+1
Scott
On Dec 20, 2003, at 10:00 AM, Ted Husted wrote:
+1 for Matthew Harthrone's post.
The board installed the Apache Commons with the charter "creation and maintenance of open-source software related to reusable libraries and components"
<http://apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2002/ board_minutes_2002_09_18.txt>
and it was later affirmed that the AC is language agnostic.
IMHO, if we want to be good Apache citizens, then we should embrace the AC community. Many of our products could be made available in other languages, expanding on the idea of common components.
Meanwhile, if more of us who joined the ASF through Jakarta are "rubbing elbows" with Apaches who entered through other projects, then there is a much better chance for Darwin to decide which aspects of the "Jakarta Way" and "Apache Way" should prevail.
The very best place to do that would be an Apache Commons, where we can all serve together on a PMC with a clear and common goal.
I would not oppose JC as a TLP, but in that case, we remain insular. If we join AC, then we take the first step toward creating a Unified Way.
-Ted.
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