Re: [technology-pmc] COSMOS project dependency question

[David Whiteman <David_Whiteman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the quick response, Wayne.

If you are correct in classifying this
as an exempt prereq, when we refer to such a dependence in our download/install/usage
instructions, are we able to give examples of such implementations?  For
instance, could we include an instruction like this:

1. Install your favorite JSP 2.0-compliant
web server (e.g. Tomcat, JBOSS, etc.)

Or must we avoid even mentioning names
such as "Tomcat" without getting a CQ approval?  Would this
start to imply some sort of non-exempt prereq?  I would hope we could
do this, since using descriptive prose in every instance where we want
to refer to a web server is awkward and error-prone, and really not very
usable.

Thanks,
David
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David Whiteman | IBM Tivoli Autonomic Computing
Eclipse COSMOS project committer | http://www.eclipse.org/cosmos/
dlwhiteman@xxxxxxxxxx | 919-254-8224 | T/L 444-8224

From:	Wayne Beaton <wayne@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To:	Technology PMC <technology-pmc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	10/21/2008 04:07 PM
Subject:	Re: [technology-pmc] COSMOS project dependency question

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Actually, I think this is an "Exempt Pre-req".

--
A pre-req may be classified as "exempt" by the EMO if the software
is 
pervasive in
nature, expected to be already on the user's machine, and/or an IP 
review would be
either impossible, impractical, or inadvisable. Exempt pre-req's can be
approved for use
by the EMO without IP review. Examples: Windows XP, Sun JRE. However, an
exempt
pre-req may be disallowed by the EMO at its discretion.
--

Wayne

David Whiteman wrote:
> Hello PMC,
>
> We have a question about a dependency our project (COSMOS) has on
a "web 
> server that supports JSP 2.0".  In essence, our frameworks
require servlet 
> and JSP support, and don't really care which web server technology
you 
> leverage, provided it complies with JSP 2.0.  We have tested
with JBOSS 
> and Tomcat successfully.  Given this, we would like to get your
> interpretation of the type of dependency that we have.  We believe
this 
> would constitute a "workswith" dependency, since no one
specific JSP 2.0 
> is required, as opposed to a "prereq" dependency (which
seems to mandate a 
> particular version of a particular product).  Would you agree
this is a 
> "workswith" dependency?
>
> If you need more information, please ask.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> David
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> Eclipse COSMOS project committer | http://www.eclipse.org/cosmos/
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