OCI: Collaborative Research: Community Driven Improvement of Globus Software

这个协作建议描述了跨越5年的Globus Toolkit软件系统的开发工作。这个开发工作，被标记为“社区驱动的Globus软件改进”，或者CDIGS，通常承诺响应科学用户社区的需求，为超过250万行代码的现有且使用良好的软件基础添加增强的功能和性能。该建议首先引导读者了解Globus用户社区和Globus技术及组件的基础知识。详细的项目计划侧重于前24个月，并列举了安全、数据管理、执行管理、信息服务和公共运行时领域的具体工作。他们在软件工程实践上的方法论描述了他们如何计划开发、集成，并在主要的GT代码版本中提供可用的新功能。该提案还在几个章节中描述了他们的用户参与和社区支持方法，利用多种参与渠道，从会议和社区活动到IRC和电子邮件列表论坛。其中一个部分涵盖了项目团队和管理计划，其中定义了知名和资深的GT开发人员和设计人员的角色。项目团队由大约14名全职员工组成，包括全职软件工程、协调、管理和文档。管理计划包括创建一个监督软件工程活动的技术委员会，一个由工业/学术/联邦专家和利益相关者组成的外部顾问委员会，以及一个负责定义技术方向并提供与Globus联盟组织直接联系的Globus联盟委员会。该提案包括102封支持信，其中包括来自世界上大多数重要电网相关项目的信。智力优势：尽管标题中出现了“研究”一词，但该提案显然是一个开发项目。该提案声称，在向网格环境中的科学用户提供Globus技术的过程中，将获得跨越软件工程领域的新知识。更广泛的影响：提案通过一系列主要的CI计划确定了对GT的依赖。因此，对Globus的持续支持和新开发将支持并进一步支持这些现有的分布式环境，同时为在分布式科学、工程和教育的支持下形成新的网格环境铺平道路。该提案为CDIGS支持生产科学提供了一个直接的案例。

This collaborative proposal describes development work on the software system known as the Globus Toolkit spanning a 5-year period. This development work, labeled as "Community Driven Improvement of Globus Software", or CDIGS, promises generally to respond to the needs of the scientific user community in adding enhanced functionality and performance to an existing and well-used software base exceeding 2.5 million lines of code. The proposal guides the reader first through a primer on the Globus user community and the Globus technology and components. The detailed project plan focuses on the first 24 months and cites specific work in the areas of security, data management, execution management, information services, and common runtime. Their methodology on software engineering practices describes how they plan to develop, integrate, and make available new capabilities across major GT code releases. The proposal also describes in several sections their approach to user engagement and community support, leveraging multiple channels of engagement ranging from meetings and community events to IRC and email list forums. One section covers the project team and management plan, where the roles of well known and veteran GT developers and designers are defined. The project team consists of about 14 FTE covering full-time software engineering, coordination, management, and documentation. The management plan includes the creation of a Technology board that oversees software engineering activities, an External Advisory board comprised of industry/academic/federal experts and stakeholders, and a Globus Alliance board charged with defining technical direction and providing a direct tie with the Globus Alliance organization. The proposal included 102 letters of support, including letters from most of the significant grid-related projects worldwide.Intellectual Merit: Despite the term "research" appearing in the title, the proposal is clear about being a development project. The proposal claims that new knowledge will be gained, spanning areas of software engineering, in the pursuit of delivering Globus technology to the scientific users in grid environments. Broader Impact: The proposal identifies throughout the dependence on GT by a slew of major CI initiatives. Continued support and new development of Globus will thus support and further enable these existing distributed environments, as well as smooth the way for new grid environments to form in the support of distributed science, engineering, and education. The proposal makes a direct case for CDIGS supporting production science.