Hi, On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 7:53 PM Craig L Russell <c...@apache.org> wrote:
> This is a formal vote to retire the Apache Pivot project. Please indicate > your preference: > > [X] +1 retire Pivot > As someone who joined the PMC to be an extra person that could vote on things, I find it sad that I am able to vote for this. I could not help move the code forward, so I feel that this is probably the right move. Gav... > [ ] +-0 don't care > [ ] -1 don't retire because... > > The forwarded message was sent over three months ago with no response: > > On 2023/07/20 17:22:34 Roger Whitcomb wrote: > > Hello, > > As anyone who has followed the Pivot project for any time will know, the > project has not gotten much, if any, involvement for a number of years now. > We are seriously behind the curve in keeping up with major changes such as > the permanent deprecation of the Applet class in Java, which renders even > the source code uncompilable with the latest JDKs. > > > > I have been undertaking efforts to make a “terminal” release (probably > version 2.1.0) of PIvot for some years now, but even these efforts have > stalled now that my $dayjob no longer involves Pivot (actually I’m retired > from the work world now). > > > > After many discussions with the ASF Board, and other members, we have > tentatively made the decision to move Pivot to the Attic …. AT SOME POINT. > The Board suggested that before we take a formal vote on that, we should > notify everyone involved of this impending decision. > > > > So, there you go. Here is your notice that the Apache Pivot project is > heading for the Apache Attic in the “near future”, so anyone using it > should make plans to stabilize your own projects, and/or move to an > alternative platform (likely either JavaFX or some Eclipse-based framework, > which are still being actively supported). > > > > It especially pains me personally to have to make this announcement, but > … such is life sometimes. > > > > Sincerely, > > Roger Whitcomb > > Apache Pivot PMC Chair > > ASF Member > > > > > -- *Gavin McDonald* Systems Administrator ASF Infrastructure Team
