Re: AW: [Objectbridge-jdo-dev] Introduction

[Andy L. <aj...@as...>]

>> Does everybody here (both communities) want this to work, and
>> if so, what is
>> the next step?
>>
>
> I think it is the best way to go. So we should do it!
>
> I think we have to clarify responsibilities. These can be easily
> deduced from the tasks we have to accomplish:
>
> 1) JDO front end with pluggable store interface
> 2) O/R mapping store
> 3) Object db store
>
> 2 and 3 are simple:
> 3.) is developed by the sparrow team
> 2.) is developed by the OJB team
>
> We don't need shared or synchronized repositories for these. They can
> be developed quite independently.

This could also be done by creating a third "project" specifically focused
on the JDO front end. This would prevent either the ORB community or the
Sparrow community from diluting at all in thier primary focus, and would
make the JDO effort itself more visible. Initial governance of that group
could be joint betwen the current leadership of the two exisitng
communities. It might also make the role of each project more easily
defined. Just a thought here...not trying to push a direction, or fragment
in any way...

>
> 1.) can be decomposed into two subtasks:
> 1a) JDO front end (incl. JDO instance lifecycle, code enhancement,
> etc.) 1b) Defining a Store interface that allows pluggable
> implementations.
>
> The OJB team is currently just working on prototypes based on suns RI.
> The sparrow team seems to have at leat some code working.
> SO I would suggest:
> 1a.) is done by the Sparrow team
> 1b.) will be maintained by the SParrow team too, but the OJB team is
> involved in developing this interface.
>
> So 1.) could also lie in the Sparrow team responsibility.
>
>> >
>> > 1.) JDO and ODMG front ends, both working against a
>> PersistenceBroker
>> > kernel internally
>> > 2.) several PersistenceBroker implementations:
>> > - for RDBMS (already implemented)
>> > - for LDAP (partially implemented)
>> > - for XML storage (some people already working on it)
>> > - for OODB (to be done by Sparrow)
>> >
>> > This would be a kind of "rosetta stone" of object persistence!
>> >

Again, a third projhect would be ideal here, and make it easier to get help
from other communities for integrating thier work.

>> > I believe we can save a lot of work with such a joint venture.

I agree....

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