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]
