[Php-tuxedo-development] Re: PHP-Tuxedo Question

[Brian F. <bf...@vi...>]

On Sunday 03 April 2005 02:06 pm, Carl J. Collin wrote:
> Mr. Foddy, I am a representative of a group of developers who may be
> interested in starting up a project that will allow PHP v5 to interract
> with BEA Tuxedo Services. Before starting our project, one of our members,
> attempted to do a thorough search to determine if there were any duplicate
> projects attempting this goal. You project came up. I am attempting to
> contact you to find out if you are still actively working on this project
> and, if not, would you be willing to transfer stewardship of this project
> to myself and our group? Please let me know your feelings and thoughts on
> this.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Carl J. Collin

Carl,
I started the PHP-Tuxedo project several years ago when my employer 
seemed like they were going to make significant investments in Tuxedo.
However, over the years they have slowly been "Sunsetting" Tuxedo and
now there are serious pushes to remove any last pockets of Tuxedo.
Since its decline at my employer, I have lost some of the incentive to
keep developing the project.  And as is evident, have made no new
contributions to it in over 3 years.

As I remember last, it certainly had the basics working pretty well in 
php4 and the Tuxedo range <= 8.  Some users found the
FML to PHP Arrays to be very powerful and easy.  There 
is a lot of potential to expand on this and add XML interfaces also.

I though at one time to move it to PHP PECL.  If I remember
the only small hangup was I would have needed to remove the 
GNU license and put a PHP specific license on it.  It didn't seem like
a huge issue, just never followed through.

So as long as it stays in the public domain; the original intent of 
providing more hooks into PHP; and I retain some credit for my contribution
to the project; I would be happy to transfer the project ownership to
your and/or your group.  You can keep the Sourceforge account and
cary on where its at or move it to a new location.

Let me know how you want to proceed and I'll do what I need to make
it happen.  I'm cc'ing the php-tuxedo development listing as well.  Its
a small group of initial supporters and contributers who were active
in the initial days.

Thanks for the interest and I hope it can be of use.
Brian