Then I will just ask the committers to help choose an implementation. I'll send out a separate thread.
On Dec 10, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> wrote: > As an Apache project, we are called upon to make our decisions (*) by > an open, public, consensus process. Choosing a logging back end is no > different. > > Ideally, then, the community would reach a consensus. 'The Community' > is not defined by any sharp boundary, but it includes at least all the > committers. > > Given that this is a matter of taste, it is possible that everyone > might agree that a simple majority vote amongst options would be less > stressful than an attempt to send email until we all agree on an > option. Of course, all decisions are matters of taste at some level, > but this one strikes me as having a particularly strong flavor of > 'chacun รก son gout.' > > If the community decides that the right solution is an EPL-licensed > component, then there's an additional step. The Maven PMC has adopted > a policy that EPL dependencies require a PMC vote. > > However, if the PMC were presented with an up-or-down vote to add an > EPL logging component which was the clear choice of the entire > community, I would be stunned if the PMC voted 'no'. So, as I see it, > the important decision is the open community decision. > > > > > > > > > (*) except for a very few exceptions involving people. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > Thanks, Jason ---------------------------------------------------------- Jason van Zyl Founder & CTO, Sonatype Founder, Apache Maven http://twitter.com/jvanzyl --------------------------------------------------------- the course of true love never did run smooth ... -- Shakespeare
