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Just an FYI, I somehow screwed up and one of the XFire committers got=20
removed from the list before it went into the Wiki. I corrected this=20
added Christoph Sturm back into the proposal in the wiki. Apologies for=20
the noise!
Cheers,
- Dan

Sakala, Adinarayana wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Below is a project proposal for incubation consideration.=20
>The project welcomes your feedback as well as interest in involvement.=20
>This proposal is also located online at http://wiki.apache.org/incubator=
/CeltiXfireProposal
>
>=3D=3D CeltiXfire Proposal =3D=3D
>
>Project CeltiXfire is a SOA infrastructure framework focused on implemen=
tation of JCP and web service standards while also providing extensibilit=
y for legacy integration. It is a merge of two matured open source projec=
ts and communities, ObjectWeb Celtix (http://celtix.objectweb.org) and Co=
dehaus Xfire (http://xfire.codehaus.org). It will implement the JAX-WS, J=
AX-WSA, and JSR-181 standards. Core to this is support for web service st=
andards like SOAP 1.1, SOAP 1.2, WS-I BasicProfile, WS-Security, WS-Addre=
ssing, WS-RM, and WS-Policy. This project will support several programmin=
g models like JAX-WS, JBI (ServiceMix), SCA (Tuscany), and CORBA services=
 (Yoko).  We will leverage open source components wherever possible, for =
example we intend to use WSS4J for ws-security from the Apache Web Servic=
es project. One goal of this project is to provide public APIs that match=
 the JSR standards. Furthermore, the scope of this project is to provide =
SOA infrastructure for both modern web services and for legacy systems. T=
he seed code has been designed to provide a pluggable architecture to sup=
port both XML and non-XML type bindings in combination with any type of t=
ransport. For example, Celtix is in the process of being extended to prov=
ide a CORBA binding as part of the Apache Yoko project (in incubation). A=
dditional examples of non-XML bindings that could be supported in the fut=
ure include fixed length record bindings, which are critical to integrati=
ng mainframe systems into a SOA. The current infrastructure code is desig=
ned for flexible deployment in a variety of containers including JBI, J2E=
E, SCA and servlet containers.
>=20
>=3D=3D Rationale =3D=3D
>The project is interested in moving to Apache for the following reasons:=
 To provide Apache-licensed implementations of the relevant web service J=
SR standards: JAX-WS, JAX-WSA, JSR-181, and JSR-265 standards and to test=
 those implementations with the applicable JSR TCKs, to become better int=
egrated with the Geronimo, Harmony, ServiceMix, Tuscany, Yoko and Apache =
Web Services communities, and to build a strong vendor-neutral community =
that will outlast any one person's or company's participation.
>=20
>=3D=3D Meritocracy =3D=3D
>The Codehaus Xfire and ObjectWeb Celtix projects have fostered a develop=
ment community based around meritocracy. Many of the committers already w=
ork on other Apache projects and understand the Apache way. The individua=
ls understand that they are responsible for the code, and that the commun=
ity around the project will define the direction.
>
>=3D=3D Community =3D=3D
>The CeltiXfire Community will bring together two already successful comm=
unities - Xfire and Celtix. Both projects have active users and contribut=
ors on the mailing lists.
>
>=3D=3D Core Developers =3D=3D
>The CeltiXfire project's initial committers include a diverse set of ind=
ividuals. Some of the individuals are employed by Envoi Solutions, IONA, =
BEA, LogicBlaze and Red Hat, and some are not funded by any particular em=
ployer.
>
>=3D=3D Alignment =3D=3D
>CeltiXfire currently uses and integrates with many Apache projects but d=
oes not have hard dependencies on these (in alphabetical order):=20
> * ActiveMQ is used as the default JMS implementation.=20
> * Continuum: Apache Continuum currently uses XFire for its SOAP integra=
tion.=20
> * Harmony: Harmony is implementing Java 5.0 and requires support for ma=
ny of the JSR that CeltiXfire will provide.=20
> * Jakarta Commons HttpClient can be used for the HTTP client transport.=
=20
> * Geronimo: Celtix already provides Geronimo integration. CeltiXfire wi=
ll continue this effort and will be made available so that Geronimo could=
 use CeltiXfire as its JAX-WS implementation for JEE.=20
> * ServiceMix: Codehaus XFire is currently used within ServiceMix to pro=
vide web service integration. Celtix provides its own JBI integration for=
 ServiceMix as well, although JBI is an option and not a requirement for =
Celtix implementation.=20
> * Maven 2: Celtix and Xfire already provide Maven 2 plug-ins for invoki=
ng the Celtix and Xfire tooling.=20
> * Tuscany: Celtix is already integrated with Tuscany.=20
> * WSS4J: CeltiXfire uses Apache WSS4J for WS-Security support.=20
> * XMLBeans is currently used as one of the data-binding options for Cel=
tiXfire.=20
> * XmlSchema: CeltiXfire uses XmlSchema for many schema related function=
s internally.=20
> * Yoko: Celtix is already integrated with Yoko to provide support for e=
xposing CORBA services as web services.
>=20
>We are currently evaluating the use of other Apache projects as well lik=
e Woden, Neethi and JaxMe.=20
>
>=3D=3D Avoiding the Warning Signs =3D=3D
>
>=3D=3D=3D Orphaned products =3D=3D=3D
>CeltiXfire is a merging of two successful open source projects, ObjectWe=
b Celtix and Codehaus Xfire. Both have active communities and developers.=
 CeltiXfire provides support for some important specifications to Java co=
mmunity, we expect that this project will continue to grow and develop wi=
thin its own community, and be embraced by many other open source project=
s as well.=20
>
>=3D=3D=3D Inexperience with open source =3D=3D=3D
>The authors of the existing code have extensive experience with open sou=
rce already.  The initial list of committers includes 9 Apache Committers=
=2E  They are involved in:=20
> * Apache Continuum=20
> * Apache Geronimo=20
> * Apache ServiceMix=20
> * Apache Tuscany=20
> * Apache Yoko=20
>
>=3D=3D=3D Homogeneous developers =3D=3D=3D
>The project's initial committers include individuals that are employed b=
y a diverse set of companies, including Envoi Solutions, IONA, LogicBlaze=
, BEA and Red Hat.  About 2/3 of the initial committers are employed by I=
ONA.  Additionally the project has several committers whose work is not f=
unded by any particular employer. =20
>
>=3D=3D=3D Reliance on Salaried Developers =3D=3D=3D
>Many of the developers are salaried, but they are spread out over severa=
l organizations. Several other developers are contributing to this projec=
t without any connection to an employer.=20
>
>=3D=3D=3D No ties to other Apache products =3D=3D=3D
>Both ObjectWeb Celtix and Codehaus Xfire currently use many Apache proje=
cts. These have been outlined in the "alignment" section.
>=20
>=3D=3D=3D A fascination with the Apache brand =3D=3D=3D
>While we expect the Apache brand may help attract more contributors, our=
 interests in starting this project is based on the factors mentioned in =
the Rationale section.  However, we will be sensitive to inadvertent abus=
e of the Apache brand and will work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC to=
 ensure the brand policies are respected. =20
>
>=3D=3D=3D Scope of Subprojects =3D=3D=3D
>No subprojects proposed.
>
>=3D=3D Initial Source =3D=3D
>The Celtix codebase is owned by IONA. It is currently available under bo=
th EPL and LGPL licenses (http://celtix.objectweb.org). The applicable co=
de will be relicensed under the Apache License 2.0. The Codehaus Xfire co=
debase is owned by Envoi Solutions LLC and is available under an MIT lice=
nse (http://xfire.codehaus.org). The applicable code will be relicensed u=
nder the Apache Software License 2.0. The dependencies all have Apache co=
mpatible licenses. These include BSD, CDDL, CPL, MPL and MIT licensed dep=
endencies.
>
>=3D=3D ASF Resources to be Created =3D=3D
> * Mailing lists=20
>   * cxf-dev=20
>   * cxf-user=20
>   * cxf-commits=20
>   * cxf-ppmc=20
> * SVN Repository https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/cxf=20
> * JIRA CeltiXfire (CeltiXfire)=20
> * Official Build Systems=20
>
>=3D=3D Initial Committers =3D=3D
> * Adi Sakala =20
> * Dan Diephouse=20
> * Guillaume Nodet=20
> * James Strachan=20
> * David Blevins =20
> * Peter Royal =20
> * Daniel Kulp=20
> * Balaji Ravi=20
> * Conrad O'Dea
> * Hani Suileman=20
> * Mika Goekel =20
> * Adam Kramer=20
> * Tomek Sztelak
> * Stuart Edmondston=20
> * Bozhong Lin=20
> * Jervis Liu=20
> * Julian Squires =20
> * James Mao =20
> * Jim Ma
> * Freeman Fang=20
> * Tom Li =20
> * Willem Jiang=20
> * Andrea Smyth =20
> * Eoghan Glynn=20
> * Debbie Moynihan
> * Ajay Paibir=20
> * Ulhas Bhole=20
> * Sean O'Callaghan =20
> * Peter Jones =20
> * Eric Johnson=20
> * Brian Zotter
> * Mark Little
>
>=3D=3D Sponsor =3D=3D
>We kindly request the Incubator PMC to accept sponsorship for this propo=
sal.=20
>
>=3D=3D Champion =3D=3D
>Jason Van Zyl
> =20
>=3D=3D Mentors =3D=3D
> * Jason Van Zyl =20
> * Jim Jagielski  =20
> * James Strachan=20
>
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