[News.eclipse.foundation] [PROJECT] - Collaboration and Government Infra

[ilias <ilias@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Eclipse Foundation most important project is... not existent!

The "Collaboration and Government Infrastructure" project.

This project would implement a systems similar to SourceCast, with additional modules dealing with the governance issues of a fast growing, large scale open source system like the eclipse foundation.

Examples modules:
- forums (mailinglist, newsgroups, html-groups)
- CVS
- CMS for project content
- Meeting
- ...

*JAVA*
The project would use available java solutions (prefered) or write java-wrappers to existing non-java solutions (should be avoided).

Focusing on java technology enables easy integration of functionality into the eclipse IDE, increasing efficiency of the developement process.

*self-hosting*
- Eclipse would have a project where many other eclipse.projects would be used for developement.
- By using j2EE/EJB: the webtools project, Pollinate
- BIRT project for reporting
- TPTP
- ...

*self-hosting RCP*
- The project would result additionally in an RCP-application, which would have a much more convenient GUI than a web-based collaboration system.

Possible contributors for this project would be:
- JAVA Open-Source projects
- The hosted eclipse projects
- Vendors like SourceCast
- Webhosting providers
  - ensuring solution can be easily hosted @providers
  - increasing use of java technology
- ...

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As the creation of an eclipse project takes some time, possibly a first step should be made within the technology project (subproject, category incubation )

This would allow to start earlier on such a project (for/during the eclipse.org transfer IBM = > eclipse Foundation (http://www.magma.ca) ).

Another possibility would be, to create a subproject "www-transfer" within platform (which seems to manage website related stuff anyway)
- place all code/files in CVS (mailinglist configuration files, scripts, website, ...)
- discuss and decide about smooth, quick and save transistions.
- let the community (and its experience) assist with those transistions.

Most important:
- let the community have (at least some) influence on resources they have to use!

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Some more information:

Re: [ECLIPSE.ORG] Issues - [was: Re: BIRT Charter Approved]
http://www.eclipse.org/newsportal/article.php?id=30245&group=eclipse.platform

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