[RESULT] Re: [VOTE] Incubate new podling, "River" (nee Braintree, nee..., nee Jini)

["Geir Magnusson Jr." <ge...@pobox.com>]

I gave it a few more days because of the Christmas holiday and  
preparations.  The results :

+1 from Geir, Niclas, Phil, Henri, Bertrand, Jukka, Craig, David W,  
Richard, Craig, Gianugo, Mark, Robert, Brian, Nigel, Dan C, Bob,  
Noel, Juan, Justin, Jim H, Bill, Dan R, Jim Jagielski

+0 from Yoav

No other votes cast. (I hope I didn't miss anyone).

As we received an adequate number of +1 votes from Incubator PMC  
members, this vote passes :)

I'll get the necessary infrastructure machinery going, staring with  
the mail lists.

geir


On Dec 20, 2006, at 10:46 PM, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:

> It is with great relief and hope that I propose that the Apache  
> Incubator PMC vote to incubate a new podling, to be known as  
> "River". You may be familiar with this project as it has been  
> discussed under other names, including Braintree and Jini.  I've  
> actually lost track of the Quest for a Name, and actually feel very  
> responsible for this naming mess, for which I apologize.
>
> Therefore, please vote on the proposal that follows :
>
> [ ] +1 Accept River as a new podling as described below
> [ ] -1 Do not accept the new podling (provide reason, please)
>
> The proposal can be found here :
>
>   http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RiverProposal
>
> and is included below for archival purposes :
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>  RiverProposal
>
> *Proposal for new project River*
>
> 8 December 2006
>
> (0) rationale
>
> Jini technology is a service oriented architecture that defines a  
> programming model which both exploits and extends Java technology  
> to enable the construction of secure, distributed systems  
> consisting of federations of services and clients. Jini technology  
> can be used to build adaptive network systems that are scalable,  
> evolvable and flexible as typically required in dynamic computing  
> environments.
>
> Quoting from The Jini Specifications (http://java.sun.com/docs/ 
> books/jini/spec/) book:
>
> "Jini technology is a simple infrastructure for providing services  
> in a
> network, and for creating spontaneous interactions between programs  
> that use these services. Services can join or leave the network in  
> a robust fashion, and clients can rely upon the availability of  
> visible services, or at least upon clear failure conditions. When  
> you interact with a service, you do so through a Java object  
> provided by that service. This object is downloaded into your  
> program so that you can talk to the service even if you have never  
> seen its kind before - the downloaded object knows how to do the  
> talking. That's the whole system in a nutshell."
>
> Sun Microsystems originally introduced the technology in January,  
> 1999 by providing a Jini Technology Starter Kit (http:// 
> starterkit.dev.java.net/). This includes a contributed  
> implementation of all of the specifications, as well as helpful  
> utilities and tools. The source code was made available through the  
> Sun Community Source License (SCSL) as an attempt to make the code  
> widely available and accessible to both individuals and companies.  
> Sun has continued to innovate throughout the years, releasing many  
> versions of the starter kit. The license associated with the  
> starter kit was changed (http://archives.java.sun.com/cgi-bin/wa? 
> A2=ind0503&L=jini-users&O=A&P=36217) in March, 2005 to the Apache  
> License, Version 2.0.
>
> Since its beginning, there was desire and effort to form a  
> developer community around the technology. This has helped to  
> create an interesting, active, and passionate community - the Jini  
> Community. This global Community has engaged on technology  
> projects, discussions and debates, events, and a decision making  
> process. It has contributed to, and helped influence the direction  
> of the starter kit. Some of the collaborative technology projects  
> have led to key contributions being used by other technology  
> projects as well as commercial products. One example is the Service  
> UI API (http://www.artima.com/jini/serviceui/), which is a way to  
> attach user interfaces to Jini services.
>
> Despite the obvious successes of the technology and Community, some  
> changes are in store as outlined in a recent note to the Community:  
> "A New Day" (http://archives.java.sun.com/cgi-bin/wa? 
> A2=ind0604&L=jini-users&F=&S=&P=4029). The most critical part of  
> the new plan is to find the right place for the future development  
> and advancement of the core Jini technology. We wanted an  
> environment that was synergistic with our exisiting Community  
> culture -- so one that is active, with open communication and  
> collaboration, and a reputation for producing high quality  
> software. We think we've found that place with the Apache Software  
> Foundation.
>
> (0.1) criteria
>
> /Meritocracy:/
>
> The River project will be meritocractic. The project will follow  
> the guidelines (http://apache.org/foundation/how-it- 
> works.html#meritocracy) of the Apache Software Foundation. In order  
> to achieve this, we plan on proactively recruiting individuals in  
> the Community to get involved in the project: specifying work that  
> needs to be done, encouraging bug fixes, enhancements, and  
> advancements, and engaging in discussion on how the code works and  
> is structured. In the end, we are committed to creating an  
> environment to foster a meritocracy.
>
> /Community:/
>
> There has been a diverse and active Community built around Jini  
> technology since it was first introduced in January, 1999. The Jini  
> Community consists of a global set of individuals, companies, non- 
> profit organizations, and universities. The Community communicates  
> primarily through various email lists: jini-users (http:// 
> archives.java.sun.com/archives/jini-users.html) (~1400  
> subscriptions), and javaspaces-users (http://archives.java.sun.com/ 
> archives/javaspaces-users.html) (~800 subscriptions). There are  
> shared works and collaborative projects around the core  
> infrastructure in the Community, with many of them gathered at  
> Java.net (http://jini.dev.java.net). There is a wiki -based web  
> site, Jini.org (http://www.jini.org), which hosts a variety of  
> information, links, and content on "all things Jini". This includes  
> organization and information on events (http://www.jini.org/wiki/ 
> Category:Events) that the Community has leveraged to share ideas  
> and come together. There are also many individuals in the Community  
> who have chosen to evangelize the technology at various  
> conferences, user groups, blogs, etc. In summary, while it isn't  
> quite the same as running an open source community, we believe  
> we've developed an incredibly strong base on which to build.
>
> /Core Developers:/
>
> Most of the initial core developers are key members of Sun's Jini  
> development, test, and Community management team. There are three  
> (non Sun) initial core developers that are well recognized  
> technology and thought leaders in the Jini Community, including  
> giving presentations (http://www.jini.org/wiki/ 
> 8th_JCM_Sessions#Why_We_Need_A_Standard_Jini_Platform) at Jini  
> Community Meetings, and receiving the annual Jini Community  
> Contributor's Award in recognition of their contributions to the  
> Community. There are a number of other strong developers in the  
> Community interested and we expect will prove themselves worthy  
> committers in short order.
>
> /Alignment:/
>
> River is aligned well with Apache in terms of technologies and  
> licensing. It fits in well technologically with other Apache  
> projects, which also focus on clustering, web frameworks, and Java  
> technolgies. Also, the starter kit build framework is based on Ant.  
> The license of the initial source being proposed is already aligned  
> as it is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
>
> (0.2) warning signs
>
> /Orphaned products:/
>
> The project being proposed is a natural evolution of the technology  
> and Community. Sun has shepherded both since 1999, and in recent  
> years the Jini Community has been pressing to be more involved and  
> empowered. Once the license for Jini technology was opened up and  
> the Apache License, Version 2.0 was chosen for Sun's contributions  
> (http://archives.java.sun.com/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0503&L=jini- 
> users&O=A&P=36217), an open development model was the obvious next  
> step. The response from the Jini Community on this direction has  
> been very positive, with many Community members anxious to get  
> active. This is a proposal we're making with a full committment to  
> construct an active and successful project.
>
> /Inexperience with open source:/
>
> The initial committers have varying degrees of experience with open  
> source projects. All have been involved with source code that has  
> been released under an open source license, but there is limited  
> experience developing code with an open source development process.  
> We do not, however, expect any difficulty in executing under normal  
> meritocracy rules.
>
> /Homogenous developers:/
>
> Since the Jini Technology Starter Kit has been mainly developed to  
> date by Sun Microsystems, the vast majority of initial committers  
> to the project are from Sun. Over the years, Sun has received bug  
> fixes and enhancements from other developers which have been  
> incorporated into the code. Our plan is to work with these other  
> developers and add them as committers as we progress. There are  
> five other initial committers (non Sun): Bill Venners, Dan  
> Creswell, Mark Brouwer, Nigel Daley, and Geir Magnusson. Bill is  
> the lead of the Service UI API work; Dan has been involved with  
> much Jini-based development, including an implementation of the  
> JavaSpaces service called Blitz (http://www.dancres.org/blitz/);  
> Mark is a veteran of much Jini-based development, including  
> commercial work at Virgil (http://www.virgil.nl) as well as leading  
> the open source Cheiron (http://www.cheiron.org) project; Nigel was  
> formerly at Sun as the Jini test lead, but now is with another  
> company; Geir is the Champion for our Apache project proposal.
>
> /Reliance on salaried developers:/
>
> It is expected that River development will occur on both salaried  
> time and on volunteer time, after hours. While there is reliance on  
> salaried developers (currently from Sun, but it's expected that  
> other company's salaried developers will also be involved), the  
> Jini Community is very active and things should balance out fairly  
> quickly. In the meantime, Sun will support the project in the  
> future by dedicating 'work time' to River, so that there is a  
> smooth transition.
>
> /No ties to other Apache products:/
>
> Currently the only tie to Apache projects is the starter kit's use  
> of the Ant build tool. There are potential future ties (http  
> server, database backend, etc) that will be explored.
>
> /A fascination with the Apache brand:/
>
> Many of us have been working on advancing Jini technology and  
> developing the Jini Community for many years. We care deeply about  
> it and want the technology and Commutity to continue to flourish.  
> As we considered options for where/how to move Jini technology to  
> an open source development model, our respect and admiration for  
> the work done by the Apache Software Foundation drove us to choose  
> this as our best option. As a Java-based infrastructure for  
> building systems, River fits in well with the other projects at  
> Apache, and the Community we've built shares many philosophies  
> (open communication, fairness, diversity, etc). We believe there  
> are strong synergies here.
>
> (1) scope of the project
>
> The scope of the River project would be the continued development  
> of Jini technology core infrastructure software, including the  
> implementation of Jini specifications, related utilities and tools.  
> The development would include adding new features and improving  
> performance, scalability, quality, and extensibility.
>
> (2) identify the initial source from which the project is to be  
> populated
>
> The initial resources would be garnered from:
>
> * Jini Technology Starter Kit (https://starterkit.dev.java.net/ 
> downloads/jini/2.1/index.html) project on Java.net,
>
> * Service UI implementation (http://www.artima.com/jini/serviceui/ 
> CodeAccess.html) from Artima.com,
>
> * QATests (formerly, a project on Jini.org)
>
>
> (3) identify the ASF resources to be created
>
> (3.1) mailing list(s)
>
>     * river-private (with moderated subscriptions)
>     * river-dev
>     * river-commits
>     * river-user
>
> (3.2) Subversion or CVS repositories
>
> River would like to use a Subversion repository.
>
> (3.3) Jira (issue tracking)
>
> Since River would have its own release cycle, it should have its  
> own JIRA project
>
>     * Project Name: River
>     * Project Key: RIVER
>
> (4) identify the initial set of committers
>
>     * Dan Creswell (dan@dcrdev.demon.co.uk)
>     * Bill Venners (bv@artima.com)
>     * Mark Brouwer (mark.brouwer@cheiron.org)
>     * Geir Magnusson Jr (geirm@apache.org)
>     * Bob Scheifler (bob.scheifler@sun.com)
>     * Jim Waldo (jim.waldo@sun.com)
>     * John McClain (john.mcclain@sun.com)
>     * Brian Murphy (brian.t.murphy@sun.com)
>     * Peter Jones (peter.jones@sun.com)
>     * Juan Ramirez (juan.ramirez@sun.com)
>     * Frank Barnaby (frank.barnaby@sun.com)
>     * Fred Oliver (fred.oliver@sun.com)
>     * Robert Resendes (robert.resendes@sun.com
>     * Vinod Johnson (thomas.johnson@sun.com)
>     * Ron Mann (ron.mann@sun.com)
>     * Nigel Daley (ndaley@mac.com)
>     * Jim Hurley (jim.hurley@sun.com)
>
> (5) identify apache sponsoring individual
>
> * Champion
>
>     * Geir Magnusson Jr.
>
> * Mentors
>
>     * Geir Magnusson Jr.
>     * Phil Steitz
>     * Gianugo Rabellino
>
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