I'm in favor of _archiving_ Axis1/C++ and Axis2/C. By archiving I mean doing the same as we did with inactive projects in Apache Web Services, i.e. moving them to an archive area inside the PMC's SVN tree. I think that's much easier than moving them to the Attic PMC.
Regarding the Axis(/Java) 1.x branch, getting it ready for a release will require some work and that is not going to happen in the near future. However, I think that keeping the branch alive is useful for our users. The fact is that the original Axis 1.4 source distribution is no longer buildable because of problems with modern JDKs and unit tests that call external Web services that have been shut down long ago. On the other hand, the code in the branch has been refactored to use Maven, the unit tests with external (runtime) dependencies have been fixed and the code is currently buildable. There is clear evidence that users make use of that branch. Two recent examples: AXIS-2442 (a user who checked out the Axis 1.x branch and then cherry picked a patch from another abandoned branch) and [1] (a pull request created using the Github mirror for that branch). I think that as long as somebody (me) finds the time to keep that branch buildable and there are users who use it to solve issues, there is no reason to shut it down. Andreas [1] https://github.com/apache/axis1-java/pull/1 On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 3:26 AM, Sagara Gunathunga <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 7:47 AM, Deepal jayasinghe <[email protected]> wrote: > >> All, >> >> Seems like we do not have enough activities going on Axis2/c and Axis1 >> project, and no clear plans for future release or bug fixes. Unless someone >> wants to come forward to keep the projects active I would consider moving >> them to Attic. >> >> What do you think ? >> > > +1 to move Axis2/c into Attic. > > Sometimes back I have seen Andreas was doing some improvements on Axis1 > but not sure whether we are in a position to release it, > otherwise I'm ok to move Axis1 also into Attic. > > Thanks ! > >> >> Based on the outcome, I will start a vote. >> >> Deepal >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> > > > -- > Sagara Gunathunga > > Blog - http://ssagara.blogspot.com > Web - http://people.apache.org/~sagara/ > LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssagara --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
