DOAP Extensions: PMC Data

The PMC data format is still evolving!

This page represents the latest version of the asfext:pmc file format.

The file is RDF and uses the following namepsaces

xmlns="http://usefulinc.com/ns/doap#"
xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
xmlns:asfext="http://projects.apache.org/ns/asfext#"
xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/"

Element	Status	Description
asfext:PMC	Required	The top level element within a file. This should have an attribute 'id' that should be set to the projects internal name of the PMC.
asfext:name	Required	The name of the PMC, including the 'Apache ', e.g. 'Apache Forrest' NB. There is no need to include 'PMC'.
foaf:homepage	Optional	If the PMC maintains a webpage providing more details of it's activities then this can be included here. NB The link should be added if it provides additional information about the PMC, not if it simply points to a project. As this should point at at a resource link it should be encapsulated within an rdf:resource attribute, i.e. <foaf:homepage rdf:resource="http://foo.apache.org/whoweare.html">
asfext:charter	Required	Every PMC is created by a board resolution with a specific charter. That charter should be listed here as it gives the focus and scope of the PMC.
asfext:chair	Required	This should contain the name of the current PMC chairperson, encapsulated as a foaf name, e.g. <asfext:chair> <foaf:person> <foaf:name>Jo Bloggs</foaf:name> </foaf:person> </asfext:chair> Normally just the name is given, but any additional foaf elemts can be included.
asfext:member	Optional	A PMC may provide a list of all it's members by adding a number of these elements - one per member. The members name (and optionally other information) is provided as a foaf:person object. Normally just the persons name is given. e.g. <asfext:member> <foaf:person> <foaf:name>Jo Bloggs</foaf:name> </foaf:person> </asfext:member>

Example

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
  =======================================================================

   Copyright (c) 2006 The Apache Software Foundation.  
   All rights reserved.

  =======================================================================
-->
<rdf:RDF xml:lang="en"
         xmlns="http://usefulinc.com/ns/doap#" 
         xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" 
         xmlns:asfext="http://projects.apache.org/ns/asfext#"
         xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/">
  <asfext:PMC rdf:about="apr">
    <asfext:name>Apache Portable Runtime</asfext:name>
    <asfext:chair>
      <foaf:Person>
        <foaf:name>Garrett Rooney</foaf:name>
      </foaf:Person>
    </asfext:chair>
    <asfext:charter>The mission of the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) project is 
to create and maintain software libraries that provide a predictable and 
consistent interface to underlying platform-specific implementations. The 
primary goal is to provide an API to which software developers may code 
and be assured of predictable if not identical behaviour regardless of the 
platform on which their software is built, relieving them of the need to 
code special-case conditions to work around or take advantage of 
platform-specific deficiencies or features.</asfext:charter>
  </asfext:PMC>
</rdf:RDF>