[vUDS blueprint 13.10] include OpenAttestation v2.0

[Wei, Gang]

Scott Kitterman wrote on 2013-05-14:
> On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 02:37:30 AM Wei, Gang wrote:
>> Scott Kitterman wrote on 2013-05-14:
>>> On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 02:19:13 AM Wei, Gang wrote:
>>>> I would like to make the OpenAttestation(oat) package(currently in
>>>> Partner repo) upgraded to v2.0, and if possible include it into
>>>> universal repo and further support it from Juju Charms.
>>>> 
>>>> Oat 2.0 is expected to be released in this August, coming refactored in
>> 
>> both
>>>> server & agent sides. We might need to upgrade the package in Partner
>>>> repo first, then resolve all the dependent packages and try to put it
>>>> into universal repo. After that, we can work on Juju Charms to make
>>>> the installation & configuration easier.
>>>> 
>>>> Note: I would be willing to volunteer to draft this blueprint, and
>>>> potentially work on work items created. But it definitely needs helps
>> from Ubuntu community.
>>> 
>>> If it's in Partner, there's not much anyone outside Canonical can do.
>> 
>> I would like to see it in universal in some day.
>> 
>> Jimmy
> 
> I took a quick look and it appears that the primary barrier is binary jar
files
> embedded in the package.  This is not a rare thing with Java packages, but
to
> be in Universe, all the source must be present, generally by packaging the
> Jar's that it uses and then (if needed) patching OA to use a system
package
> rather than the embedded one.
> 
> This can be quick a bit of effort, so I think you are correct to seek out
> community help.
> 
> Scott K

Exactly. The binary jar files bundled in the package need a lot of effort to
be addressed. And I would like to ask community's help based on coming
oat2.0 instead of current 1.5 package. Oat2.0 might contain more jar
dependencies.

Jimmy
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