Alex, Dave is already a PMC member. We could invite Dan and Timothy. Should the invitation as easy as modification of the authorization file and sending a message to the board, because we forgot to invite them to the PMC when we import AsyncWeb?
PS: Of course we need to add them to the committer if they are not, although I guess all they are already. Trustin On Jan 22, 2008 4:36 AM, Alex Karasulu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually I think as with FTPServer the people on the Asyncweb project should > also be on the PMC to have binding votes. Or else they cannot vote to > release etc. > > Alex > > > On Jan 21, 2008 2:33 PM, Emmanuel Lecharny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Timothy ! > > > > > Timothy Bennett wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 21, 2008 1:07 AM, Trustin Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> And, I personally think providing the codecs for essential protocols > > >> such as HTTP, FTP and SMTP as a part of the main MINA distribution > > >> makes a developer's life much easier when what he wants is just a > > >> minimal client / server. That's what I've been talking in ApacheCons > > >> and you can see that clearly in my slide files, which were uploaded in > > >> the official site since 2005. It's interesting that nobody argued > > >> about the road map I proposed since then. Actually we got some > > >> positive feed back related with the HTTP codec from users due to this > > >> decision. > > >> > > > > > > > > > That's all well and good, but I doubt anyone understood that the method > > > utilized would be to lobotomize and existing project in order to grow > > the > > > core codecs. As an original and core committer of the AsyncWeb project > > over > > > at Safehaus, when I was asked to give permission for the code to be > > donated > > > to the Apache Mina project, the impression was *not* that it was going > > to be > > > gutted and absorbed into the Mina core. My impression was that Mina > > was > > > going to host AsyncWeb until we gained enough momentum to enter the > > > incubator of our own accord. In fact, the Directory-Mina model was > > > specifically noted as an example. > > > > > I think this is still the way it should go. And as the project is > > already in MINA, it won't be necessary to go through incubation to > > become a TLP (or a subproject). > > > I'm not arguing that Mina doesn't need a HTTP codec in its core, but I > > > certainly don't agree that codec should be an absorption of the AsyncWeb > > > codebase. I believe the AsyncWeb project has a lot of potential as a > > > separate project on its own, and I've very exciting that it is finally > > in > > > ASF where we can start to build a thriving community around it. > > > > > The clock is ticking ;) Let's build this community now ! > > > I know my vote doesn't count for anything in the Mina project, > > Not true. Even if there are some binding votes and some unbinding votes, > > what is important is what people are bringing on the table, much more > > that the vote. So your vote is important to us. > > > > Remember that we try to reach concensus, and we often succeed in doing > > so. In this case, your -1 is not just a lonely shout in the outer space ;) > > > > Thanks a lot for AsyncWeb, btw ! > > > > -- > > -- > > cordialement, regards, > > Emmanuel Lécharny > > www.iktek.com > > directory.apache.org > > > > > > > -- what we call human nature is actually human habit -- http://gleamynode.net/ -- PGP Key ID: 0x0255ECA6
