Can be re-picked up since M6 is released now. If you are still available Kristian, feel free ;-)
> Am 01.09.2026 um 08:34 schrieb Martin Wiesner <[email protected]>: > > Hi all, > > In general, I’m +1 for this move. However, I’m a bit hesitant towards doing > it "asap“-ish. > > As you might remember, we have a 3.x roadmap that tells us, M6 is to be > expected around Sept 18 - which is pretty soon. > Therefore, I’d like to process the upcoming 3.0.0-M6 in the classic > JIRA-driven approach. > After we climbed this load-bearing rung, we can hopefully convince INFRA to > make the switch for us. > Hopefully, the process of releasing a 3.0.0 (GA) is easier afterwards. > > I hope you understand my point and have some patience in sending this mail > /ticket to INFRA. > > Best > Martin > >> Am 30.08.2026 um 19:36 schrieb Richard Zowalla <[email protected]>: >> >> I am still +1 for It (similar to March). >> >> Let’s wait 72 if anyone objects with a reason otherwise we assume lazy >> consensus and proceed with the INFRA ticket. >> >> =========== >> >> INFRA >> >> After a discussion on our dev thread the OPENNLP project would like to >> proceed with the migration from Jira to GitHub Issues. >> >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/gk5rgsf19qrzq1732zo2d5mtg3lthj1t >> >> Please let us know if you need anything else or if a PMC member needs to >> comment on this issue too. >> >> Thanks, >> >> kristian >> >> =========== >> >> Cheers >> Richard >> >>> Am 30.08.2026 um 10:55 schrieb Kristian Rickert <[email protected]>: >>> >>> I'd love to proceed with this too and do it sooner rather than later. So >>> I'll offer up to create the INFRA ticket to start this procedure. >>> >>> Pending any objections here's what I'd send in the ticket: >>> >>> =========== >>> >>> INFRA - >>> >>> After a discussion on our dev thread the OPENNLP team would like to proceed >>> with the migration from Apache to github for issues. >>> >>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/gk5rgsf19qrzq1732zo2d5mtg3lthj1t >>> >>> Please let us know if you need anything else. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> kristian >>> >>> =========== >>> >>> Once created, A PMC member will reply that it is fine to do and than you >>> can just reference the thread in the ticket. >>> >>> Any objections? >>> >>> On 2026/03/28 09:45:10 Richard Zowalla wrote: >>>> HI all, >>>> >>>> Looks like we are in favor of doing so. >>>> Let’s wait until the current releases are out and completed and than I >>>> create an INFRA ticket referencing this thread, so they can do the >>>> migration and get things up. >>>> I think it would be nice to do it before having a 3.0.0 final :) >>>> >>>> Gruß >>>> Richard >>>> >>>>> Am 25.03.2026 um 16:39 schrieb Jeff Zemerick <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>> I am +1 on adopting GitHub Issues. I'm not aware of any significant >>>>> difficulties faced by the ASF projects that I have seen use it. I >>>>> think it would make issue tracking a lot easier. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Jeff >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 8:47 AM Martin Wiesner <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I’m also +1 for that "move“. >>>>>> Atl. Jira has it strengths, yet I agree it poses barriers to (new) >>>>>> contributors, as adds in extra complexity for the workflow of bringing >>>>>> in contributions. >>>>>> >>>>>> Given Richard’s experience with the actual migration steps and ASF’s >>>>>> support, I see no reasons why the project shouldn’t try Github as >>>>>> primary platform. >>>>>> I think, we could thus reach a much broader audience. >>>>>> >>>>>> @Richard: Do you think that should be done before a final 3.0.0 is out? >>>>>> >>>>>> Best >>>>>> Martin >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Am 25.03.2026 um 10:04 schrieb Atita Arora <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for putting this together so clearly, Richard. >>>>>>> I'm in favor of the move and the migration path being well-established >>>>>>> makes this a low-risk change. >>>>>>> The GitHub Discussions idea for the user list is interesting too. Worth >>>>>>> trying! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> +1 from me. >>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>> Atita >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 9:16 AM Richard Zowalla <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>> I'd like to start a discussion about migrating our issue tracker from >>>>>>>> Jira >>>>>>>> to GitHub Issues, as several other ASF projects have already done >>>>>>>> successfully (Maven, Storm, Arrow, Lucene, and others). >>>>>>>> The main benefits I see: >>>>>>>> Contributors no longer need to create a Jira account to file a bug or >>>>>>>> feature request, which alone can make a noticeable difference in >>>>>>>> participation. GitHub's "good first issue" labelling is widely used and >>>>>>>> well-known, making it easier to attract new contributors and widen our >>>>>>>> community. >>>>>>>> On top of that, enabling GitHub Discussions could replace our current >>>>>>>> user >>>>>>>> mailing list, which has been fairly quiet for a while. Mailing lists >>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>> showing their age as a communication channel, and many people today are >>>>>>>> simply more comfortable engaging in a web-based forum style. GitHub >>>>>>>> Discussions would meet users where they already are, potentially >>>>>>>> breathing >>>>>>>> new life into community interaction around OpenNLP. >>>>>>>> The migration path is well established: INFRA can migrate all existing >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> closed Jira issues automatically to GitHub, as has been done for Maven, >>>>>>>> Storm, Arrow, Lucene, and others, so we would not lose any history. >>>>>>>> Regarding ASF compliance: archiving requirements are fully covered, as >>>>>>>> everything can be mirrored to the appropriate mailing lists via >>>>>>>> .asf.yml >>>>>>>> One thing worth acknowledging: moving to GitHub Issues does mean >>>>>>>> leaving >>>>>>>> ASF-controlled infrastructure and depending on Microsoft. However, >>>>>>>> given >>>>>>>> that ASF is already planning to migrate Jira to Atlassian Cloud, we >>>>>>>> would >>>>>>>> be leaving ASF's own infra (for issue tracking) either way, so this >>>>>>>> concern >>>>>>>> seems largely moot. >>>>>>>> I'm not aware of any blockers, but I'd love to hear thoughts, >>>>>>>> concerns, or >>>>>>>> prior experiences and start a discussion on it. >>>>>>>> Gruß >>>>>>>> Richard >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >
