Hi folks, progress with Grails is going well. There are some snapshots that folks can try.
As per the last para in my previous email, some other projects are considering coming on board. Expect a proposal for Geb shortly. Paul. On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 10:25 PM Paul King <pa...@asert.com.au> wrote: > > Hi folks, just an update. > > The Grails team has been making great progress on getting Grails 7 ready, > e.g.: > > * An update after the recent Spring security plugin migration: > https://youtu.be/UsJk2iNOGMY > > * A little more status info: > https://github.com/orgs/grails/projects/3/views/2 > > Grails 7 is the version that is planned to come to the ASF. Much of > the finishing up part of Grails 7 could happen after "arriving" at the > ASF but Grails is large with many repos/plugins including numerous > legacy ones and arriving at the ASF with a leaner footprint will make > onboarding easier. So I expect that we'll see things happening shortly > and we'll need to have further discussions with a concrete proposal > and ultimately vote on Grails entering the ASF. > > Separate to Grails, a couple of other projects are considering joining > us. I'll keep folks updated when things are ready for > discussion/voting. > > Cheers, Paul. > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 3:09 PM Paul King <pa...@asert.com.au> wrote: > > > > Hi folks, > > > > The Grails project is wanting to enter the ASF. They have two paths. > > They can enter in the normal way via the Incubator. Alternatively, the > > Groovy project can sponsor their incubation. > > > > If you do/don't support the Grails project joining the ASF, let us > > know. If you favor either of the two paths, let us know. > > > > Personally, I am in favor of them joining and believe having the > > Groovy project sponsor their incubation makes a lot of sense. > > > > In terms of process, the Incubator has a standard template they use > > for project proposals. I have proposed to the Grails project that they > > fill out that template regardless of which path they take. [Shout if > > you want to help with that goal.] > > > > Once the project proposal is ready, there is typically a [DISCUSS] > > thread for initial discussions and perhaps revisions to the proposal, > > then a [VOTE] thread. Those threads would appear on the Incubator or > > Groovy mailing lists, and would be voted on by the Incubator PMC or > > the Groovy PMC depending on which path was taken. Regardless of which > > path, I think the goal is for Grails to become its own top-level > > project (and it would in due course get its own PMC). A less likely > > but possible other outcome is that Grails becomes a subproject of > > Groovy (and we'd share a PMC). > > > > This email is mostly just a heads-up and a chance for folks to give > > preliminary feedback or become involved. I expect more discussions > > when the [DISCUSS] thread is sent. > > > > Cheers, Paul.
