1. Introduction
   1.1. Project/Component Working Name:

        Python zope-interfaces

   1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:

        Ghee Teo

   1.3. Date of This Document:

        02/18/2008
        
   1.3.1. Date this project was conceived:

        November, 1998

   1.4. Name of Major Document Customer(s)/Consumer(s):

        1.4.1. The PAC or CPT you expect to review your project:

                Solaris PAC

        1.4.2. The ARC(s) you expect to review your project:

                PSARC

        1.4.3. The Director/VP who is "Sponsoring" this project:

                robert.odea@sun.com

        1.4.4. The name of your business unit:

                New Solaris / OpenSource.

   1.5. Email Aliases:
        1.5.1. Responsible Manager:

                leo.binchy@sun.com

        1.5.2. Responsible Engineer:

                Ghee.Teo@sun.com

        1.5.3. Marketing Manager:

                dan.roberts@sun.com

        1.5.4. Interest List:

                desktop-discuss@opensolaris.org

4. Technical Description:
    4.1. Details:

	This package provides the python zope Interface module. This module is 
    part of the Zope 3 project [1] which is to provide Component based 
    development for web services. However, Zope interface is also used by other
    web development framework such as Twisted and it is the primary reason for 
    delivery of zope interface here.

    Interfaces are objects that re-specify the external behavior of objects that 
    provides them in the first place. An interface can redefine the behavior of
    the original objects through:

    - Replacing a string in the the documentation
    - Modifying the object's attributes.
    - Invariants which is to place conditions that the original objects must
      satisfy.

    Interface support is an important Object Oriented techniques that allows:
    - less patching to the original classes
    - Interfaces can be maintained and yet its implementation can be modified
      to new requirements.
    - modification of GUI without de-stabilizing the applications.
    
    Good examples for how use the zope interface can be found here [2].

    4.2. Bug/RFE Number(s):

        None.

    4.3. In Scope:

        See above.

    4.4. Out of Scope:

        See above.

    4.5. Interfaces:

        --------------------------------------------------------------------
        Exported                    	Stability       Comments                
        --------------------------------------------------------------------
        SUNWpython-zope-interface       Uncommitted     Package name
	zope.interface			Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.adapter		Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.advice		Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.declarations	Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.document		Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.exceptions	Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.interface	Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.interfaces	Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.ro		Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.verify		Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.common		Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.common.idatetime	Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.common.interfacesUncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.common.mapping	Uncommitted	Python module
	zope.interface.common.sequence 	Uncommitted	Python module           
        
                                                                            
                                                                            
        --------------------------------------------------------------------
        Imported                    	Stability       Comments                
        --------------------------------------------------------------------  
        Python 2.4.x                	Contracted      PSARC 2005/532
                                    	External
        

    4.6. Doc Impact:

        Man page will be provided pointing to the on-line API documentation.

    4.7. Admin/Config Impact:

        None.

    4.8. HA Impact:

        None.

    4.9. I18N/L10N Impact:

        The JDS team and the G11N are working together to evaluation and
        provide I18N/L10N support.

    4.10. Packaging & Delivery:
    
        Adds new package, SUNWpython-zope-interface, approx 800K
        Package will go into SUNWCall, SUNWCXall and SUNWCprog clusters.

    4.11. Security Impact:

        None.

    4.12. Dependencies:

        The following versions of the imported interfaces are required:
        Python                  >= 2.4

5. Reference Documents:

    [1] Zope 3 Wiki http://wiki.zope.org/zope3/Zope3Wiki

    [2] README in /usr/lib/python2.4/vendor-packages/zope/interface/README.txt