Hi Thanks for the feedback ! It makes sense to me.
Regards JB Le jeu. 11 sept. 2025 à 07:32, PJ Fanning <[email protected]> a écrit : > I think the aim of EasyXL is to be a standalone project and that its > dependency on POI libs is going to lessen over time. > POI is over 20 years old and while it works, a major mistake (in > hindsight) was made by relying on XMLBeans and now too much code is > dependent on that. > EasyXL has the advantage of being able to build without this millstone. > I don't think we should artificially try to merge the 2 projects. > There are plenty of instances of projects that have overlapping > features with other projects. > > On Thu, 11 Sept 2025 at 13:17, Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sep 11, 2025, at 3:45 AM, Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > Just to understand: is it an improved POI using POI code or a brand new > > > project ? > > > > > > In terms of communities, do you see “connection” with the POI > community. > > > > > > I’m wondering if it should be a separate project/community or > > > improvement/work within POI community? > > > > Both PJ and I are mentors and POI PMC members. We will keep an eye out > to see if graduation to POI makes any sense. > > > > POI is transitively upstream for a number of ASF projects like Tika and > Solr. > > > > Best, > > Dave > > > > > > Thoughts ? > > > > > > Regards > > > JB > > > > > > Le mer. 3 sept. 2025 à 19:48, tison <[email protected]> a écrit : > > > > > >> Hi IPMC Members, > > >> > > >> I want to propose EasyXL[1] as a new Apache Incubator project. You can > > >> find the proposal[2] of EasyXL for more details. > > >> > > >> [1] https://github.com/fast-excel/fastexcel > > >> [2] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/EasyXL+Proposal > > >> > > >> EasyXL is a Java library that provides fast, memory-efficient, and > > >> easy-to-use Excel file processing. It was created to simplify Excel > > >> development, reduce the risk of memory leaks, and improve processing > > >> efficiency, especially for large datasets. By optimizing Apache POI’s > > >> Excel parsing logic, EasyXL provides a streamlined API and built-in > > >> model conversion features that enable developers to focus on business > > >> logic instead of low-level file handling. > > >> > > >> The project has an active user base and a growing community, with > > >> adoption in production by multiple companies and organizations. We > > >> believe that bringing EasyXL to the Apache Software Foundation will > > >> ensure its long-term neutrality, encourage a more diverse and > > >> sustainable contributor base, and accelerate adoption globally by > > >> following “The Apache Way” of open, meritocratic, and community-driven > > >> development. > > >> > > >> I'll act as the champion, and here is the proposed mentor list: > > >> > > >> tison [[email protected]] > > >> Dave Fisher [[email protected]] > > >> Huajie Wang [[email protected]] > > >> PJ Fanning [[email protected]] > > >> > > >> Note that both Dave and PJ are PMC members of Apache POI. > > >> > > >> Best, > > >> tison. > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> 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] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
