Hello folks, after taking a look on the project list at http://jakarta.apache.org/, I'd feel comfortable to see the HTTP Client among them. It sure wouldn't hurt it's visibility either.
I see two major points why it should not be promoted to top level status. The technical reason is the pendig API overhaul. We know it's going to change fundamentally, so I wouldn't like to lure new users to the current API. And the new one isn't even started yet. The organizational reason is Oleg's announcement last year that he's going to scale back his efforts after the API overhaul. I'm sure this will cause some disruption in the development and support process. Unless the committers feel strongly that they can handle the transition smoothly, I recommend to cook this project on the lower flame of Jakarta rather than on the top level. just my 0.02 â (Euro), Roland
