are several
areas, where this project could be enhanced. One of them could be
new components. I know that RCF comes with many components, but many
could be added/extended. A charting component using SVG would be a
good candidate. I learned from the Apache Trinidad incubation
experience that every committed user has something special in mind
when it comes to the project's needs.

Another thing is, as mentioned in the proposal we are aiming to build a vendor
neutral community. RCF can be used to create custom "rich" components,
which fit 100% into the JSF-client stuff (see also point 3). In the
best scenario these new components make it into the RCF project as
well, by new committed users (new committers). Extending the framework
is also a possibility. Supporting frameworks like dojo (to name one)
when users need a dojo widget. Isn't it possible to provide a soft
XAP-integration for that? Not that
familiar w/ XAP, but I think it wraps 3rd party (ajax) javascript?

Incubator podling aren't full-blown ASF projects. That is good! So
there is a protection for getting "dead born" communities aboard. Just
let them get their chance to grow inside the Incubator.


> 2. Speaking of Ajax, what's your point of view of XAP and whether/how
> does this RCF proposal relate to XAP? Is there any synergy between these
> two projects? XAP is a declarative Ajax library for rich internet
> applications - all driven by XML and can be easily embedded in
> JSP/Servlet/Struts/Shale/JSF pages, which provides similar functionality
> as RCF to some degree.


I am not really familiar w/ XAP. XAP can be used to enable
JSP/Servlet/Struts/Shale/JSF pages by putting some ajax stuff and a
"binding" for the components/tags?
One idea that the community could work on is to add XAP-Bridge/Support.


> 3. Speaking of JSF, jMaki is a fairly well known JSF open source project
> (though not Apache). jMaki is open. Instead of reinventing the wheel of
> building yet another set of Ajax components, it uses existing Ajax
> toolkits such as Dojo, etc. Does RCF use its own Ajax toolkit or uses
> some third party Ajax toolkit?
>

RCF has its own Ajax toolkit. That is because RCF is a *rich* JSF
component library. RCF has JSF concepts "ported" to the client. Dojo is
somewhat generic and can be used to create a "simple" ajax-jsf-comp. If
you want to create a full ajax-style JSF-based framework, you'll come
to the point that this is needed; at least reasonable. (RCF is
containing components and framework feature). jMaki is a wrapper
project to simply create JSF components, based  on libs like dojo.
Compared to jmaki, RCF has also "full qualified" jsf components, instead of a
"ajax-wrapped renderer". I wouldn't call it "reinventing the wheels".

oh, I almost forgot.You can also use facelets instead of jmaki.

BTW. is XAP "close" to jmaki ?

Thx,
Matthias

> Best regards,
>
> Coach Wei
> Nexaweb Technologies
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Omar Tazi [mailto:omar.tazi@oracle.com]
> > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 7:15 PM
> > To: general@incubator.apache.org
> > Subject: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component
> > library for JSF)
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> > contribution (see proposal below).
> >
> > This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the
> > JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The
> live
> > version of the proposal is available at:
> > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal
> >
> > A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes
> > (13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring
> > entity/project.
> >
> > The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at
> apache
> > dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache
> > dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning
> > Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).
> >
> > Please cast your votes.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Omar Tazi
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> >   Omar Tazi
> >   Chief Open Source Evangelist &
> >   SOA Evangelist
> >   Middleware and Tools
> >   Oracle Corporation
> >   Work: (650) 506-3216
> >   Cell: (408) 656-5354
> >   Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
> >   Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com
> >
> > =====================================
> > RCF, a rich component library for JSF
> > =====================================
> >
> > Abstract
> > ----------
> >
> > RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
> > 1.2 technology. .
> >
> > Proposal
> > --------
> >
> > RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
> > technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
> > (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
> > client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
> > data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
> > tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
> > internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
> > than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> > tested.
> >
> > RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
> > applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
> > native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
> > to change.
> >
> > RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
> > project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.
> >
> >
> > Background
> > ----------
> >
> > The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
> > advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
> > experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
> > component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
> > product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
> > development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
> > provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
> > JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
> > features of the Apache Trinidad project.
> >
> > The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
> > RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
> > Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
> > This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
> > JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
> > rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.
> >
> > Rationale
> > ---------
> >
> > The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
> > reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
> > Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
> > MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
> > community that will outlast any one person's or company's
> > participation.
> >
> > Initial Goals
> > -------------
> >
> > The initial goals of the proposed project are:
> >
> >   * Viable community around the RCF code base
> >   * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related
> projects
> > and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
> > Apache Trinidad.
> >
> > Current Status
> > ==============
> >
> > Meritocracy
> > -----------
> >
> > All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
> > principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
> > code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
> > undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
> > meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.
> >
> > Community
> > ---------
> >
> > The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
> > JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
> > of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
> > adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
> > momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
> > and contributors.
> >
> > Core Developers
> > ---------------
> >
> > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
> > committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
> > at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
> > committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
> > employees.
> >
> > Alignment
> > --------
> >
> > RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
> > ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
> > particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
> > like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.
> >
> > Known Risks
> > ===========
> >
> > Orphaned products
> > -----------------
> >
> > Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
> > PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
> > code.
> >
> > Inexperience with Open Source
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
> > are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.
> >
> > Homogeneous Developers
> > ----------------------
> >
> > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
> > are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
> > asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
> > developers across the globe to join the RCF community.
> >
> > Reliance on Salaried Developers
> > -------------------------------
> >
> > Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
> > Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
> > to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
> > remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
> > about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
> > continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.
> >
> > Relationships with Other Apache Products
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
> > RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
> > Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
> > commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
> > support Apache MyFaces.
> >
> > A Fascination with the Apache Brand
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
> > All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
> > projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
> > the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
> > starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
> > Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
> > of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
> > to ensure the brand policies are respected.
> >
> > Documentation
> > =============
> >
> > There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
> > working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
> > documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.
> >
> > Initial Source
> > ==============
> >
> > The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
> > re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
> > compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> >
> > External Dependencies
> > =====================
> >
> > All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
> > and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> >
> > Required Resources
> > ==============
> >
> > Mailing lists
> >
> >   * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
> >   * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
> >   * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org
> >
> > Subversion Directory
> >
> >   * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc
> >
> > Issue Tracking
> >
> >   * JIRA RCF (RCF)
> >
> > Other Resources
> >
> >   * Wiki
> >
> > Initial Committers
> > ==================
> >
> > Name               Email                                     CLA
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
> > Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
> > Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
> > Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
> > Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
> > Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
> > Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
> > Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
> > Mario Ivankovits
> > Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
> > Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
> > Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
> > Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
> > Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes
> >
> > Affiliations
> > ============
> >
> >   Name               Affiliation
> >   -------------------------------------------------
> >   Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
> >   Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
> >   Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
> >   Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
> >   Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
> >   Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada
> >
> > Sponsors
> > ========
> >
> > Champion
> >
> >   * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)
> >
> > Nominated Mentors
> >
> >   * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
> >   * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
> >   * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)
> >
> > Sponsoring Entity
> >
> >   * Apache MyFaces
> >
> >
> >
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Re:[Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF

Posted by Coach Wei <co...@nexaweb.com>.
Hope these questions are not too late with regard to this proposal. 

1. The RCF components are fairly well developed and documented already,
which is great, but it also means that there is very limited capacity
for the Apache community to influence and innovate from here. Obviously,
we don't want Apache just to be a hosting place. What are the areas that
you think Apache community can develop and influence RCF in significant
ways going forward? 

2. Speaking of Ajax, what's your point of view of XAP and whether/how
does this RCF proposal relate to XAP? Is there any synergy between these
two projects? XAP is a declarative Ajax library for rich internet
applications - all driven by XML and can be easily embedded in
JSP/Servlet/Struts/Shale/JSF pages, which provides similar functionality
as RCF to some degree. 

3. Speaking of JSF, jMaki is a fairly well known JSF open source project
(though not Apache). jMaki is open. Instead of reinventing the wheel of
building yet another set of Ajax components, it uses existing Ajax
toolkits such as Dojo, etc. Does RCF use its own Ajax toolkit or uses
some third party Ajax toolkit? 



Best regards,

Coach Wei
Nexaweb Technologies
1 Van de Graaff, Burlington MA 01803
o 781.345.5435,  f 781.354.5501
cwei@nexaweb.com  www.nexaweb.com 
Blog: Direct from Web 2.0 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Omar Tazi [mailto:omar.tazi@oracle.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 7:15 PM
> To: general@incubator.apache.org
> Subject: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component
> library for JSF)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> contribution (see proposal below).
> 
> This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the
> JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The
live
> version of the proposal is available at:
> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal
> 
> A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes
> (13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring
> entity/project.
> 
> The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at
apache
> dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache
> dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning
> Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).
> 
> Please cast your votes.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Omar Tazi
> 
> ---------------------------------
>   Omar Tazi
>   Chief Open Source Evangelist &
>   SOA Evangelist
>   Middleware and Tools
>   Oracle Corporation
>   Work: (650) 506-3216
>   Cell: (408) 656-5354
>   Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
>   Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com
> 
> =====================================
> RCF, a rich component library for JSF
> =====================================
> 
> Abstract
> ----------
> 
> RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
> 1.2 technology. .
> 
> Proposal
> --------
> 
> RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
> technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
> (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
> client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
> data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
> tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
> internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
> than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> tested.
> 
> RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
> applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
> native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
> to change.
> 
> RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
> project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.
> 
> 
> Background
> ----------
> 
> The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
> advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
> experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
> component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
> product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
> development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
> provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
> JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
> features of the Apache Trinidad project.
> 
> The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
> RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
> Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
> This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
> JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
> rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.
> 
> Rationale
> ---------
> 
> The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
> reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
> Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
> MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
> community that will outlast any one person's or company's
> participation.
> 
> Initial Goals
> -------------
> 
> The initial goals of the proposed project are:
> 
>   * Viable community around the RCF code base
>   * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related
projects
> and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
> Apache Trinidad.
> 
> Current Status
> ==============
> 
> Meritocracy
> -----------
> 
> All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
> principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
> code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
> undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
> meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.
> 
> Community
> ---------
> 
> The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
> JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
> of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
> adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
> momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
> and contributors.
> 
> Core Developers
> ---------------
> 
> Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
> committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
> at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
> committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
> employees.
> 
> Alignment
> --------
> 
> RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
> ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
> particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
> like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.
> 
> Known Risks
> ===========
> 
> Orphaned products
> -----------------
> 
> Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
> PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
> code.
> 
> Inexperience with Open Source
> -----------------------------
> 
> All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
> are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.
> 
> Homogeneous Developers
> ----------------------
> 
> Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
> are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
> asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
> developers across the globe to join the RCF community.
> 
> Reliance on Salaried Developers
> -------------------------------
> 
> Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
> Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
> to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
> remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
> about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
> continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.
> 
> Relationships with Other Apache Products
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
> Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
> commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
> support Apache MyFaces.
> 
> A Fascination with the Apache Brand
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
> projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
> the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
> starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
> Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
> of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
> to ensure the brand policies are respected.
> 
> Documentation
> =============
> 
> There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
> working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
> documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.
> 
> Initial Source
> ==============
> 
> The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
> re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
> compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> 
> External Dependencies
> =====================
> 
> All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
> and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> 
> Required Resources
> ==============
> 
> Mailing lists
> 
>   * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
>   * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
>   * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org
> 
> Subversion Directory
> 
>   * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc
> 
> Issue Tracking
> 
>   * JIRA RCF (RCF)
> 
> Other Resources
> 
>   * Wiki
> 
> Initial Committers
> ==================
> 
> Name               Email                                     CLA
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
> Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
> Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
> Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
> Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
> Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
> Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
> Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
> Mario Ivankovits
> Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
> Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
> Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
> Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
> Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes
> 
> Affiliations
> ============
> 
>   Name               Affiliation
>   -------------------------------------------------
>   Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
>   Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
>   Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
>   Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
>   Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
>   Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada
> 
> Sponsors
> ========
> 
> Champion
> 
>   * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)
> 
> Nominated Mentors
> 
>   * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
>   * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
>   * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)
> 
> Sponsoring Entity
> 
>   * Apache MyFaces
> 
> 
> 
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Fwd: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>.
FYI

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>
Date: Apr 6, 2007 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich
component library for JSF)
To: general@incubator.apache.org


The vote passes with 5 binding +1, 3 non-binding +1 an 1 +0 votes.

The binding votes were:
  +1 Martin van den Bemt
  +1 Jukka Zitting
  +1 Bertrand Delacretaz
  +1 Ted Husted
  +1 Carsten Ziegeler

The non-binding votes were:

  +1 Mike Kienenberger
  +1 Henning Schmiedehausen (mentor)
  +1 Martin Marinschek

The +0 vote was:

  +1 Niclas Hedhman

Thanks for voting! I'll proceed to request the relevant infrastructure
and to include RCF in the Incubator books.

-Matthias


On 4/6/07, Carsten Ziegeler <cz...@apache.org> wrote:
> +1
>
> Carsten
>
> Omar Tazi wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> > contribution (see proposal below).
> >
> > This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the
> > JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The live
> > version of the proposal is available at:
> > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal
> >
> > A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes
> > (13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring
> > entity/project.
> >
> > The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache
> > dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache
> > dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning
> > Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).
> >
> > Please cast your votes.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Omar Tazi
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> >   Omar Tazi
> >   Chief Open Source Evangelist &
> >   SOA Evangelist
> >   Middleware and Tools
> >   Oracle Corporation
> >   Work: (650) 506-3216
> >   Cell: (408) 656-5354
> >   Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
> >   Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com
> >
> > =====================================
> > RCF, a rich component library for JSF
> > =====================================
> >
> > Abstract
> > ----------
> >
> > RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
> > 1.2 technology. .
> >
> > Proposal
> > --------
> >
> > RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
> > technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
> > (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
> > client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
> > data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
> > tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
> > internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
> > than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> > tested.
> >
> > RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
> > applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
> > native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
> > to change.
> >
> > RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
> > project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.
> >
> >
> > Background
> > ----------
> >
> > The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
> > advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
> > experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
> > component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
> > product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
> > development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
> > provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
> > JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
> > features of the Apache Trinidad project.
> >
> > The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
> > RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
> > Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
> > This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
> > JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
> > rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.
> >
> > Rationale
> > ---------
> >
> > The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
> > reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
> > Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
> > MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
> > community that will outlast any one person's or company's
> > participation.
> >
> > Initial Goals
> > -------------
> >
> > The initial goals of the proposed project are:
> >
> >   * Viable community around the RCF code base
> >   * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related projects
> > and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
> > Apache Trinidad.
> >
> > Current Status
> > ==============
> >
> > Meritocracy
> > -----------
> >
> > All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
> > principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
> > code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
> > undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
> > meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.
> >
> > Community
> > ---------
> >
> > The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
> > JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
> > of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
> > adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
> > momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
> > and contributors.
> >
> > Core Developers
> > ---------------
> >
> > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
> > committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
> > at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
> > committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
> > employees.
> >
> > Alignment
> > --------
> >
> > RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
> > ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
> > particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
> > like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.
> >
> > Known Risks
> > ===========
> >
> > Orphaned products
> > -----------------
> >
> > Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
> > PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
> > code.
> >
> > Inexperience with Open Source
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
> > are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.
> >
> > Homogeneous Developers
> > ----------------------
> >
> > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
> > are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
> > asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
> > developers across the globe to join the RCF community.
> >
> > Reliance on Salaried Developers
> > -------------------------------
> >
> > Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
> > Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
> > to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
> > remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
> > about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
> > continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.
> >
> > Relationships with Other Apache Products
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
> > RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
> > Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
> > commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
> > support Apache MyFaces.
> >
> > A Fascination with the Apache Brand
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
> > All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
> > projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
> > the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
> > starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
> > Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
> > of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
> > to ensure the brand policies are respected.
> >
> > Documentation
> > =============
> >
> > There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
> > working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
> > documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.
> >
> > Initial Source
> > ==============
> >
> > The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
> > re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
> > compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> >
> > External Dependencies
> > =====================
> >
> > All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
> > and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> >
> > Required Resources
> > ==============
> >
> > Mailing lists
> >
> >   * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
> >   * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
> >   * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org
> >
> > Subversion Directory
> >
> >   * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc
> >
> > Issue Tracking
> >
> >   * JIRA RCF (RCF)
> >
> > Other Resources
> >
> >   * Wiki
> >
> > Initial Committers
> > ==================
> >
> > Name               Email                                     CLA
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
> > Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
> > Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
> > Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
> > Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
> > Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
> > Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
> > Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
> > Mario Ivankovits
> > Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
> > Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
> > Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
> > Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
> > Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes
> >
> > Affiliations
> > ============
> >
> >   Name               Affiliation
> >   -------------------------------------------------
> >   Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
> >   Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
> >   Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
> >   Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
> >   Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
> >   Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada
> >
> > Sponsors
> > ========
> >
> > Champion
> >
> >   * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)
> >
> > Nominated Mentors
> >
> >   * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
> >   * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
> >   * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)
> >
> > Sponsoring Entity
> >
> >   * Apache MyFaces
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Carsten Ziegeler
> http://www.osoco.org/weblogs/rael/
>
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>


--
Matthias Wessendorf
http://tinyurl.com/fmywh

further stuff:
blog: http://jroller.com/page/mwessendorf
mail: mwessendorf-at-gmail-dot-com


-- 
Matthias Wessendorf
http://tinyurl.com/fmywh

further stuff:
blog: http://jroller.com/page/mwessendorf
mail: mwessendorf-at-gmail-dot-com

Fwd: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>.
FYI

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>
Date: Apr 6, 2007 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich
component library for JSF)
To: general@incubator.apache.org


The vote passes with 5 binding +1, 3 non-binding +1 an 1 +0 votes.

The binding votes were:
  +1 Martin van den Bemt
  +1 Jukka Zitting
  +1 Bertrand Delacretaz
  +1 Ted Husted
  +1 Carsten Ziegeler

The non-binding votes were:

  +1 Mike Kienenberger
  +1 Henning Schmiedehausen (mentor)
  +1 Martin Marinschek

The +0 vote was:

  +1 Niclas Hedhman

Thanks for voting! I'll proceed to request the relevant infrastructure
and to include RCF in the Incubator books.

-Matthias


On 4/6/07, Carsten Ziegeler <cz...@apache.org> wrote:
> +1
>
> Carsten
>
> Omar Tazi wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> > contribution (see proposal below).
> >
> > This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the
> > JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The live
> > version of the proposal is available at:
> > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal
> >
> > A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes
> > (13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring
> > entity/project.
> >
> > The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache
> > dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache
> > dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning
> > Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).
> >
> > Please cast your votes.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Omar Tazi
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> >   Omar Tazi
> >   Chief Open Source Evangelist &
> >   SOA Evangelist
> >   Middleware and Tools
> >   Oracle Corporation
> >   Work: (650) 506-3216
> >   Cell: (408) 656-5354
> >   Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
> >   Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com
> >
> > =====================================
> > RCF, a rich component library for JSF
> > =====================================
> >
> > Abstract
> > ----------
> >
> > RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
> > 1.2 technology. .
> >
> > Proposal
> > --------
> >
> > RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
> > technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
> > (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
> > client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
> > data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
> > tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
> > internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
> > than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> > tested.
> >
> > RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
> > applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
> > native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
> > to change.
> >
> > RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
> > project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.
> >
> >
> > Background
> > ----------
> >
> > The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
> > advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
> > experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
> > component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
> > product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
> > development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
> > provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
> > JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
> > features of the Apache Trinidad project.
> >
> > The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
> > RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
> > Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
> > This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
> > JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
> > rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.
> >
> > Rationale
> > ---------
> >
> > The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
> > reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
> > Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
> > MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
> > community that will outlast any one person's or company's
> > participation.
> >
> > Initial Goals
> > -------------
> >
> > The initial goals of the proposed project are:
> >
> >   * Viable community around the RCF code base
> >   * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related projects
> > and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
> > Apache Trinidad.
> >
> > Current Status
> > ==============
> >
> > Meritocracy
> > -----------
> >
> > All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
> > principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
> > code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
> > undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
> > meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.
> >
> > Community
> > ---------
> >
> > The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
> > JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
> > of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
> > adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
> > momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
> > and contributors.
> >
> > Core Developers
> > ---------------
> >
> > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
> > committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
> > at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
> > committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
> > employees.
> >
> > Alignment
> > --------
> >
> > RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
> > ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
> > particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
> > like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.
> >
> > Known Risks
> > ===========
> >
> > Orphaned products
> > -----------------
> >
> > Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
> > PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
> > code.
> >
> > Inexperience with Open Source
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
> > are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.
> >
> > Homogeneous Developers
> > ----------------------
> >
> > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
> > are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
> > asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
> > developers across the globe to join the RCF community.
> >
> > Reliance on Salaried Developers
> > -------------------------------
> >
> > Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
> > Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
> > to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
> > remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
> > about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
> > continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.
> >
> > Relationships with Other Apache Products
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
> > RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
> > Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
> > commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
> > support Apache MyFaces.
> >
> > A Fascination with the Apache Brand
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
> > All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
> > projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
> > the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
> > starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
> > Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
> > of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
> > to ensure the brand policies are respected.
> >
> > Documentation
> > =============
> >
> > There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
> > working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
> > documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.
> >
> > Initial Source
> > ==============
> >
> > The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
> > re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
> > compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> >
> > External Dependencies
> > =====================
> >
> > All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
> > and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> >
> > Required Resources
> > ==============
> >
> > Mailing lists
> >
> >   * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
> >   * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
> >   * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org
> >
> > Subversion Directory
> >
> >   * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc
> >
> > Issue Tracking
> >
> >   * JIRA RCF (RCF)
> >
> > Other Resources
> >
> >   * Wiki
> >
> > Initial Committers
> > ==================
> >
> > Name               Email                                     CLA
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
> > Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
> > Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
> > Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
> > Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
> > Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
> > Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
> > Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
> > Mario Ivankovits
> > Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
> > Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
> > Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
> > Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
> > Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes
> >
> > Affiliations
> > ============
> >
> >   Name               Affiliation
> >   -------------------------------------------------
> >   Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
> >   Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
> >   Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
> >   Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
> >   Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
> >   Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada
> >
> > Sponsors
> > ========
> >
> > Champion
> >
> >   * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)
> >
> > Nominated Mentors
> >
> >   * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
> >   * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
> >   * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)
> >
> > Sponsoring Entity
> >
> >   * Apache MyFaces
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Carsten Ziegeler
> http://www.osoco.org/weblogs/rael/
>
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http://tinyurl.com/fmywh

further stuff:
blog: http://jroller.com/page/mwessendorf
mail: mwessendorf-at-gmail-dot-com

Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Matthias Wessendorf <ma...@apache.org>.
The vote passes with 5 binding +1, 3 non-binding +1 an 1 +0 votes.

The binding votes were:
   +1 Martin van den Bemt
   +1 Jukka Zitting
   +1 Bertrand Delacretaz
   +1 Ted Husted
   +1 Carsten Ziegeler

The non-binding votes were:

   +1 Mike Kienenberger
   +1 Henning Schmiedehausen (mentor)
   +1 Martin Marinschek

The +0 vote was:

   +1 Niclas Hedhman

Thanks for voting! I'll proceed to request the relevant infrastructure
and to include RCF in the Incubator books.

-Matthias


On 4/6/07, Carsten Ziegeler <cz...@apache.org> wrote:
> +1
>
> Carsten
>
> Omar Tazi wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> > contribution (see proposal below).
> >
> > This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the
> > JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The live
> > version of the proposal is available at:
> > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal
> >
> > A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes
> > (13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring
> > entity/project.
> >
> > The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache
> > dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache
> > dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning
> > Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).
> >
> > Please cast your votes.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Omar Tazi
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> >   Omar Tazi
> >   Chief Open Source Evangelist &
> >   SOA Evangelist
> >   Middleware and Tools
> >   Oracle Corporation
> >   Work: (650) 506-3216
> >   Cell: (408) 656-5354
> >   Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
> >   Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com
> >
> > =====================================
> > RCF, a rich component library for JSF
> > =====================================
> >
> > Abstract
> > ----------
> >
> > RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
> > 1.2 technology. .
> >
> > Proposal
> > --------
> >
> > RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
> > technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
> > (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
> > client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
> > data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
> > tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
> > internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
> > than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> > tested.
> >
> > RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
> > applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
> > native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
> > to change.
> >
> > RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
> > project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.
> >
> >
> > Background
> > ----------
> >
> > The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
> > advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
> > experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
> > component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
> > product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
> > development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
> > provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
> > JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
> > features of the Apache Trinidad project.
> >
> > The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
> > RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
> > Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
> > This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
> > JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
> > rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.
> >
> > Rationale
> > ---------
> >
> > The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
> > reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
> > Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
> > MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
> > community that will outlast any one person's or company's
> > participation.
> >
> > Initial Goals
> > -------------
> >
> > The initial goals of the proposed project are:
> >
> >   * Viable community around the RCF code base
> >   * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related projects
> > and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
> > Apache Trinidad.
> >
> > Current Status
> > ==============
> >
> > Meritocracy
> > -----------
> >
> > All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
> > principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
> > code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
> > undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
> > meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.
> >
> > Community
> > ---------
> >
> > The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
> > JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
> > of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
> > adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
> > momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
> > and contributors.
> >
> > Core Developers
> > ---------------
> >
> > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
> > committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
> > at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
> > committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
> > employees.
> >
> > Alignment
> > --------
> >
> > RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
> > ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
> > particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
> > like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.
> >
> > Known Risks
> > ===========
> >
> > Orphaned products
> > -----------------
> >
> > Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
> > PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
> > code.
> >
> > Inexperience with Open Source
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
> > are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.
> >
> > Homogeneous Developers
> > ----------------------
> >
> > Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
> > are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
> > asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
> > developers across the globe to join the RCF community.
> >
> > Reliance on Salaried Developers
> > -------------------------------
> >
> > Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
> > Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
> > to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
> > remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
> > about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
> > continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.
> >
> > Relationships with Other Apache Products
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
> > RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
> > Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
> > commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
> > support Apache MyFaces.
> >
> > A Fascination with the Apache Brand
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
> > All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
> > projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
> > the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
> > starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
> > Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
> > of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
> > to ensure the brand policies are respected.
> >
> > Documentation
> > =============
> >
> > There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
> > working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
> > documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.
> >
> > Initial Source
> > ==============
> >
> > The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
> > re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
> > compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> >
> > External Dependencies
> > =====================
> >
> > All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
> > and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> >
> > Required Resources
> > ==============
> >
> > Mailing lists
> >
> >   * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
> >   * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
> >   * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org
> >
> > Subversion Directory
> >
> >   * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc
> >
> > Issue Tracking
> >
> >   * JIRA RCF (RCF)
> >
> > Other Resources
> >
> >   * Wiki
> >
> > Initial Committers
> > ==================
> >
> > Name               Email                                     CLA
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
> > Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
> > Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
> > Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
> > Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
> > Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
> > Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
> > Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
> > Mario Ivankovits
> > Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
> > Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
> > Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
> > Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
> > Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes
> >
> > Affiliations
> > ============
> >
> >   Name               Affiliation
> >   -------------------------------------------------
> >   Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
> >   Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
> >   Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
> >   Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
> >   Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
> >   Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada
> >
> > Sponsors
> > ========
> >
> > Champion
> >
> >   * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)
> >
> > Nominated Mentors
> >
> >   * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
> >   * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
> >   * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)
> >
> > Sponsoring Entity
> >
> >   * Apache MyFaces
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org
> > For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org
> >
> >
>
>
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> Carsten Ziegeler
> http://www.osoco.org/weblogs/rael/
>
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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Carsten Ziegeler <cz...@apache.org>.
+1

Carsten

Omar Tazi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF 
> contribution (see proposal below).
> 
> This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the 
> JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The live 
> version of the proposal is available at:
> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal
> 
> A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes 
> (13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring 
> entity/project.
> 
> The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache 
> dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache 
> dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning 
> Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).
> 
> Please cast your votes.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Omar Tazi
> 
> ---------------------------------
>   Omar Tazi
>   Chief Open Source Evangelist &
>   SOA Evangelist
>   Middleware and Tools
>   Oracle Corporation
>   Work: (650) 506-3216
>   Cell: (408) 656-5354
>   Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
>   Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com
> 
> =====================================
> RCF, a rich component library for JSF
> =====================================
> 
> Abstract
> ----------
> 
> RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
> 1.2 technology. .
> 
> Proposal
> --------
> 
> RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
> technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
> (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
> client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
> data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
> tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
> internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
> than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> tested.
> 
> RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
> applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
> native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
> to change.
> 
> RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
> project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.
> 
> 
> Background
> ----------
> 
> The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
> advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
> experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
> component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
> product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
> development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
> provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
> JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
> features of the Apache Trinidad project.
> 
> The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
> RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
> Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
> This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
> JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
> rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.
> 
> Rationale
> ---------
> 
> The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
> reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
> Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
> MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
> community that will outlast any one person's or company's
> participation.
> 
> Initial Goals
> -------------
> 
> The initial goals of the proposed project are:
> 
>   * Viable community around the RCF code base
>   * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related projects
> and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
> Apache Trinidad.
> 
> Current Status
> ==============
> 
> Meritocracy
> -----------
> 
> All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
> principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
> code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
> undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
> meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.
> 
> Community
> ---------
> 
> The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
> JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
> of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
> adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
> momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
> and contributors.
> 
> Core Developers
> ---------------
> 
> Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
> committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
> at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
> committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
> employees.
> 
> Alignment
> --------
> 
> RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
> ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
> particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
> like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.
> 
> Known Risks
> ===========
> 
> Orphaned products
> -----------------
> 
> Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
> PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
> code.
> 
> Inexperience with Open Source
> -----------------------------
> 
> All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
> are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.
> 
> Homogeneous Developers
> ----------------------
> 
> Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
> are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
> asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
> developers across the globe to join the RCF community.
> 
> Reliance on Salaried Developers
> -------------------------------
> 
> Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
> Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
> to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
> remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
> about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
> continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.
> 
> Relationships with Other Apache Products
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
> Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
> commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
> support Apache MyFaces.
> 
> A Fascination with the Apache Brand
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
> projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
> the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
> starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
> Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
> of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
> to ensure the brand policies are respected.
> 
> Documentation
> =============
> 
> There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
> working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
> documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.
> 
> Initial Source
> ==============
> 
> The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
> re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
> compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> 
> External Dependencies
> =====================
> 
> All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
> and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> 
> Required Resources
> ==============
> 
> Mailing lists
> 
>   * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
>   * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
>   * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org
> 
> Subversion Directory
> 
>   * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc
> 
> Issue Tracking
> 
>   * JIRA RCF (RCF)
> 
> Other Resources
> 
>   * Wiki
> 
> Initial Committers
> ==================
> 
> Name               Email                                     CLA
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
> Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
> Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
> Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
> Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
> Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
> Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
> Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
> Mario Ivankovits
> Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
> Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
> Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
> Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
> Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes
> 
> Affiliations
> ============
> 
>   Name               Affiliation
>   -------------------------------------------------
>   Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
>   Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
>   Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
>   Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
>   Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
>   Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada
> 
> Sponsors
> ========
> 
> Champion
> 
>   * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)
> 
> Nominated Mentors
> 
>   * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
>   * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
>   * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)
> 
> Sponsoring Entity
> 
>   * Apache MyFaces
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Jukka Zitting <ju...@gmail.com>.
Hi,

On 4/3/07, Omar Tazi <om...@oracle.com> wrote:
> Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> contribution (see proposal below).
> [...]
> Please cast your votes.

+1

BR,

Jukka Zitting

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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Martin van den Bemt <ml...@mvdb.net>.
+1 (binding)

Mvgr,
Martin

Omar Tazi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Based on a positive initial feedback we are calling a vote on the RCF
> contribution (see proposal below).
> 
> This proposal is for the donation of a rich component library for the
> JavaServer Faces technology to the Apache Software Foundation. The live
> version of the proposal is available at:
> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RCFProposal
> 
> A vote was held on the Apache MyFaces dev list and we got 15 +1 votes
> (13 binding) therefore Apache MyFaces is proposed as the sponsoring
> entity/project.
> 
> The Champion for the RCF proposal is Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache
> dot org) and the three mentors are Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache
> dot org), Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org), and Henning
> Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org).
> 
> Please cast your votes.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Omar Tazi
> 
> ---------------------------------
>  Omar Tazi
>  Chief Open Source Evangelist &
>  SOA Evangelist
>  Middleware and Tools
>  Oracle Corporation
>  Work: (650) 506-3216
>  Cell: (408) 656-5354
>  Email: omar.tazi@oracle.com
>  Blog: http://otazi.blogspot.com
> 
> =====================================
> RCF, a rich component library for JSF
> =====================================
> 
> Abstract
> ----------
> 
> RCF is a rich (Ajax-style) component set for the JavaServer Faces(tm)
> 1.2 technology. .
> 
> Proposal
> --------
> 
> RCF is an Ajax-based component library for the JavaServer Faces
> technology. RCF comes with very high quality components, and skinning
> (CSS-based) capabilities. RCF features include: file upload support,
> client-side conversion and validation, a complete Ajax-integration,
> data tables, hierarchical tables, color/date pickers, menu
> tabs/buttons, wizards, popups, toolbars, toolboxes,
> internationalization and accessibility. This project starts with more
> than 100 components which have already been documented and thoroughly
> tested.
> 
> RCF stands for Rich Client Framework and it means that web
> applications, using this component set look very similar to a real,
> native desktop application. The name for this project can be a subject
> to change.
> 
> RCF depends on some artifacts, provided by the Apache Trinidad
> project, such as framework features or Apache Maven plug-ins.
> 
> 
> Background
> ----------
> 
> The development of RCF started in 2005 at Oracle Corporation. With the
> advent of Ajax and requirements for highly interactive rich user
> experience, Oracle decided to implement a rich/Ajax-style JSF
> component set. The goal was to advance the already existing ADF Faces
> product, donated to the ASF in early 2006 (Apache Trinidad). When the
> development of RCF started, there wasn't any JSF component set that
> provided similar richness to the user. The RCF components run on any
> JSF 1.2 compliant implementation. RCF is based on some internal
> features of the Apache Trinidad project.
> 
> The JavaServer Faces technology is a key technology for the
> RCF component set, since RCF requires JSF as its runtime environment.
> Oracle has a large commitment to both open source and open standards.
> This proposal illustrates Oracle's commitment to the success of the
> JSF standard and supporting the open source community by providing a
> rich component set under a liberal license, the Apache 2.0 license.
> 
> Rationale
> ---------
> 
> The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following
> reasons: To provide Apache-licensed implementation of a full-blown
> Ajax-based JSF component set, to become better integrated with the
> MyFaces and Shale initiatives, and to build a strong vendor-neutral
> community that will outlast any one person's or company's
> participation.
> 
> Initial Goals
> -------------
> 
> The initial goals of the proposed project are:
> 
>  * Viable community around the RCF code base
>  * Active relationships and possible cooperation with related projects
> and communities, such as Apache MyFaces (and its subprojects) or
> Apache Trinidad.
> 
> Current Status
> ==============
> 
> Meritocracy
> -----------
> 
> All the initial committers are familiar with the meritocracy
> principles of Apache, and have already worked on the various source
> code bases. Some of the initial committers also have experience,
> undergoing the Apache incubation process. We will follow the normal
> meritocracy rules also with other potential contributors.
> 
> Community
> ---------
> 
> The Apache MyFaces project, the Apache Trinidad podling and the
> JavaServer Faces standard hold great promise. A fully Ajax-based set
> of user interface components will significantly accelerate their
> adoption. We strongly believe that RCF will gather significant
> momentum and enough developers to build a vibrant community of users
> and contributors.
> 
> Core Developers
> ---------------
> 
> Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees and all are
> committers on the Apache Trinidad podling. One of them is a committer
> at Apache MyFaces and Apache Shale. Four of the initial committers are
> committers on the Apache MyFaces project. RCF was developed by Oracle
> employees.
> 
> Alignment
> --------
> 
> RCF aligns perfectly with Apache MyFaces, Apache Trinidad and other
> ASF projects utilizing J2EE infrastructure such as Tomcat or Shale. Of
> particular relevance are projects such as Geronimo, Apache libraries
> like Jakarta Taglibs and Apache Maven.
> 
> Known Risks
> ===========
> 
> Orphaned products
> -----------------
> 
> Most of the active developers would like to become RCF Committers or
> PMC Members and have long term interest to develop and maintain the
> code.
> 
> Inexperience with Open Source
> -----------------------------
> 
> All the initial developers have worked on open source before and many
> are committers and PMC members within other Apache projects.
> 
> Homogeneous Developers
> ----------------------
> 
> Four of the initial committers are Oracle employees. The developers
> are experienced and very familiar with distributed, multi-national,
> asynchronous environments. Also Oracle will most likely influence
> developers across the globe to join the RCF community.
> 
> Reliance on Salaried Developers
> -------------------------------
> 
> Some of the initial committers are salaried developers employed by
> Oracle. Oracle is committed to standards and open source and committed
> to building a vibrant and diverse community around this project. The
> remaining developers are individual volunteers who are passionate
> about the technology. The donating company has reached out and will
> continue to reach out in its effort to build a diverse community.
> 
> Relationships with Other Apache Products
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> RCF will likely be used by a Java EE 5 (web) compliant container, like
> Geronimo or Tomcat 6, requires some Apache products (Shale Test,
> commons digester, commons beanutils, Trinidad, Xerces), and will
> support Apache MyFaces.
> 
> A Fascination with the Apache Brand
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> All of us are familiar with Apache and we have participated in Apache
> projects as contributors, committers, and PMC members. While we expect
> the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our interests in
> starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in the
> Rationale section. However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abuse
> of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC
> to ensure the brand policies are respected.
> 
> Documentation
> =============
> 
> There isn't a documentation at the moment, but Oracle is actively
> working on developing comprehensive documentation for RCF and that
> documentation will be provided soon or upon availability.
> 
> Initial Source
> ==============
> 
> The initial code base is owned by Oracle. The applicable code will be
> re-licensed under the Apache License 2.0. All dependencies have Apache
> compatible licenses. These include BSD and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> 
> External Dependencies
> =====================
> 
> All dependencies have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD
> and CDDL licensed dependencies.
> 
> Required Resources
> ==============
> 
> Mailing lists
> 
>  * rcf-dev@incubator.apache.org
>  * rcf-commits@incubator.apache.org
>  * rcf-private@incubator.apache.org
> 
> Subversion Directory
> 
>  * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/rfc
> 
> Issue Tracking
> 
>  * JIRA RCF (RCF)
> 
> Other Resources
> 
>  * Wiki
> 
> Initial Committers
> ==================
> 
> Name               Email                                     CLA
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Adam Winer           awiner at apache dot org        yes
> Bernd Bohmann          bommel at apache dot org          yes
> Bruno Aranda         baranda at apache dot org         yes
> Cagatay Civici           cagatay at apache dot org       yes
> Gabrielle Crawford        gcrawford at apache dot org     yes
> Gary Van Matre          gvanmatre at apache dot org     yes
> Gerald Muellan         gmuellan at apache dot org         yes
> Jeanne Waldman         jwaldman at apache dot org         yes
> Mario Ivankovits
> Martin van den Bemt       mvdb at apache dot org         yes
> Martin Marinschek        mmarinschek at apache dot org   yes
> Matthias Wessendorf       matzew at apache dot org         yes
> Simon Lessard             slessard at apache dot org       yes
> Werner Punz               werpu at apache dot org          yes
> 
> Affiliations
> ============
> 
>  Name               Affiliation
>  -------------------------------------------------
>  Adam Winer               Oracle Corporation
>  Bruno Aranda          EMBL-EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
>  Gabrielle Crawford        Oracle Corporation
>  Jeanne Waldman         Oracle Corporation
>  Matthias Wessendorf   Oracle Corporation
>  Simon Lessard         Fujitsu Consulting, Canada
> 
> Sponsors
> ========
> 
> Champion
> 
>  * Manfred Geiler (manolito at apache dot org)
> 
> Nominated Mentors
> 
>  * Martin van den Bemt (mvdb at apache dot org)
>  * Carsten Ziegeler (cziegeler at apache dot org)
>  * Henning Schmiedehausen (henning at apache dot org)
> 
> Sponsoring Entity
> 
>  * Apache MyFaces
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Vote] RCF proposal (was: [Proposal] RCF - a rich component library for JSF)

Posted by Niclas Hedhman <ni...@hedhman.org>.
On Tuesday 03 April 2007 07:15, Omar Tazi wrote:

> Please cast your votes.

+0, binding.


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