Cocoon StammTisch
The Frankfurter beer crew must be meeting right now. Too bad I had to cancel everything. Enjoy yourselves!

5:14:07 PM    comment []  

JPackage
JPackage Project has two primary goals: * To provide a coherent set of Java software packages for Linux, satisfying all quality requirements of other applications. * To establish an efficient and robust policy for Java software installation. [from JPackage Project]
So if you need an (S)RPM for some Jakarta/XML project, go there!

4:24:59 PM    comment []  

Apache Trove
Due to my @#'||&! back, I'm stuck to the living room sofa again. Thank big imaginary fellow for laptops and WiFi internet access! Since I can't get anything decent done this way (I really need pens and paper and sitting upright), I've been playing around with a Yellow Pages-like application that lists the abundant Apache projects and makes them keyword-searchable. In the meantime, I'm strolling around on various mailing lists. That way, I just had a little discussion with Ceki Gülcü, the author of log4j and one of the Apache members. He said the firewall between committers and members only exists within people's mind. While I admire his eloquent rationale, I can't help thinking it's more than having access to members-only information or not. People who know me can acknowledge my rabid resistance against hierarchical thinking or authority by heritage. While I admit this being a twist in my own mind, I feel deeply disturbed if people use it as a means to extinguish a discussion.
2:43:16 PM    comment []