Thank you for the discussion. I will submit the report with the suggested additions.
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mike Beckerle <mbecke...@apache.org> Date: Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Daffodil Board Report due by Wed Jun 12th - Initial Reminder To: <dev@daffodil.apache.org> Our reports are one-month off from quarterly. Feb-Mar-Apr is the 3 month span we're reporting on. But... I think we can say 3.8.0 and the VSCode extension 1.4.0 are in preparation. On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 9:06 AM Steve Lawrence <slawre...@apache.org> wrote: > > +1, > > Only suggestion is it feels likely that 3.8.0 will be release this month so > 2Q2024 > > On 2024-06-03 09:32 AM, Mike Beckerle wrote: > > Our board report is due no later than next Wed. > > > > Here's a draft that I created as an evolution of our prior quarterly > > report. > > > > Please comment or suggest added points. > > > > Specifically I'd like to update the status about the VSCode extension work, > > which frankly I have been too busy to keep track of. Is the roadmap still > > current and > > relevant? > > > > Here's is the draft report: > > > > ## Description: > > The mission of Apache Daffodil is the creation and maintenance of software > > related to an implementation of the Data Format Description Language (DFDL) > > used to convert between fixed format data and more readily processed forms > > such > > as XML or JSON > > > > ## Project Status: > > Current project status: The project is healthy based on ongoing activity and > > releases. > > > > The DFDL Standard is now ISO/IEC 23415, and is available from ISO and > > national-standards web-sites worldwide. It also remains an open-standard > > available from its existing source at the Open Grid Forum. > > > > Daffodil 3.7.0 was released on 2024-04-10. Daffodil 3.8.0 is underway and > > will be released in 3Q2024. > > > > The next release of the VSCode extension for Daffodil, which will be v1.4.0 > > has slipped out of 2Q2024, but is still an active goal. > > > > Issues for the board: none. > > > > ## Membership Data: > > Apache Daffodil was founded 2021-02-16 (3 years ago) There are currently 20 > > committers and 19 PMC members in this project. The Committer-to-PMC ratio is > > roughly 1:1. > > > > Community changes, past quarter: > > - Peter Katlic was added to the PMC on 2024-03-17 > > - Peter Katlic was added as committer on 2024-03-17 > > > > John Interrante is retiring from his job at GE, and we congratulate him on > > his > > lifetime achievement. We expect him to be less active on Daffodil going > > forward, but he will remain a PMC member on the project and we hope to > > continue to receive his valued guidance. > > > > ## Project Activity: > > Collaboration on the Drill connector to Daffodil has resumed and is close to > > an initial release. The features in Daffodil 3.7.0 appear to enable the > > completion of this work. > > > > The level of activity on the project as a whole is robust. > > > > ## Community Health: > > Activity level is acceptable and our metrics reflect that, but overall there > > is good participation. > > >
