[PyWrapper-devel] TDWG abstract about PyWrapper

[Javier de la T. <ja...@gm...>]

Hi all,

I suppose most of the people is already in holidays, but maybe I am
lucky. I will be submitting an abstract about PyWrapper for next TDWG
meeting in Missouri.
My idea is to explain the movement from a close development to a real
open source community that I hope we are doing.
Therefore I would like to ask everybody to revise the abstract and
comment it if you have a moment. I would also appreciate editorial and
orthographical help!

Here it goes:

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PyWrapper v2: from a project development to a real open source community
de la Torre, J., D=F6ring, M.

PyWrapper v2 is a major revision of the previous BioCASe Provider
Software. It has been highly redeveloped to become the first TAPIR
implementation. During the last year several projects had contributed
to its development and extension. At the same time the project has
been moved into a new development environment, outside of any
institution, to promote its development by a real open source
community.

Additionally, PyWrapper has evolved into a multiprotocol middleware
software. Different projects are demanding to make their data
providers available through different protocols, not only TDWG
related. The software has been modularized and support for BioMOBY
protocol has been already implemented. Plans include providing support
for LSID resolution and WFS in the middle term. The goal is to provide
a single interface for providers to map their databases only once and
start sharing their data in multiple different protocols.

Finally it is also envision the development of complementary tools to
bundle with PyWrapper. The first one will be the so-called ?QueryTool;
a generic client to create web interfaces for providers databases
based on AJAX technology. Hopefully the number of additionally modules
available will grow as different communities contribute to the
project.
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Thanks in advance.

Javier.