Incubator folks, this submission was voted in with all +1's from the httpd pmc, for incubation. I see the final list as [EMAIL PROTECTED] - can that list be used for the initial vetting as well?
From this point in the incubator I'm not sure of the process flow - help is greatly appreciated. Bill >I have placed the candidate for submission in > http://cvs.apache.org/~wrowe/mod_aspdotnet.zip >and would like the httpd PMC to vote to accept this sub-project for incubation. >Which means it doesn't go to httpd yet - but is submitted to the incubator >committee. Jim Jagielski, ASF secretary, is in receipt of the signed code >grant from Covalent (and my belated Contributor's Agreement v. 3.1.) > >I would be happy to serve on the PMC, perhaps lead it if the PMC chooses, >and Daniel Lopez has also volunteered to serve on that PMC. Sterling Hughes >is also busy as everyone, but expressed positive reaction and will be invited to >the PMC. JimJag also offered to me on the phone to help incubate. However, >because I/my company have submitted this code, I'd ask for another PMC >member to act as the shepherd of the project to ensure that the submission >is treated vendor neutral. > >The subproject would be tasked to: > > Support httpd server interfaces to ECMA-335 / ISO/IEC 23271 (CLI) languages, > known to Microsoft users as .NET, and solicit the support of CLI implementors > to support a wide range of CLI bindings. > >The initial code contribution would consist of: > > Support the Microsoft ASP.NET System.Web.Hosting interface from > within the Apache httpd server (Windows platform port). > >Later code could include support for the ASP.NET interface from Mono, and >ultimately support an Apache.Web.Hosting interface with complete bindings >into the Apache httpd Web Server 2.0 - supporting an array of platforms. > >Votes, comments and volunteers appreciated :) > >Bill > >At 03:52 PM 2/3/2004, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: >>I'm sending this out as a feeler to discover how large a community one of two >>proposals might have for incubation, and eventual incorporation as subprojects >>of the httpd top-level project. >> >>First proposal, I'm in the process of ensuring that all of the I's are dotted and >>T's are crossed to offer the mod_asp.net module developed by Covalent to >>the ASF. Important details; this runs in-process within httpd/win32 only, >>and invokes the Microsoft.NET implementation of System.Web.Hosting >>to support the ASP.NET framework. >> >>Additional proposal, I'd like to investigate extending an invitation to the crew >>of mod_mono, if they would have it, to make such an Apache mod_net >>implementation pluggable with different front and back ends, much like the >>Tomcat connector project. In fact, rather than the ASP_NET plugin, one >>alternative would use the Tomcat connector, itself, rather than inventing >>the wheel. I'm led to believe that it's what mod_mono already does. >> >>But another server front-end plugin could allow Mono to run in-process, >>as well, much as the Covalent implementation has. >> >>The back-end plugin would extend whatever support is necessary for either >>Microsoft.NET, Mono, or whichever .NET framework would host the module. >> >>Note that front-ends run as platform native code, while back-ends run within >>the .NET CLR runtime. >> >>What would be *most* cool, and was the original plan (never realized) for >>mod_mono, would be true httpd module creation al la mod_perl. This would >>certainly have to be the in-process flavor, not the out of process extension >>such as a Tomcat connector. Perhaps different front-end stubs would allow >>us a single back-end .NET framework design for any .NET implementation. >> >>So just a straw poll, who would be actively interested in participating in an >>ASF-hosted ASP.NET implementation, first for win32, and secondly for all >>platforms e.g. mod_mono revisited, as an ASF entity? If you are answering >>*hell ya* - I expect to add your name to the proposal for incubation, so be >>careful what you ask for :) >> >>Bill --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
