I have been examining the arguments for a java-only commons TLP. I am decidely +0 on the whole business, as I don't believe that there are any concrete benefits beyond some hand-wavey type of intangible "good feel" that will be magically bestowed on Jakarta commons if it takes that step. I am still a little baffled as to how people could have argued that Apache commons == Jakarta commons, when Jakarta commons is currently a sub-project of a sub-project of the Apache foundation? It just doesn't make any sense to me.
Henri Yandell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Time for me to eat my words. Ritual disemboweling etc. > > I was too eager to view a statement that "a subproject could brand > itself as Apache Xxx providing there is no clash" (not an actual > quote, just highlighting the statement) as meaning Commons could goto > Apache Commons. > > I took a question to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list of whether it was true > that Jakarta Commons could move to commons.apache.org, and whether it > would be required to accept common libraries in other languages. > > Seems that there is thought that a) the dead commons.apache.org might > still be a clash and b) that commons.apache.org should be language > independent, so although there are no categorical rulings that we > can't have a+b, they're not answers that we can take for granted > either in thinking on TLP-ness. > > So, many apologies for misleading things. I think some good has come > of it in that it's pretty apparant that given the following two > assurances: > > a) Jakarta Commons can move to commons.apache.org > b) Jakarta Commons can remain Java focused > > there is a lot of support for Commons as a TLP, but without these two > assurances there is not a lot. > > For the record, I'm +1 on Stephen/Phil's point of view that a > Java-only commons TLP is a +1, but otherwise it's a -1. > > Hen > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ Sign up for eircom broadband now and get a free two month trial.* Phone 1850 73 00 73 or visit http://home.eircom.net/broadbandoffer --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
