Likewise I'd also like to participate and agree that this is the right direction for Karaf. Count me in.
Regards, Alex Karasulu On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 9:37 AM, David Jencks <[email protected]>wrote: > I'd like to be a part of this TLP. > > many thanks > david jencks > > On May 27, 2010, at 10:40 PM, Guillaume Nodet wrote: > > > It seems there is a consensus to move Karaf as a TLP, at least amongst > > people involved in Karaf (the other felix committers haven't really > > expressed any opinion). > > > > I think the next steps would be to draft a proposed resolution to the > board, > > which would include: > > * the project goal > > * the project PMC (including the chair) > > > > In order to create an open community from the start, I'd like to invite > > anyone with an Apache account willing to contribute to Karaf to raise > hands > > so that we can build this list. I don't think opening it wider for now > > would be wise, but I do thing we should have a very low entry bar for > > committership (but that can be discussed later). > > > > I'll try to come up with a proposal for Karaf's project goal asap, but > > anyone is welcome to give it a try and propose some wording. > > > > FWIW, it would like the following, we just need to fill the XXXX: > > > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best > > interests of the Foundation and consistent with the > > Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management > > Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of > > open-source software related to a machine learning platform > > for distribution at no charge to the public. > > > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management > > Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Karaf Project", > > be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the > > Foundation; and be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Karaf Project be and hereby is > > responsible for the creation and maintenance of software > > related to XXXXXXX; and be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Karaf" be > > and hereby is created, the person holding such office to > > serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair > > of the Apache Karaf Project, and to have primary responsibility > > for management of the projects within the scope of > > responsibility of the Apache Karaf Project; and be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and > > hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the > > Apache Karaf Project: > > > > * xxx <[email protected]>> > > * ... > > > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that XXXXX > > be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Karaf, to > > serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the > > Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until > > death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, > > or until a successor is appointed; and be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Karaf PMC be and hereby is > > tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to > > encourage open development and increased participation in the > > Apache Mahout Project; and be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Karaf Project be and hereby > > is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache > > Felix Karaf sub-project; and be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache > > Felix Karaf sub-project encumbered upon the > > Apache Felix Project are hereafter discharged. > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:20, Guillaume Nodet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Karaf has been brought into the Felix TLP nearly one year ago. > >> Things have not been too bad, but I still see the karaf community as > >> being very disjoint from the other felix community, as it looks that > none > >> of the existing felix committers did really get involved in Karaf. I > >> really > >> don't blame anyone, i think it's just that the interest are not the same > >> (not sure > >> where they actually diverge though). > >> I don't really see what benefit Karaf would have in continuing being > part > >> of Felix, so > >> I'd like to open the discussion about moving it to a TLP. > >> > >> -- > >> Cheers, > >> Guillaume Nodet > >> ------------------------ > >> Blog: http://gnodet.blogspot.com/ > >> ------------------------ > >> Open Source SOA > >> http://fusesource.com > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Guillaume Nodet > > ------------------------ > > Blog: http://gnodet.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------ > > Open Source SOA > > http://fusesource.com > > -- Alex Karasulu My Blog :: http://www.jroller.com/akarasulu/ Apache Directory Server :: http://directory.apache.org Apache MINA :: http://mina.apache.org To set up a meeting with me: http://tungle.me/AlexKarasulu
