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Kato

20 Jun 2012

(Report by the Shepherd)

Sadly, this podling seems to have expired. There has been no traffic on any
mailing lists since last report, and the last words were to the effect that
no one is left with time to spend. The IPMC will most likely wind this up
and store it into the attic before the next report.

Signed off by mentor:
Shepherd: Benson Margulies

21 Mar 2012

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API.

Recent Activity:

 - Oracle finally stated its position on JSR 326 and the Kato project.
   In short, other technologies are a higher priority, and there is a
   limited audience for the API.

 - There was a lot of discussion on the status of this project and the
   reporting of that status.

 - Robert Burrell Donkin announced his resignation from the IPMC and as
   mentor for this project.

 - There was some discussion about the future of the project, but
   nothing concrete.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

 - Decide in what form the podling should continue, if at all.

Before this project can graduate we need to encourage more participation
in the project and grow the community.

Signed off by mentor: ant

21 Dec 2011

*** DID NOT REPORT! ***

26 Oct 2011

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API.

Recent Activity:

* Some JIRA items have been raised regarding the command-line tomcat
commands.
* Discussions with Oracle have been continuing. An individual from Oracle
has been identified, but no discussions have come from this yet.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

* Decide in what form the podling should continue, if at all.

Before this project can graduate we need to encourage more participation in
the project and grow the community.

21 Sep 2011

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API.

Recent Activity:

* Some JIRA items have been raised regarding the commandline tomcat
commands.
* Discussions with Oracle have been continuing. An individual from Oracle
has been identified, but no discussions have come from this yet.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

* Decide in what form the podling should continue, if at all.

Before this project can graduate we need to encourage more participation in
the project and grow the community.

15 Jun 2011

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API.

Recent Activity:

* There had been some discussion with Oracle regarding the future of JSR-326
in May this year, a definitive statement is expected from them in July.
* The question has been raised as to the future of JSR-326 and the Apache
Kato podling, the options being to keep both or continue only with one of
them.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

* Decide in what form the podling should continue, if at all.

Before this project can graduate we need to encourage more participation in
the project and grow the community.

Sadly Kato seems still to be set on a holding pattern

16 Mar 2011

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API.

Recent Activity:

* While Oracle has expressed a continued interest in the JSR-326, there has
been no change in the podling's status since the last report in June.
* As in June, the project is effectively paused until Oracle's involvement
in the Kato podling has been clarified. The credibility of the standard
relies on there being more than one major Java VM vendor involved.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

* To be determined once Oracle's involvement has been established.

Before this project can graduate we need to encourage more participation in
the project and grow the community.

15 Dec 2010

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API.

Recent Activity:

* While Oracle has expressed a continued interest in the JSR-326, there has
been no change in the podling's status since the last report in June.
* As in June, the project is effectively paused until Oracle's involvement
in the Kato podling has been clarified. The credibility of the standard
relies on there being more than one major Java VM vendor involved.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

* To be determined once Oracle's involvement has been established.

Before this project can graduate we need to encourage more participation in
the project and grow the community.


= ManifoldCF (nee Lucene Connector Framework) =

Description:

Lucene Connector Framework is now called ManifoldCF, by vote of the
ManifoldCF community, and based on feedback from the Incubator PMC.

ManifoldCF is an incremental crawler framework and set of connectors
designed to pull documents from various kinds of repositories into search
engine indexes or other targets. The current bevy of connectors includes
Documentum (EMC), FileNet (IBM), LiveLink (OpenText), Meridio (Autonomy),
SharePoint (Microsoft), RSS feeds, and web content. ManifoldCF also provides
components for individual document security within a target search engine,
so that repository security access conventions can be enforced in the search
results.

ManifoldCF has been in incubation since January, 2010. It was originally a
planned subproject of Lucene but is now a likely top-level project.

A list of the three most important issues to address in the move towards
graduation:

1. A 0.1 release needs to be finalized; a release candidate is currently
available for the developer community to evaluate
2. We'd welcome additional active committers
3. We'd welcome long-term contributions to project testing, especially for
newer versions of repository software

Any issues that the Incubator PMC (IPMC) or ASF Board wish/need to be aware
of?:

All legal issues have be addressed to our satisfaction at this time.

How has the community developed since the last report?:

A book is being written, and we've had a number of extremely helpful
contributions from the field.  The active committer list is still pretty
short, however.

How has the project developed since the last report?:

A release candidate is being evaluated.  Online documentation is now much
more detailed, and includes all javadoc as well.  Contributions assessing
project performance have been made.  Contributions evaluating use of the
FileNet connector for FileNet 4.5 have also been made.

22 Sep 2010

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API.

Recent Activity:
* While Oracle has expressed a continued interest in the JSR-326, there has
been no change in the podling's status since the last report in June.
* As in June, the project is effectively paused until Oracle's involvement
in the Kato podling has been clarified. The credibility of the standard
relies on there being more than one major Java VM vendor involved.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

* To be determined once Oracle's involvement has been established.

Before this project can graduate we need to encourage more participation in
the project and grow the community.


= Lucene Connector Framework =

Apache Connectors Framework is an incremental crawler framework and set of
connectors designed to pull documents from various kinds of repositories
into search engine indexes or other targets. The current bevy of connectors
includes Documentum (EMC), FileNet (IBM), LiveLink (OpenText), Patriarch
(Memex), Meridio (Autonomy), SharePoint (Microsoft), RSS feeds, and web
content. Apache Connectors Framework also provides components for individual
document security within a target search engine, so that repository security
access conventions can be enforced in the search results.

Apache Connectors Framework has been in incubation since January, 2010. It
has recently been moved from a planned subproject of Lucene to a planned
top-level project.

A list of the three most important issues to address in the move towards
graduation:
1. A final top-level-appropriate name choice for the project needs to be
confirmed
2. Nightly builds and javadoc need to be set up, and a release process needs
to be defined
3. The first official release needs to be executed

Any issues that the Incubator PMC (IPMC) or ASF Board wish/need to be aware
of?
1. We'd like to know whether there is any official Apache position on
inclusion of NTLM implementations in ASF projects, since we've gotten mixed
signals on this from other developers. This represents a crucial piece of
functionality needed to support LiveLink, Meridio, SharePoint, RSS, and Web
connectors properly.

How has the community developed since the last report?
We have had quite a lot of use of the software from most areas of the world,
and offers of contribution of connectors as well.  ACF now has several
regular contributors, in addition to its dedicated user base.  The name
changes we are undergoing will likely inconvenience many of these users,
which is why this is a critical issue to resolve promptly.  A book is also
planned and will be written over the next nine months.

How has the project developed since the last report?
Plans for a first release have been executed almost completely.  Better
tests have been added, although not for proprietary connectors.  An API has
been added to aid integration support.  Tree reorganization has taken place
to assist with Maven integration.  Online end-user documentation is
complete.  A quick-start example, based on Jetty and Derby, has been written
and should assist novice users in getting set up quickly.

16 Jun 2010

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API.

Recent Activity:

* The project has effectively paused until Oracle's involvement has been
clarified. The credibility of the standard relies on there being more than
one major Java VM vendor involved. Originally both Oracle and Sun were
members of the JSR, but since then Oracle has bought Sun and is now owns
both the HotSpot and JRockit Java VMs.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

* To be determined once Oracle's involvement has been established.

Before this project can graduate we need to encourage more participation in
the project and grow the community.


= Lucene Connector Framework =

Description

Lucene Connectors Framework is an incremental crawler framework and set of
connectors designed to pull documents from various kinds of repositories into
search engine indexes or other targets. The current bevy of connectors includes
Documentum (EMC), FileNet (IBM), LiveLink (OpenText), Patriarch (Memex),
Meridio (Autonomy), SharePoint (Microsoft), RSS feeds, and web content.
Lucene Connectors Framework also provides components for individual document
security within a target search engine, so that repository security access
conventions can be enforced in the search results.

Lucene Connectors Framework has been in incubation since January, 2010.

A list of the three most important issues to address in the move
towards graduation

1. Javadoc and nightly builds need to be set up
2. The first official release needs to be planned and executed
3. Unit tests need to be completed

Any issues that the Incubator PMC (IPMC) or ASF Board wish/need to be aware of?

1. We'd like to know whether there is any official Apache position on inclusion of
NTLM implementations in ASF projects, since we've gotten mixed signals on
this from other developers. This represents a crucial piece of functionality
needed to support LiveLink, Meridio, SharePoint, RSS, and Web connectors properly.

How has the community developed since the last report?

1. A number of people outside the committers group have been using this project,
 and there are lively discussions in the newsgroups.
2. LCF was presented at Lucene/Solr Eurocon to quite a bit of interest.

How has the project developed since the last report?

Online end-user documentation is coming along and is perhaps 90% complete.
Integration with Derby has been undertaken to allow for a robust Junit test framework.

17 Mar 2010

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API

Recent Activity:

 * The project's first release M1-incubating was finally released.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

 * The completion of the JSR-326 specification.
 * Finalization of RI and JSR.

Before this project can graduate we need to encourage more participation in
the project and grow the community.

16 Dec 2009

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API

Recent Activity:

* The project is working towards making a milestone 1 release. Currently
working through release candidates using a multi-staged audit process as
suggested by Robert Burrell Donkin.
* The JSR specification document has been accepted as an Early Draft Review
and the review period has passed.
* The Technology Compliance Kit (TCK) has been running against the hprof
and CJVMTI implementations of the API.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

* Our first release of the RI, demos and TCK.
* The 1.0 release of the RI in concert with the Final Draft Review (FDR) of
the JSR.
* Finalization of RI and JSR.

Before this project can be graduated we need to produce a usable
implementation of the API and more useful tools to encourage adoption and
participation of a much needed community.

17 Jun 2009

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API

Recent Activity:

* We produced two implementations of the Apache Kato API - one based on
Hprof and another on JVMTI using python.
* A Developerworks article on Apache Kato and JSR-326 was published.
* The API is being built and Javadoc is available on Hudson.
* Builds are now being performed on the ASF's Hudson server
* A presentation was given on the Apache Kato API. Recordings are available
on the Wiki.
* A BOF on Apache Kato and JSR-326 was held at Java One 2009 - BOF-4870.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

* We will produce an Early Draft Review for the JSR in time to meet it's
deadline.
* We will build all of the project on the ASF's Hudson server.
* We will have a viable reference implementation of the API and TCK.

Before this project can be graduated we need to produce a usable
implementation of the API and more useful tools to encourage adoption and
participation of a much needed community.

18 Mar 2009

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API

Recent Activity:

* The corporate CCLA has been received by ASF.
* Initial code contribution has been contributed.

The following is planned for next reporting period:

* Contributed code to be built.
* API Java doc to be built and put onto website.
* Development of reference implementation (RI) of Kato API.
* Development of working TCK.

18 Feb 2009

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API

Recent Activity:

 * The discussions on users stories for the tools that will shape the API
have been ongoing.
 * Work is being done to get the CCLA and initial code contribution
prepared. Target is the end of February.

The following is planned for next reporting period:
 * Wiki and Website setup.
 * Contribution of source code along with CCLA.

21 Jan 2009

 Quiet month with little progress due to vacation period.

 * JSR development has started in earnest with group working to
define/prioritize major user stories.
 * CCLA from IBM is still outstanding. Current expectation is end of month.

17 Dec 2008

Kato was accepted into the Incubator on 6 November 2008.

Kato is a project to develop the Specification, Reference Implementation,
and TCK for JSR 326: the JVM Post-mortem Diagnostics API

Kato is just starting up; most of the infrastructure work has now been done;
mailing lists, SVN, JIRA etc. created. Most initial committer user IDs have
been requested, still waiting on the last couple of CLAs.

The next steps for Kato are agreeing the highest level user stories that
will drive the JSR design and seeding the repository with the code
contributed by IBM.