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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.nexaweb.com Blog: Direct from Web 2.0 > -----Original Message----- > From: Omar Tazi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 > > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
