So, do we count this as a +1 for Math to go TLP? On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 9:04 PM Ole Ersoy <ole.er...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I love the idea. I also think commons will get a lot more eye balls if it > gets all the repositories on github and enables the watch button as well as > github issues. > > Cheers, > Ole > > On 01/13/2016 07:24 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: > > I like having [math] in Commons. There are other multi-module projects in > > Commons, that's not an issue IMO, just good project design. > > > > My main worry is more on the overall health of Commons or perception that > > [math] is "leaving" Commons, the more eyeballs on Commons the better. > > > > Gary > > > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Phil Steitz <phil.ste...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> I would like to propose that we split [math] out into a top level > >> project at the ASF. This has been proposed before, and I have > >> always come down on the side of staying in Commons, but I am now > >> convinced that it is a good step for us to take for the following > >> reasons: > >> > >> 0) We have several committers who are really only interested in > >> [math], so being on the Commons PMC does not really make sense for them > >> 1) The code base has swollen in size to well beyond the "small sharp > >> tools" that make up the bulk of Commons > >> 2) We are probably at the point where we should consider splitting > >> [math] itself into separately released subcomponents (could be done > >> in Commons, but starts smelling a little Jakarta-ish when Commons > >> has components with subcomponents). > >> > >> The downsides are > >> a) [newPMC] loses Commons eyeballs / contributors who would not find > >> us otherwise > >> b) Migration / repackaging pain > >> c) Overhead of starting and managing a PMC > >> d) Other Commons components lose some eyeballs > >> > >> Personally, I think the benefits outweigh the downsides at this > >> point. New better tools and ASF processes have made b) and c) a > >> little less onerous. I don't think d) is really a big problem for > >> Commons, as those of us who work on other stuff here could continue > >> to do so. It is possible that a) actually works in the reverse > >> direction - i.e., we are easier to find as a TLP. > >> > >> What do others think about this? > >> > >> Phil > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >> > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >
