The sandbox is available to any apache committer - but only to apache committers.
So if an existing apache project is factoring out some code into a module that other projects can take advantage of then the sandbox is a good place for that; the existing committers on that project can all work in the sandbox then promote the result to commons proper when it's stable. In fact, this scenario is one of the main reasons commons and the sandbox were created AFAIK. When working on an experimental refactoring/rewrite of an existing commons project, the sandbox might be appropriate too - though now we are using subversion with branch management than CVS a branch of the base project might be a better choice. When starting a project where 3 or more apache committers are already interested in being involved, the sandbox may also be a reasonable place to do it. But if a project is being started where the initial development community contains non-apache members, or a project which hopes to draw contributors from outside Apache, then I think the sandbox is an awkward place to work as those new contributors can't be granted commit access. Somewhere external is probably a better choice. If the project is successful it could then be brought back to apache if the development team want that later. Of course in the latter case things are much easier if the APL is used for the code. Regards, Simon On Thu, 2005-08-04 at 22:21 -0400, James Carman wrote: > Well, I went ahead and started the project over at java.net, but we can move > it later if need be. It's a dependency injection framework called > "syringe." The project uses the Apache License, Version 2.0. It's still > "pending approval" at java.net, so you guys won't be able to see anything > yet. It should be approved soon though. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 7:43 PM > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > Subject: Re: Project Proposal? > > Brett Porter wrote: > > http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/charter.html > > > > As far as I understand, as a Jakarta committer, you are entitled to just > > start something in the sandbox - however I guess you are much more > > likely to have the component succeed if you gather up some people who > > want to work on it in advance. > > True. Also, its often good to open an email discussion, or a more formal > proposal document (as found in each commons project) to hone your idea. > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
