Thanks Chris, I’ve put the proposal up on the wiki now. As you suggested it’s at http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/ORDSProposal <http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/ORDSProposal>
Any comments and suggestions are welcome. Cheers Kris > On 15 Sep 2015, at 16:46, Mattmann, Chris A (3980) > <chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > > Dear Kris, please feel free to post the full proposal to the > Incubator wiki, here: > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/, e.g., at: > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/ORDSProposal > > > You will need permissions to do so, so let someone on this list > know when you register for your wiki account. > > Sounds very interesting. > > Cheers, > Chris > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. > Chief Architect > Instrument Software and Science Data Systems Section (398) > NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA > Office: 168-519, Mailstop: 168-527 > Email: chris.a.mattm...@nasa.gov > WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science Department > University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kris Popat <krispo...@apache.org> > Reply-To: "general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org> > Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 6:08 AM > To: "general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org> > Subject: Looking for a Champion for ORDs > >> Hello All, >> >> A while back I started a brief discussion about inclubating ORDS (Oxford >> Research Database System). However, we had a pause in this process over >> the summer whilst some potential IP issues were sorted out, these have >> been resolved. >> >> I would like to start looking for a Champion for the project again. >> >> Here is the first section of the proposal which has some adjustments from >> the previous post. >> >> ------ >> ORDS is a user and project centered, web-based database-as-a-service >> (DbaaS) system with data publishing. >> >> ORDS imports data from recognized sources such as csv files, >> spreadsheets, and relational database files into structured online >> databases to provide DbaaS functionality. The databases are stored in an >> RDBMS (PostgreSQL with ORM access). It has a full set of high-level tools >> for managing and editing these databases, including tools that give users >> the ability to create versioned snapshots of data and share specific >> datasets. New databases can also be created using these tools. Databases >> are housed in projects and associated with users with given roles. The >> data can be exported in common formats. >> ----- >> >> We believe strongly that the ASF would be good place for this project to >> grow because of it’s tradition of upholding good open source practice. >> >> In brief it is in use by researchers at Oxford and there is a lot of >> interest in the sector for using it in other institutions. Promotion of >> the system is already happening and this should give us a route for >> getting users, documenters, testers and developers involved. >> It is written in Java and uses Tomcat, PostgreSQL though the database can >> be switched as we use JPA for all db access. >> >> I have worked on the full proposal and can post it on this list if >> required or will put it on the wiki as and when is appropriate. I just >> didn’t want to clog this email with a whole proposal at this stage. >> >> Please let me know if you are interested in Championing this project or >> know of any member who might be. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Kris Popat >> >> ——————————————— >> Developer | Consultant Researcher >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
