Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:58:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Behlendorf <brian@collab.net>
To: developer-announce@lists.sourcexchange.com
Subject: new RFPs on sourceXchange.


***Greetings from sourceXchange!***
 
Since our last update, we have had several new Requests for Proposals
posted on sourceXchange. Additionally, there are 5 active projects
underway which will soon reach completion. Remember these are actual
projects paying actual dollars for development of 100% Open Source
software.  We like to think this is solid validation for the
distributed piad development model that Collab.Net has pioneered with
sourceXchange.

News this month:
 o  New and Updated Requests For Proposals (RFP's)
 o  First sourceXchange Project Completed
 o  SourceXchange Statistics
 o  Conferences coming up: ApacheCon 2000 and the 
    O'Reilly Conference on Java
 o  Sneak Peak at Collab.Net's Next Move

Requests For Proposals
----------------------
Currently there are 11 open RFPs in the sourceXchange database.  Feel
free to submit proposals or comments on the projects that interest
you, and consider being a peer reviewer as well.

Here is a list of the current RFPs:

Sponsor: Invisible Worlds
Project: A BXXP Listener Module in the Apache 2 Server
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=21
Project Overview:
 
    Write an Apache module for Apache 2.0 which conforms
    to the Blocks eXtensible eXchange Protocol.
    http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-mrose-blocks-protocol-00.txt
 

Sponsor: BeOpen.com
Project: SQL Database Support for ArgoUML
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=19
Project Overview:

   Develop an SQL schema that follows the UML meta-model specification
   very closely, and add support to ArgoUML for accessing information
   stored in an SQL database (such as MySQL).
   For more info on ArgoUML see http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/arch/uml/


Sponsor: Collab.Net
Project: Java servlet and WebMacro-based browser for Unix mbox-format
           mail archives
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=18
Project Overview:

   Develop a combination of WebMacro templates and Java classes that
   act as an interface to simple Unix mbox-format mailbox archives for 
   the purposes of rendering them as HTML and attachments. (Think
   of a Java servlet/webmacro version of hypermail on steroids)


Sponsor: BeOpen.com
Project: Additional UML Diagram Support in ArgoUML
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=17
Project Overview:

   Add a number of missing UML diagrams to ArgoUML using the Graph
   Editing Framework (GEF) library which ArgoUML provides. These diagrams
   should conform to the UML 1.3 specification.


Sponsor: BeOpen.com
Project: Graphical Object-Oriented Code Browser
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=16
Project Overview:

   Rewrite the graphical interfaces of the OO-Browser to perform all 
   listing queries independently from the textual browser.
   Develop a basic messaging API between the textual browser engine 
   (which is written in Lisp) and the graphical browser interfaces. 
   More information on the OO-Browser can be found at:
   http://www.beopen.com/manuals/oo-browser_1.html


Sponsor: BeOpen.com
Project: Graphical InfoDock/Xemacs
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=15
Project Overview:

   Extend the InfoDock/XEmacs integrated development environment with 
   full graphical toolkit capabilities using either Qt or Gtk.  This will 
   allow full GUI application development in Lisp with powerful built-in 
   editing and information management capabilities. 


Here are the RFP's we announced last time which are still open for
bids, comments, and peer review interest:


Sponsor: Hewlett-Packard
Project: Dynamic Domain Service for E-Speak
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=14
Project Overview:

   This project is to allow DNS to take advantage of the e-speak dynamic
   name lookup afforded by the advertising service to locate the IP 
   addresses of friends who are online.  The developer should feel free 
   to implement this on top of the Berkeley name daemon (bind) if they so 
   desire.  In other words mesh BIND and e-speak to allow people with 
   dynamic IP's to take advantage of the e-speak technology.


Sponsor: Novell CodeCore
Project: Apache LDAP / NDS integration
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=12
Project Overview:

   An LDAP authentication module for Apache currently exists, but it is 
   untested with NDS and NDS v8. Therefore the goal of this Novell
   CodeCore project is to modify as needed the LDAP authentication module
   for the Apache web server in order to authenticate users (and other
   directory entries) to a local or remote LDAP server running NDS and
   NDS v8.  *be sure to take a look at the comments on this RFP, as Novell
   is currently reviewing these comments, and the RFP may change as a
   result.*


Sponsor: Ricoh Silicon Valley
Project: Group web application/template
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=11
Project Overview:

   Develop a web application for a target group (chosen by the
   developer not by Ricoh Silicon Valley) with a predetermined scope
   of functionality using "Platform for Information Applications"
   (PIA).  Ricoh Silicon Valley believes PIA holds great promise for
   the open source development of Web applications by a developer
   community which includes technical writers, user interface
   designers, and others whose primary skills may not be conventional
   coding. For more info on PIA see: http://www.RiSource.org/PIA/


Sponsor: Walnut Creek CDROM
Project: Telephony Open Source Interface (TOSI)
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=9
Project Overview:

   Implement an Open Source computer telephony interface.  The interface 
   should be similar to Microsoft's TAPI, so that it provides similar 
   functionality and so that TAPI applications can be ported reasonably 
   easily.  The reference platform will be FreeBSD, but the code should
   be portable to Linux, Solaris, Windows, etc.


Sponsor: Hewlett-Packard
Project: Portable network desktop
URL: http://www.sourceXchange.com/RfpBrowse?Button=Details&rfpID=4
Project Overview:

   The project is to develop an application which gives access to
   applications on a remote desktop from across the
   network. Applications like this have been developed before, but in
   this case HP wishes to have a remote desktop written which exposes
   the features of e-speak.  The complete RFP gives details of other
   similar projects which further reinforce the details of this
   RFP. For more information on e-speak visit: http://www.e-speak.net


First sourceXchange Project Completed
--------------------------------------
The first completed sourceXchange project was a test suite framework
for the Apache Web Server sponsored by HP. The following comments
highlight the success of this project from the perspectives of
everyone involved.

"HP is very pleased with the open source software developed by Chang Liu
through the  sourceXchange process.  HP looks forward to using the Test
Suite for the Apache server and we invite other developers to use, modify
and enhance the software.  Thanks go to Dilip Khandekar at HP and Ben
Laurie the Peer Reviewer for guiding the project."  
	-- Mike Balma, Director Open Source, HP

"Being a graduate student, I had the freedom to pursue my interest and
develop software tools that I thought were useful. It wasn't easy to
find real users to verify my ideas, though. The sourceXchange project
gave me a chance to work with real-world software developers and get
valuable feedback from both a commercial company (HP) and an Open Source
developer (Ben Laurie). This experience will become a solid chapter in my
dissertation. Thanks for the great work of the sourceXchange people."
	-- Chang Liu, Open Source Developer

"I am pleased to have had the opportunity to participate in this
ground-breaking experiment in free software development. HP,
particularly, should be congratulated for having the vision to finance
this first sourceXchange project."
	-- Ben Laurie, Peer Reviewer


SourceXchange Stats
-------------------

*Lots* of new folks joining the party.  Welcome!

  Registered Users: 4643 
 Active Developers: 1065 
     Wish Projects: 180 
       Posted RFPs: 11 
      RFP Comments: 97 
      RFP Interest: 112 
         Proposals: 42 
   Active Projects: 5 
Completed Projects: 1


Upcoming Conferences: ApacheCon 2000 and the Java Developer Conference 
--------------------------

It was great to see many of you in New York at the Bazaar in December,
and LinuxWorld last week.  Collab.Net and sourceXchange will also have
a presence at the following conferences, and we definitely encourage
you to consider attending them too.  If you've got questions you want
answered face to face about the sourceXchange process or service,
you'll find us here.  Collab.Net founder Brian Behlendorf will be
giving a keynote address at ApacheCon as well.


  ApacheCon 2000, March 8-10th at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida

  http://www.apachecon.com/

  "ApacheCon 2000 is your chance to meet many of the Apache developers
  and to find out more about the Project. With an anticipated attendance
  of at least one thousand Internet professionals, ApacheCon is an
  ideal opportunity for you to witness and participate in one of he most
  interesting new software projects since the dawn of computing-the
  Open Source revolution."


  O'Reilly Java Developer Conference March 27-30, 2000 at the Westin
  Hotel in Santa Clara, California

  http://conferences.oreilly.com/java/

  "At last there is a conference for serious Java programmers who want
  their technical information straight. Over four days you'll get the
  opportunity to explore every important topic in enterprise Java
  program development with some of the most knowledgeable speakers in
  the business. Register by Feb. 25, 2000 and save $200 on conference
  sessions and up to $260 on tutorials plus you'll get a free O'Reilly
  'Java Tiger' Conference T-shirt."


Sneak Peak at Collab.Net's Next Move
------------------------------------

We at Collab.Net have been working on a new initiative for nearly as
long as we've been working on sourceXchange itself.  One major
component of that new initiative is an open source toolchest we call
"Tigris".  You can get this codebase at <http://www.tigris.org/>;, as
well as join the related mailing lists.  As a downloadable codebase,
it's still very alpha, be warned!  But we are using it in two live
production sites (including tigris.org itself) and will be enhancing
it continually, as well as using it behind sourceXchange and other
endeavors.


  #######
  Thanks!
  #######

  --- all us geeks at Collab.Net



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