Hi all, vote results should be: 3 +1 binding vote for the retire. But as Roger said "not before doing a 2.1.0 release, which I have initiated on a separate thread"; we are still working on it (I'm still waiting for some feedback/info from Roger) ...
Hope all is good. Regards, Sandro Il giorno mar 20 feb 2024 alle ore 08:47 Willem Ning Jiang < ningji...@apache.org> ha scritto: > > I'm sorry for the sunset of the project. > Do we have the conclusion for this vote? > > > Willem > > On 2023/10/28 17:53:43 Craig L Russell wrote: > > This is a formal vote to retire the Apache Pivot project. Please > indicate your preference: > > > > [ ] +1 retire Pivot > > [ ] +-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 > > > > > > > > >
