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Subject: Re: Commons server infrastructure proposal
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From: jbrekke@wi.rr.com (Jeffrey D. Brekke)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 07:44:45 -0500
In-Reply-To: <200404121115.i3CBFEGv002405@kcmx01.mgw.rr.com> (Mladen Turk's
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Sounds like there may be some overlap with Commons Net.  I know there
is a point at which we'd like to move towards implementation with nio
in [net].  More information may help.

>>>>> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:14:59 +0200, Mladen Turk <mturk@apache.org> said:

> Hi all, I have a project to propose that the 'commons philosophy'
> can benefit thought.  I'm aware of incubation process, but since I'm
> an active ASF member for years now, I would like to hear your
> opinions before.

> What I would like to know is are there any need and will to support
> such a project.

> Briefly the project I meant to do can be seen as a generic server
> side component.  It will based on NIO, and it will have plain
> socket, SSL, and a generic channel support(Pipes and ByteBuffers),
> so that communication doesn't necessary has to came from the wire,
> but rather from any data source.

> What's the purpose of it?  Making a generic infrastructure for a
> wide variety of server-like applications like http/ftp/mail servers,
> reverse proxies, load balancers, clusters, game servers, etc.

> Why?  During past few years I found myself writing over and over
> again some things that if properly designed could spare me lots of
> time.

> Realy why?  Something like that doesn't exists (at least I'm not
> aware of such a thing having BSD-like licence), and although I have
> a large codebase finished, I'm not the smartest guy around :)

> Regards, MT.


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Jeffrey D. Brekke                                   jbrekke@wi.rr.com
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