Action Framework to become Apache project
The response to my earlier announcement regarding the Action Framework has been overwhelming. In a surprise move, the Apache Software Foundation has railroaded Action through what will go on record as being the fastest incubation period in ASF history--Action is now a top-level Apache project.
Shortly thereafter, Apache agreed to sell out to Oracle for $1.5B. As the newest member of the Apache family, my cut of the proceeds is just under $5 million ($1 million of it to be paid in rolled pennies, $2 million in the cash equivalent of 1985 Topps Bo Jackson rookie football cards, and the remainder to be paid out by a Saudi prince through an elaborate balance transfer directly into my savings account.)
In celebration of this momentous occasion, I've worked with Manning to offer a 50% discount on all Spring-related Manning books. Use the code "april1" on Manning's site (today only) to get 50% off on the following titles:
- Spring in Action, 2nd Edition
- Spring Integration in Action
- Spring Dynamic Modules in Action
- SpringSource DM Server in Action
- OSGi in Action
- OSGi Application Frameworks
- AspectJ in Action
In case you haven't figured it out by now, the first two paragraphs of this blog post, as well as the blog post from earlier today, are just part of the April Fool's Day fun. The part about the Manning discount, however, is not a joke...go take advantage of the 50% discount at Manning.com now.
About Craig Walls
Craig Walls has been professionally developing software for over 17 years (and longer than that for the pure geekiness of it). He is a senior engineer with SpringSource as the Spring Social project lead and is the author of Spring in Action and XDoclet in Action (both published by Manning) and Modular Java (published by Pragmatic Bookshelf). He's a zealous promoter of the Spring Framework, speaking frequently at local user groups and conferences and writing about Spring and OSGi on his blog. When he's not slinging code, Craig spends as much time as he can with his wife, two daughters, 4 birds and 3 dogs.
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