Sorry for the noise, seems I closed the vote in a new thread. rgds jan i.
On 7 December 2014 at 16:17, Daniel Gruno <humbed...@apache.org> wrote: > > +1 (binding) > > I believe the critical questions by ipmc members have been answered. > > On 2014-12-02 18:25, jan i wrote: > >> +1 (binding) >> >> rgds >> jan i. >> >> On 2 December 2014 at 18:08, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: >> >> Hi >>> >>> As champion for corinthia, I hereby ask for a vote on accepting corinthia >>> into incubator. >>> >>> It seems the discussion have died out, in reality most of the discussion >>> has been through private mails and IRC/hipchat (which disturbes me). As a >>> result the proposal is now more clear about what the project is and what >>> it >>> isnt. >>> >>> We have added a committer and a mentor during the discussion period. >>> >>> The proposal is available in >>> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/CorinthiaProposal >>> <http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/CorinthiaProposal?action=recall&rev=60 >>> > >>> >>> Remark the vote is for revision #60 (the newest). >>> Proposal is added as text to the bottom of this mail. >>> >>> Please vote >>> +1 for accepting corinthia into incubator >>> 0 for dont care >>> -1 for not accepting corinthia into incubator (please add a reason). >>> >>> Vote is open until Sunday december 7, 23:30 UTC. If needed the period can >>> be prolonged. >>> >>> Thanks for your vote. >>> on behalf of project corinthia >>> jan i. >>> >>> >>> ========= PROPOSAL TEXT ======= >>> >>> #pragma section-numbers 2 >>> >>> = Corinthia Podling Proposal = >>> >>> == Abstract == >>> >>> Corinthia is a toolkit for converting between and editing common office >>> file formats, with an initial focus on word processing. It is designed to >>> cater for multiple classes of platforms - desktop, web, and mobile - and >>> relies heavily on web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for >>> representing and manipulating documents. The toolkit is small, portable, >>> and flexible, with minimal dependencies. The target audience is >>> developers >>> wishing to include office viewing, conversion, and editing functionality >>> into their applications. >>> >>> The file format conversion library is implemented in highly-portable C, >>> and can be easily embedded in native applications, with bindings for >>> other >>> programming languages planned. The library allows two-way conversion >>> between different formats, and avoids irreversible loss of content or >>> formatting unsupported in a target format by updating the source format >>> in >>> a way that makes only the minimal changes necessary. >>> >>> The editing library is implemented in Java''''''Script, and runs in a >>> browser runtime - either an actual web browser, or a web view >>> embedded in a native app. It follows the philosophy of responsive design, >>> popular on the web, where layout of a document is automatically adapted >>> to >>> suit the screen size and orientation, enabling the same content to be >>> viewed on mobile phones, tablets, and desktop systems. All layout is >>> handled by the browser's own engine; the editor works solely with the >>> document's HTML structure and CSS styles. Currently the editor only >>> operates in an embedded web view, but we plan to have it run in all major >>> web browsers, and provide a clean API for easy integration into various >>> native apps. >>> >>> Importantly, Corinthia document viewing and editing is on the >>> intermediate >>> form (HTML & CSS), limited to common, widely-supported features. >>> Corinthia >>> is not a comprehensive substitute for format-specific authoring, editing, >>> and final-form printing/production software. It is intended to >>> complement, >>> not compete with, major office suites. >>> >>> Identification and confirmation of inter-convertible features of >>> different >>> formats for dependable import and export involves development of >>> extensive >>> test documents in the different formats. There is profiling of the >>> extent >>> to which standardized formats are supported in practice, with >>> identification of deviations and implementation-dependent choices that >>> impact convertibility. >>> >>> == Proposal == >>> >>> The goal of Corinthia is to provide a responsive design editor as well as >>> a toolkit that enacts a defined conversion between different office >>> document formats. Responsive design fits the layout as needed, tablet or >>> desktop. The editor is a lightweight editor - an extension and not a >>> replacement for the desktop editor. >>> >>> Many office document programs claim to read/write to the ISO open >>> standards for office documents, Open''''''Document Format (ODF) and >>> Office >>> Open XML (OOXML), but do not document which parts are left unimplemented. >>> Furthermore, the standards have a large number of "implementation >>> defined" >>> parts, making real-world congruence chancy. The Corinthia toolkit wants >>> to >>> put this unacknowledged aspect into the open and provide "compliance >>> sheets" for document formats, as known from industry computer protocols. >>> >>> Corinthia aims at generating a large set of test documents, which can be >>> used to verify the "compliance sheets". The code can work as test case >>> for >>> other applications (or entities tendering for OOXML/ODF based systems) as >>> well. >>> >>> The base of Corinthia and its toolkit is the library Doc''''''Formats, >>> which converts between different office document file formats. Currently >>> it >>> supports .docx (part of the OOXML specification), HTML, and LaTeX >>> (export-only). In addition to this is an editing library, which allows >>> manipulation of the HTML files in a web browser or embedded web view, and >>> can be used in conjunction with Doc''''''Formats to edit documents in all >>> supported formats. >>> >>> The design of Doc''''''Formats is based on on the idea of bidirectional >>> transformation (BDT), in which a specific document (the original file in >>> its source format) is converted into an abstract document (in the >>> destination format). A modified version of the abstract document can then >>> be used to update the specific document in a non-destructive manner, >>> keeping intact all parts of the file which are not supported in the >>> abstract format by modifying the original file rather than replacing it. >>> >>> Descriptions of BDT can be found in: >>> >>> Aaron Bohannon, J. Nathan Foster, Benjamin C. Pierce et. al. Boomerang: >>> Resourceful Lenses for String Data. Technical Report MS-CIS-07-15 >>> Department of Computer and Information Science University of >>> Pennsylvania. >>> November 2007. (http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/papers/boomerang.pdf) >>> >>> Benjamin Pierce. Foundations for Bidirectional Programming. ICMT2009 - >>> International Conference on Model Transformation. June 2009. ( >>> http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/papers/icmt-2009-slides.pdf) >>> >>> The short term goal of the project is to have an easy-to-integrate >>> library >>> that any application can use to embed support for a range of different >>> file >>> formats, and use the parsing, serialisation, and conversion facilities >>> for >>> various purposes. These include editors, batch conversion tools, web >>> publishing systems, document analysis tools, and content management >>> systems. By abstracting over different file formats and using HTML as a >>> common intermediate format, one can just code an application to that end, >>> and let Doc''''''Formats take care of conversion to other formats. >>> >>> The medium term goal of the project is to have a series of end-user >>> applications (separate from the library itself), including an editor and >>> file conversion tool. These will serve as examples of how the libraries >>> can >>> be used. >>> >>> And ultimately to have a touch based UI for office documents. >>> >>> It is also a goal to cooperate with other open source projects, in terms >>> of getting input from them as well as providing APIs for their use. >>> Corinthia is meant to be easy to understand and work with, making it more >>> approachable for a range of projects. >>> >>> == Background == >>> >>> The document conversion library and the editing library have been >>> shipping >>> as components of UX Write on the iOS app store since February 2013. Both >>> components have undergone continued development since that time. As far >>> as >>> UX Write is concerned, they provide a stable and reliable codebase. >>> >>> As an open source project, Corinthia is completely new, in the sense that >>> it is now moving from a single-developer commercial project, to an open, >>> community-based project. We believe that this is the most beneficial path >>> forward for the technology, to enable it to be developed to its full >>> potential, and made available to anyone who needs to deal with multiple >>> document formats or provide editing functionality on web, desktop, or >>> mobile platforms. >>> >>> == Rationale == >>> >>> Corinthia's approach to providing an editor and thoroughly-documented >>> conversion of office documents is perfectly aligned with Apache's mission >>> to produce software for the public good. There is further benefit in >>> documented tests demonstrating where implementations of standard formats >>> deviate for any reason, identifying where interoperability and >>> inter-conversion is improvable. >>> >>> The project has potential to grow by collaboration with other projects, >>> tapping mutual interests and identifying cases for improved >>> interoperability, providing new architectures and design philosophies >>> available to supplement existing implementations. >>> >>> Introducing Corinthia in the Apache family of projects provides ready >>> availability and participation with the diverse community of experienced >>> Apache contributors under convenient familiar conditions. >>> >>> >>> == Initial Goals == >>> >>> The initial and most important goal is to enlarge the community >>> consisting >>> of developers, testers, and people who know the standards in depth. >>> >>> There are four technical goals: >>> * Cleanup core, to make it easy to add filters (format converters) >>> * Complete the ODF filter >>> * Produce an editor based on Java''''''Script & HTML which can be >>> embedded in mobile apps or used in a Web browser >>> * Develop additional tests and compliance sheets for supported file >>> formats >>> >>> Our initial goals might not be big visions, but we prefer something >>> reachable, and then make bigger goals as we grow. >>> >>> == Current Status == >>> >>> === Meritocracy === >>> >>> Some of the initial committers are already part of Apache, and those who >>> are not are becoming familiar with working in "the Apache way". >>> >>> === Community === >>> >>> Our community could be larger, and committers from AOO and others have >>> shown interest in the project, but we have preferred to stay a stable, >>> but >>> very active group until we are part of Incubator. >>> >>> Apache/Incubator provides a lot of tools (e.g., mailing lists) and >>> community practices--The Apache Way--that enable community engagement and >>> growth. >>> >>> === Core Developers === >>> >>> Peter Kelly, >>> >>> Jan Iversen, >>> >>> Svante Schubert, >>> >>> Dennis E. Hamilton, >>> >>> >>> >>> === Alignment === >>> >>> Corinthia has commonalities with Apache OpenOffice (AOO), but is not >>> competing. AOO is a desktop product and integrated suite and Corinthia >>> is a >>> lightweight editor and a developer product (library). >>> >>> Corinthia has a document API as do Apache POI and the incubating Apache >>> ODF Toolit, but the focus is different. Corinthia targets a conversion >>> library and an editor. POI and ODF Toolkit provide APIs for processing >>> documents and are both Java-based. >>> >>> Sharing test documents in standard document-file formats with projects >>> like AOO and POI is a valuable opportunity. >>> >>> == Known Risks == >>> >>> The biggest risk Corinthia faces is failing to attract a larger community >>> (not only developers but also testers and documenters). Actions have been >>> taken and will continue to minimize the risk: >>> * Contact to student projects (in particular Capstone) >>> * Talks at Apache''''''Cons >>> >>> The project uses existing technologies, so there are no real >>> technological >>> risks. >>> >>> There is of course a risk that nobody wants to use the project, but the >>> fun building the community and project make this risk bearable. >>> >>> === Orphaned Products === >>> >>> None >>> >>> === Inexperience with Open Source === >>> >>> All initial committers have worked several years with open source. >>> >>> === Homogenous Developers === >>> >>> The initial committers are geographically distributed across the world. >>> Half of the initial developers are experienced Apache committers and all >>> have experience in working in distributed development communities. >>> >>> The original source has already been partly refactored by other >>> developers >>> to make sure knowledge is spread among multiple people. >>> >>> === Reliance on Salaried Developers === >>> >>> No committers are being paid to participate. >>> >>> Peter Kelly and Louis Suarez-Potts have a company that has added a >>> commercial editor for iPad & iPhone on top of the library. >>> >>> === Relationships with Other Apache Projects === >>> >>> Corinthia has/will have a relation to at least the following projects: >>> * '''AOO''', core developers have said on dev@ that for targeting >>> mobile >>> platforms, a rewrite of AOO would be better than building on top of the >>> existing sources. It is our hope to have long and beneficial interaction >>> with AOO. >>> * '''Httpd''', we would like to make a module that on the fly presents >>> odf/ooxml documents as pure HTML. >>> * '''POI''', Corinthia library is similar to POI, but simpler, more >>> generic, and written in C instead of Java. We hope to be able to share >>> know-how as well as test cases. >>> >>> Corinthia is based on document standards which are used by numerous >>> high-profile projects. We would like to cooperate with the projects to >>> exchange knowledge. >>> >>> == Documentation == >>> >>> The current documentation can be found at >>> https://github.com/uxproductivity/Corinthia/wiki >>> >>> The project is aware that this is work in progress and there is special >>> attention on this task. >>> >>> == Initial Source == >>> >>> The source originated as part of the UX Write product. The file format >>> conversion library, Doc''''''Formats, and the Java''''''Script + HTML5 >>> editor are now under Apache License version 2 (ALv2). >>> >>> The iOS-specific code from UX Write is not part of the grant and remains >>> closed source. >>> >>> == Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == >>> >>> Source code will be moved from the Git''''''Hub uxproductivity/Corinthia >>> repository when the incubator repository is set up. The content of the >>> repository will be included in a cCLA grant from Peter Kelly. All >>> original >>> contributors are aligned with movement to an Apache Podling. >>> >>> >>> == External Dependencies == >>> >>> The current source includes two third-party libraries to which minor >>> modifications have been made( >>> https://github.com/uxproductivity/Corinthia/tree/ >>> stable/DocFormats/3rdparty/external >>> ). >>> >>> * '''minizip''', a layer on top of zlib, >>> http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html >>> * '''w3c-tidy-html5''', an HTML5 manipulation library, >>> https://github.com/w3c/tidy-html5 >>> >>> The changes made to the original sources are undocumented. The plan is to >>> have pristine sources with documented changes in some manner. The >>> existing >>> licenses are ALv2 compatible and are honored. Any changes in the >>> adaptation for Corinthia that are meaningful patches for the original >>> code >>> will be contributed upstream. >>> >>> Furthermore, Corinthia depends on >>> * libxml2, http://xmlsoft.org >>> * zlib, http://www.zlib.net >>> * Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL), http://www.libsdl.org/ >>> * Showdown, http://github.com/showdownjs/showdown >>> >>> >>> == Cryptography == >>> >>> Corinthia does not use cryptography nor does it delivery any >>> cryptographic >>> functions. >>> >>> == Required Resources == >>> >>> >>> === Mailing Lists === >>> >>> * corinthia-...@incubator.apache.org for general discussions >>> >>> * corinthia-priv...@incubator.apache.org for private discussions >>> >>> * corinthia-iss...@incubator.apache.org for issue-tracker >>> notifications >>> >>> === Subversion Directory === >>> >>> * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/corinthia >>> for management of the incubator web site >>> >>> === Git Repository === >>> >>> Our current git repository is on Git''''''Hub ( >>> https://github.com/uxproductivity/Corinthia). >>> >>> It will be migrated to >>> >>> * ASF Git repository incubator-corinthia.git >>> >>> And mirrored at github through the apache organization. >>> >>> >>> === Issue Tracking === >>> >>> A JIRA issue tracker is requested. >>> >>> === Other Resources === >>> >>> * Wiki: We are currently using github wiki, we would like to move to an >>> Apache supported wiki (preferable mediawiki), before our documentation >>> becomes difficult to move. >>> >>> * Buildbot: We would like to be able to build/test on OSX, Windows and >>> Ubuntu. >>> >>> * Code signing: It is desirable to provide OS-compliant digital >>> signatures with project-created convenience binaries of compiled >>> libraries, >>> utilities, and client applications. >>> >>> * Web: We would like, if possible, to have the home page >>> corinthia.incubator.apache.org (just raw html please). >>> >>> * Blog: We would like to have a blog, preferable wordpress. >>> >>> >>> == Initial Committers == >>> >>> >>> Dennis E Hamilton, orc...@apache.org >>> >>> Dorte Fjalland, do...@casacondor.com (ICLA recorded) >>> >>> Jan Iversen, j...@apache.org >>> >>> Louis Suárez-Potts, lo...@apache.org >>> >>> Peter Kelly, pe...@uxproductivity.com (ICLA recorded) >>> >>> Svante Schubert, svanteschub...@apache.org >>> >>> == Affiliations == >>> >>> None >>> >>> == Sponsors == >>> >>> === Champion === >>> >>> Jan Iversen >>> >>> === Nominated Mentors === >>> >>> Jan Iversen (IPMC) >>> >>> Daniel Gruno (IPMC) >>> >>> >>> === Sponsoring Entity === >>> >>> Incubator IPMC. >>> >>> >>> >>> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >
