Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 40131 invoked from network); 4 Jul 2005 12:21:00 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 4 Jul 2005 12:21:00 -0000 Received: (qmail 50251 invoked by uid 500); 4 Jul 2005 12:20:53 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 50216 invoked by uid 500); 4 Jul 2005 12:20:53 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@geronimo.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: dev@geronimo.apache.org List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 50203 invoked by uid 99); 4 Jul 2005 12:20:53 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 04 Jul 2005 05:20:53 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [128.241.244.71] (HELO chi.mobile-health-diary.com) (128.241.244.71) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with SMTP; Mon, 04 Jul 2005 05:20:54 -0700 Received: (qmail 12551 invoked from network); 4 Jul 2005 12:20:48 -0000 Received: from c-65-96-25-98.hsd1.ma.comcast.net (HELO ?10.0.1.20?) (geir@65.96.25.98) by b014.internal.mobile-health-diary.com with SMTP; 4 Jul 2005 12:20:48 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v730) In-Reply-To: <42C8C05C.7080503@apache.org> References: <42C8AE0D.2070305@savoirtech.com> <42C8C05C.7080503@apache.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <324E2EEF-B839-4755-8F49-204C346029A1@apache.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Geir Magnusson Jr." Subject: Re: Scheduler addition to Geronimo... Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 08:20:51 -0400 To: dev@geronimo.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.730) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Jul 4, 2005, at 12:51 AM, Jeremy Boynes wrote: > Jeff Genender wrote: > >> Hi, >> I am writing an article for DevWorks on hooking in third party >> apps into Geronimo. >> The article is basically about writing a GBean for Quartz. Its >> written and works pretty good. >> Then I got to thinking...why not just place the GBean/module into >> Geronimo, so Geronimo can have a powerful scheduler as part of its >> offering. Many app servers have a minimal daemon process at best, >> and I thought having a full scale scheduler as part of the >> Geronimo offering could be a great addition and will give it an edge. >> Quartz is developed by OpenSymphony and after reading their >> license, I do not see any GPL or LGPL attachments. Does anyone >> know the licensing of it? >> Anyone have objections or issues to adding it into the distibution? >> > > I've been thinking of this one for a while, so no, I'm happy > someone else picked it up. > > Apart from licensing, from a technical note I would like to see how > this would integrate with a central Work manager so that scheduled > activities could be co-ordinated with other Work. Right, for example there's interest in doing JSR-237, the Work Manager API. I've told the spec leads that we'd be interested (so Apache would participate in the JSR) and there has been recent work started here.... geir > > -- > Jeremy > > -- Geir Magnusson Jr +1-203-665-6437 geirm@apache.org