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WHEREAS, the Project Management Committee of the Apache Etch project has chosen by vote to recommend moving the project to the Attic; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it no longer in the best interest of the Foundation to continue the Apache Etch project due to inactivity; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Apache Etch project is hereby terminated; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Attic PMC be and hereby is tasked with oversight over the software developed by the Apache Etch Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Etch" is hereby terminated; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Etch PMC is hereby terminated. Special Order 7C, Terminate the Apache Etch Project, was approved by Unanimous Vote of the directors present.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES Proposal to move Apache Etch to attic. Awaiting boards resolution to this. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.4.0 was released on August, 06 2014. ACTIVITY * No activity since more then one year in the SVN repository and on the user and developer mailing lists. * Started conversation on private@etch.a.o if there is an opinion against moving Etch to attic. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * No changes in our committer and user base. We were able to get exactly three binding PMC votes for the last release.
No report was submitted.
@Jim: prepare an attic resolution
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.4.0 was released on August, 06 2014. ACTIVITY * No activity since last report on the user and developer mailing lists. I will start a discussion on the Etch private list to move Etch to attic. * Bug fix release 1.4.1 is currently on hold as no developer has had time to finalize it COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * No changes in our committer and user base. We were able to get exactly three binding PMC votes for the last release.
No report was submitted.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.4.0 was released on August, 06 2014. ACTIVITY * No activity since last report on the user and developer mailing lists. I will start a discussion on the Etch private list how to deal with this. As seen from today I will propose moving Etch to the attic. * Bug fix release 1.4.1 is currently on hold as no developer has had time to finalize it COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * No changes in our committer and user base. We were able to get exactly three binding PMC votes for the last release.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.4.0 was released on August, 06 2014. ACTIVITY * Bug fix release 1.4.1 has been delayed due to some minor issues, but will be released soon * Nearly no activity since last report on the user and developer mailing lists. If activity is not increasing, I will start a discussion in the PMC how to make Etch more visible or even a discussion if it should be moved to attic. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * No changes in our committer and user base. We were able to get exactly three binding PMC votes for the last release.
@David follow up on activity in PMC.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.4.0 was released on August, 06 2014. ACTIVITY * Bug fix release 1.4.1 is on the way * Still very low activity, some questions discussed on the user mailing list * Some rework on the documentation started to make it easier for new users COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * No changes in our committer and user base. We were able to get exactly three binding PMC votes for the last release.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.4.0 was released on August, 06 2014. ACTIVITY * Still very low activity, one patch was added since last report. * Work on bug fix release 1.4.1, mainly for C++ binding * Talk about "Enabling lot With Apache Etch and Coap" was hold by Giorgio Zoppi at the ApacheCon Europe in November. With this talk we hoped to make more potential users and developers aware of our project, but still no additional traffic on mailing lists. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * No changes in our committer and user base. We were able to get exactly three binding PMC votes for the last release.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.4.0 was released on August, 06 2014. ACTIVITY * Activity during summer time was even reduced, as in last reports the activity on the mailing list and in the repository is still low. * We got some good feedback from the community regarding the cpp binding. * Talk about "Enabling lot With Apache Etch and Coap" hold by Giorgio Zoppi at the ApacheCon Europe in November. With this talk we hope to make more potential users and developers aware of our project. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * No changes in our committer and user base. We were able to get exactly three binding PMC votes for the last release.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.4.0 was released on August, 06 2014. ACTIVITY * We have had some new users on the lists but activity on the mailing list is still rather low. In comparison with the last quarters more users and developers are showing up on the mailing lists. * We got some more patches for the cpp-binding from external contributors which have been merged. * Talk about an Internet of Things protocol based on Apache Etch has been accepted for the ApacheCon EU in November. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * Our committer and user base is still quite small. We were able to get exactly three binding PMC votes for the last release.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.3.0 was released on September 26, 2013. * Release 1.4.0 is currently on the way. ACTIVITY * We have had some new users on the lists but activity on the mailing list is still rather low. * We got some more patches for the cpp-binding from external contributors which have been merged. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * Our committer and user base is still quite small. We were able to get exactly three PMC votes for the last release.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.3.0 was released on September 26, 2013. ACTIVITY * We have had some users on the lists but activity on the mailing list is still rather low. * We got some patches for the cpp-binding from external contributors which have been merged. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * Our committer and user base is still quite small. We were able to get exactly three PMC votes for the last release.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES * Apache Etch 1.3.0 was released on September 26, 2013. This is the first TLP release of Etch. ACTIVITY * We have had some users on the list but activity on the mailing list are still rather low. * In order to get a better feeling about how many users we have we are still planning to do some analysis on download counters/page visits. * From a development prospective the next step is to stabilize the new C++ binding and publish it as stable. * Furthermore some tutorials or other help for new users are planned to increase both user and developer base. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * Our committer and user base is still quite small. We were able to get exactly thre PMC votes for the release.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES There hasn't been any new release since becoming a TLP in January 2013. The work on biggest new feature of the next release (the C++ binding) is quite finished, at the moment there are only a couple of minor issues open. Hence the 1.3 release is currently planned to be published by end of August. ACTIVITY * User activity on mailing lists is quite stable, but still rather low. * In order to get a better feeling about how many users we have we are planning to do some analysis on download counters/page visits. * From a development prospective we are still concentrating on the C++ binding to bring it from beta to stable. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * Our committer and user base is still quite small. After the C++ binding becomes stable there should be more time to take some actions to increase both user and developer community.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES There hasn't been any new release since becoming a TLP in January 2013. We are still working on the C++ binding, which will become the main feature of the new release. In collaboration with some beta users we are continuing to improve and fix all known issues in the C++ binding. ACTIVITY * Since reporting last month we have seen some new users, using both the C and beta C++ binding. Good discussions on the mailing list. * Community patches submitted last month are still in review. * From a development prospective we are focusing on the C++ binding. It is becoming more mature, hoping we can release it within the next month. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * Our committer base is quite small but where are in a good work mode. After the C++ binding becomes stable there should be time to take some actions to increase both user and developer community.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. BOARD ISSUES There are no Board-level issues at this time. RELEASES There hasn't been any new release since graduation in January 2013. The release planned for this month has been postponed for a couple of weeks due to some more issues in the C++ binding. Besides some bug fixes and code cosmetics in other bindings the C++ binding is the next big feature coming in the next Etch release. ACTIVITY * User activity has increased (in comparison with the past months), we got good patches by users (and possible new committers) which are currently in review and validation phase. * One major patch updates our Java code bases by bringing it to the newest Java APIs. * Most of activity has occurred in the C++ binding. It is now in a beta state, needs some more tweaks before including it in the next release. * As already mentioned in the last two months, more work is still needed to broad both user and developer community. COMMITTERS OR PMC MEMBERS CHANGE * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation in January 2013. * Our Committer base is still kind of small but where are in a good work mode.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. MILESTONES Since the last report in January there haven't been any new release. Next major release is planned for the next month. ACTIVITY * Graduation process has been concluded. * Work on C++ binding is going on, there are some patches in the patch queue which are going to be merged in master soon. * It is planned to bring Java code base to newer concepts available from Java 6. COMMUNITY * No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since last report. * It seems TLP presence helped us to get more visibility. We have a new contributor which is participating on the dev mailing list and has provided already some new patches. * More work is still needed to broad both user and developer community. INFRASTRUCTURE * Finished all known task in Incubator * Updated website LEGAL No known issues. BRANDING No known issues.
Apache Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like framework for building and consuming network services. MILESTONES Etch graduated from the Apache Incubator on January 16, 2013. Since then, there haven't been new releases. ACTIVITY * The main activity within the last month was related to the "After graduation tasks". We are following the steps described by http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html#life-after-graduation and tracking the status of the different issues at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ETCH-252. See INFRASTRUCTURE section for details. * Development goes on, our main focus is the stabilization of the Etch C++ binding. As soon as this is in a beta status, we are planning to perform our release 1.3.0. * User activity is almost quiet. We are working on improvements of documentation and examples to make it easier for people to use Etch. COMMUNITY No changes regarding PMC or committers composition since graduation. More work is needed to broad both user and developer community. INFRASTRUCTURE * Incubator website, SVN repository and mailing lists have been transfered from their Incubator to TLP locations. Users and developers have been informed about the changes. * Website has been updated to reflect the new status. * Incubator EXIT issues have been signed off. * Etch is now listed on Apaches a.o, projects.a.o sites (DOAP files created). * Updated officer information for new chair. * Twitter used to keep followers up to date about TLP migration. LEGAL No issues. BRANDING Incubator logo has been removed from website, no other known issues.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of open-source software, for distribution at no charge to the public, related to a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like messaging framework for building and consuming network services. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Etch Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Etch Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent RPC-like messaging framework for building and consuming network services; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Etch" be and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache Etch Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Etch Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache Etch Project: * Scott Comer <sccomer@apache.org> * Martijn Dashorst <dashorst@apache.org> * Michael Fitzner <fitzner@apache.org> * Youngjin Park <ypark@apache.org> * Martin Veith <veithm@apache.org> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Martin Veith be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Etch, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Etch PMC be and hereby is tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage open development and increased participation in the Apache Etch Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Etch Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Etch podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator Etch podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are hereafter discharged. Special Order 7B, Establish the Apache Etch Project, was approved by Unanimous Vote of the directors present.
Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. Status: Development The implementation of the binding-cpp has now reached beta status. We are currently in the stabilizing and tests phase and are planning to do the release within the next month. Graduation status The graduation proposal and the composition of the PMC are currently in discussion. We are planning to vote for the graduation proposal and the PMC Chair in calendar week 50 and then start the discussion on general@incubator mailing list afterwards. Community: In order to present Etch to a wider audience we have filed another proposal for the ApacheCon NA 2013. Furthermore we are planning to put some more effort into the growing of the community next year e.g. by using screencasts and writing a tutorial. Future Tasks: - Finish graduation process - Release of Etch 1.3.0 - Community development Mentor note (Dashorst): The processes in this podling are really like trying to pour molasses through a funnel in the winter. That said, I do think that the project is viable and an Apache community albeit a small, slow moving one. Given the nature of the project and its usage in automobile technology I don't think it will ever be as fast moving as a web or big data project. And that is not a bad thing for this type of software IMO. Shepherd note (Wave): Molasses is apt. I think that they do need to actually vote on graduate. I hope that they actually do. I think it should be a greater priority than a release. Signed-off-by: dashorst, cutting, wave
Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for
building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network
service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety
of programming languages.
Status:
The implementation of the binding-cpp was completed initially. After a
short bug fixing phase we would like to create a new release that include it.
We filed a proposal for the ApacheCon Europe 2012 to present the Apache Etch
features to a wider audience.
The Etch podling voted 6/0/0 to do the graduation to become an Apache TLP.
Currently we prepare a resolution and work out a time chart. The graduation
will start while the next days.
Future Tasks:
- Bug fixing binding-cpp
- General Bug fixing
- Graduation
- Community development
Signed-off-by: rgardler, jukka
IPMC comments:
Ross Gardler: All looks good for graduation. Not the most active of
projects but it it certainly alive.
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. Status: The binding-cpp implementation has been making progress. We work on our graduation to become an Apache TLP. Nearly all issues are solved http://incubator.apache.org/projects/etch.html The PODLINGNAMESEARCH is done and signed off. No conflicts. The preparations for the graduation steps are under way. A new committer Thomas Marsh was accepted. The etch podling voted 6/0/0 to graduate. Future Tasks: - Development binding-cpp - Bug fixing - Graduation - Community development Signed off by mentor: Martijn Dashorst Shepherd: Jukka Zitting
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. Status: - We published our next release Apache Etch 1.2.0-incubating - The Apache Etch website was switched to the new Apache CMS system. The website is available at http://incubator.apache.org/etch/ - The binding-cpp implementation makes some progress. I think a fist version of the whole stack could be finished while the next weeks - We work on our graduation to become an Apache TLP. Nearly all issues are solved http://incubator.apache.org/projects/etch.html The PODLINGNAMESEARCH is in progress and should be concluded soon. The preparations for the graduation steps are under way. - We could acquire a new committer Thomas Marsh to our team Future Tasks: - Development binding-cpp - Bug fixing - Graduation - Community development Signed off by mentor: cutting
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. - We did some progress to implement the Etch binding-cpp runtime. Basic framework parts like the OS abstraction layer, collection types, runtime components are already done. - The initial content for the new Apache Etch website http://etch.staging.apache.org/etch/ has been completed and we plan to do the transition while the next few days (voting has still to be done). Technical Etch documentation will be converted afterwards (Docbook PDF and HTML) - We fixed some bugs in the C, Java and C# bindings - All issues for our next release are resolved and we started to prepare the release packaging and voting process - Open issues towards graduation were identified and we started a discussion on our mailing list about this - The new PPMC and Committer Martin Veith could be acquired future tasks: - Bug fixing - Technical documentation in the Docbook format - Further development on the binding-cpp - Community development - Solve open issues towards graduation
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. - Etch binding-cpp is currently in development and some parts of the basic framework (OS abstraction layer, collection types, basic Etch components) are already implemented and available in the trunk - A new developer Martin Veith from the BMW Car IT provided a lot of patches and some documentation stuff - Fixed some smaller bugs in the C, Java and C# bindings - The new Apache Etch website is nearly complete http://etch.staging.apache.org/etch/ and will be migrated to the public area while the next weeks. A detailed Etch documentation will be converted afterwards (Docbook PDF and HTML) - Community ramp up a little bit and we hope to get a better grounding future tasks: - Prepare next release and publish it - Migrate to new Apache Etch CMS - Further development of the binding-cpp - Community development
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. - Etch binding-cpp is currently in development and some parts of the basic framework (OS abstraction layer, collection types, basic Etch components) are already implemented and available in the trunk - A new developer Martin Veith from the BMW Car IT provided a lot of patches and some documentation stuff - Fixed some smaller bugs in the C, Java and C# bindings - The new Apache Etch website is nearly complete http://etch.staging.apache.org/etch/ and will be migrated to the public area while the next weeks. A detailed Etch documentation will be converted afterwards (Docbook PDF and HTML) - Community ramp up a little bit and we hope to get a better grounding future tasks: - Prepare next release and publish it - Migrate to new Apache Etch CMS - Further development of the binding-cpp - Community development
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008.
Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for
building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network
service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a
variety of programming languages.
- we got a larger contribution of a UDP Binding from BMW Research / Itestra
via Jira. It enables Signals (~ Publish/Subscribe for Properties) and UDP
Broad- and Multicasting of Etch messages, as well as a proposal for a
mechanism of handling multiple etch client connections on the server via one
stack ("single session"). review is in progress.
- Michael and Holger joined the Apache Retreat in Knockree, Ireland and got
to know other Apache people.
- C++ Binding is currently in development (nothing to publish yet, but it
will come), and a new developer (Martin Veith) will join the Etch team at
BMW Car IT and will contribute code to the project
- fixed some smaller bugs in the C, Java and C# bindings
- transition to new CMS system is on its way, some more copying of existing
text/documentation has to be done
- we are looking forward to more contributions from BMW Research / Itestra
regarding Service Management in the future
future tasks:
- integrate contributed third-party code
- make CMS switch
- C++ binding
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. For the last 3 months the main effort has been by Holger Grandy and Michael Fitzner, who contributed some bug fixes and have been converting documentation. The transition of current Etch Website to the new Apache CMS is in progress. Major parts of the sides are already available inside the CMS repository and can be seen at the staging area. The Spawn Labs team (Comer, Dixson) is working to integrate the c-binding into their product. They've been very quiet lately. We miss them. Comer wrote up something about his service cloud and is waiting for permission to publish it. Although progress is now visible, we still need to get more user and development activity on our lists. Top issues currently are: - plan features and dates for release 1.2 / 1.1.1 - work on further language bindings - website transition to Apache CMS - documentation Note by Martijn Dashorst: I met with Holger Grandy and Michael Fitzner at FOSDEM'11 and we spoke about lots of stuff concerning Etch. I think the future for the podling is bright, but we need to get more people involved by publishing articles. The biggest problem is finding the right venues for publishing the articles. I'll bring Etch under the attention of PR to see if they have any good ideas.
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. For the last 3 months the main effort has been by Holger Grandy and Michael Fitzner, who contributed integration of the C-binding and pumped out release 1.1. We also heard from Kay Weckemann, starting work on a udp transport and on security related topics. The BMW team also contributed an alpha version of a Google Go binding, and is working on a documentation framework. The three top issues from the last board report have been adressed: We published release 1.1, we updated the web site and documentation (although more needs to be done there) and we have set up a continous integration build. Although progress is now visible, we still need to get more user and development activity on our lists. Top issues currently are: - plan features and dates for release 1.2 / 1.1.1 - work on further language bindings - documentation
Preliminary board report for Etch due to being late: Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. The activity in the Etch project was very low in the last months. This led to a discussion regarding how to continue with the project. Etch has definitely suffered from the fact that Etch's initial committer team at Cisco was dismantled. This summer the project got its first non-ex-Cisco committers. The mentioned discussion showed the will of some of the committers to drive the project more actively. We want to publish release 1.1 during the next report period. Technically the release package should be ready. A discussion on whether to include the new C binding in this release or the next one has been started. This project definitely needs more drive and more action from the committers to become a viable Apache incubator project. We are willing to do more to make it an active project again. Top issues currently are: * publish release 1.1 * update the web site and documentation * setup a build server on apache's hudson * task planning for release 1.2 Note from Martijn Dashorst (Niclas Hedhman concurs): The mentors proposed to stop the incubation of Etch due of lack of community momentum. The actions put forward by the new committers give some hope that Etch might have a future, so we are going see if the community gains some momentum. As a technology Etch is viable, as evidenced by its use in BMW and other production sites. Our concerns are mostly that the developer community has been dead for over a year with just one (large) commit. Last week did show increased activity, we're going to see if this continues to increase and a viable community arises.
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. This last reporting period saw little activity (0 commits, 0 releases). We're finding it hard to regain our momentum after the dissolution of our team. James and Scott are using etch in their current projects, and Youngjin would like to pick up the c-binding. What we lack is the organizational energy to get things moving. Holger Grandy and Michael Fitzner have submitted a c-binding for us to examine. Youngjin is going to be looking at it. I've been shaking down the etch 1.1 release candidate in my current project, and as soon as I can get my head out I plan to fix the final administrative issues of the 1.1 release and try to kick it out the door. We recently voted to accept Holger Grandy and Michael Fitzner as committers and ppmc members. They have submitted an Etch C Binding. Release 1.1 is ready but needs some administrative polish before it is *done*. Release 1.2 is next in the pipeline. Our continuous integration build problem will only be solved by one of us hosting it at our new gigs. James and Scott are looking into this. [GavinMcDonald adds: I'm looking into adding Etch to CI stuff at ASF] Outstanding items: More community.. we have been Cisco-centered with just a few nibbles outside of Cisco. Things are definitely changing with members employed or so to be employed in different places. Building a stronger community remains our key task. We wish we knew how.
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. This last reporting period saw little activity (0 commits, 0 releases). We're finding it hard to regain our momentum after the dissolution of our team. James and Scott are using etch in their current projects, and Youngjin would like to pick up the c-binding. What we lack is the organizational energy to get things moving. Some folks have submitted a c-binding for us to examine. Youngjin is going to be looking at it. I've been shaking down the etch 1.1 release candidate in my current project, and as soon as I can get my head out I plan to fix the final administrative issues of the 1.1 release and try to kick it out the door. Release 1.1 is ready but needs some administrative polish before it is *done*. Release 1.2 is next in the pipeline. Our continuous integration build problem will only be solved by one of us hosting it at our new gigs. James and Scott are looking into this. [!GavinMcDonald adds: I'm looking into adding Etch to CI stuff at ASF] Outstanding items: More community.. we have been Cisco-centered with just a few nibbles outside of Cisco. Things are definitely changing with members employed or so to be employed in different places. Building a stronger community remains our key task. We wish we knew how.
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. We had our first birthday! Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. This last reporting period saw little activity (0 commits, 0 releases). We're finding it hard to regain our momentum after the dissolution of our team. James and Scott are using etch in their current projects, and Youngjin would like to pick up the c-binding. What we lack is the organizational energy to get things moving. Release 1.1 is ready but needs some administrative polish before it is *done*. Release 1.2 is next in the pipeline. Our continuous integration build problem will only be solved by one of us hosting it at our new gigs. James and Scott are looking into this. Outstanding items: * More community.. we have been Cisco-centered with just a few nibbles outside of Cisco. Things are definitely changing with members employed or so to be employed in different places. Building a stronger community remains our key task. We wish we knew how. Signed off by mentor: dashorst
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. We had our first birthday! Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. Diaspora! Most all of the Cisco-based Etch team found themselves unemployed by Cisco this quarter. So this quarter has been marked with little technical progress as the team members find new homes for themselves. Despite the disruption, Youngjin has begun to pickup on the C-binding work started by James DeCocq. Release 1.1 is ready but needs some administrative polish before it is *done*. Release 1.2 is next in the pipeline. Our problem with finding a home for our continuous build continues. Various plans have been proposed and failed due to lack of a Windows-friendly c# build environment. We need to find a place do public builds. Outstanding items: * More community.. we have been Cisco-centered with just a few nibbles outside of Cisco. Things are definitely changing with members employed or so to be employed in different places. Building a stronger community over the next several months is our key task.
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. On April 16 we announced the availability of a bug fix release (1.0.2) The 1.0.2 release also includes updated licensing information in compliance with Apache standards. A 1.1 release is now being vetted and we hope to vote on it soon. The 1.1 release includes proper package names, bug fixes, enhancements, and also new code contributions in support of c and python bindings (not yet fully functional). Our problem with finding a home for our continuous build continues. Various plans have been proposed and failed due to lack of a Windows-friendly c# build environment. Cisco is no longer hosting our build environment. We need to find a place do public builds. Cisco folks continue to be the primary source of discussion and commits. There are some external nibbles, but none that are ready to pitch-in in a serious way yet. More work needs to be done on the web site to make steps to participation more evident. Work also needs to be done on the build environment to make it easier to get started. Some of the etch committers have left Cisco, more will soon follow. Also in April, Manoj Ganesan (Dell) has been accepted by the incubator pmc to be our newest etch committer. Seth Call and JD Liau have withdrawn from the project. I believe all of the outstanding items are done, but it isn't clear to me (scott) what the process is to check them off. Outstanding items: * Check and make sure that the papers that transfer rights to the ASF been received... * Check and make sure that the files that have been donated have been updated to reflect the new ASF copyright... * Check and make sure that for all code included with the distribution that is not under the Apache license... * Check and make sure that all source code distributed by the project is covered by one or more of the following approved licenses...
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. We've prepared a bug fix release (1.0.2) which has been submitted for an incubator vote. The 1.0.2 release also includes updated licensing information in compliance with Apache standards. A 1.1 release with proper package and namespace changes is being prepared as well. The 1.1 release will also include experimental code for a c and python binding. Our problem with finding a home for our continuous build continues. Various plans have been proposed and failed due to lack of a Windows-friendly c# build environment. While we will continue for awhile to host this build at Cisco, we need to find a more neutral and open place to do public builds. Cisco folks continue to be the primary source of discussion and commits. There are some external nibbles, but none that are ready to pitch-in in a serious way yet. More work needs to be done on the web site to make steps to participation more evident. Work also needs to be done on the build environment to make it a bit more forgiving. Outstanding items: * Check and make sure that the papers that transfer rights to the ASF been received... * Check and make sure that the files that have been donated have been updated to reflect the new ASF copyright... * Check and make sure that for all code included with the distribution that is not under the Apache license... * Check and make sure that all source code distributed by the project is covered by one or more of the following approved licenses...
Etch was accepted into Incubator on 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. After the stumbling blocks reported last month, i.e. trouble to get going with infrastructure, the project is now up and running. All external code, documentation and Jira issues have been ported into the Apache Etch project. Development activity is medium (~30 commits in 2 weeks), from mainly two developers. The first posts to the etch-user list is promising, but development list is still a "Post Jira -> Fix It" without much mailing list discussion. This will be the main focal point to resolve over the next quarter. The main splash page (http://incubator.apache.org/projects/etch.html) is still incomplete. The process to update the main page is burdensome. I've seen someone else suggest using an automated background process to incorporate changes and strongly support that idea. The last remaining infrastructural issue is to find a home for our continuous build system. It requires a Windows home because of C# and microsoft visual studio components.
Etch was accepted into Incubator on the 2 September 2008. Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. The Etch toolset includes a network service description language, a compiler, and binding libraries for a variety of programming languages. Progress has been slow this last month, mainly due to lag in getting the source code into Subversion. We have at least now gotten the stuff into /repos/test and everything looks good and are now waiting for Joe to put it into /repos/asf/incubator/etch. The following tasks are in progress: * Publishing source tree in SVN; INFRA has the subversion repo-dumpfile and we have tested access. * Confluence Wiki for Etch, and once it is setup we will begin migration of the public pages at http://developer.cisco.com/web/cuae/etch to Apache. Our goal is to get back to coding once we have the infrastructure established.
Etch was accepted into Incubator on the 2 September 2008. Since then the following items has been completed; * Project STATUS page, navigation and entry in projects/index.html has been set up. * Mailing lists has been set up. * Jira project has been set up. * ICLAs for all initial committers has been submitted and recorded. We are still waiting for a CCLA from Cisco, where all initial committers work. We also track all progress in JIRA (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INCUBATOR-83) which is a lot easier than the STATUS page, and highly recommended for future recommended use to other podlings.