+1 -----Original Message----- From: Robbie Gemmell <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 6:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [VOTE] Archive/retire qpid-cpp, qpid-python, qpid-dispatch, qpid-jms-amqp-0.x
Hi folks, I think it is past time that we archived/retired some older components that are no longer being released / maintained, to make their status clearer, and allow tidying up the website accordingly. For the repositories this would be marking them archived/read-only like many other examples (e.g https://url.emailprotection.link/?bJV7uw-6uiyEfGQ3TIwkpF-ptPB--PxJcarkHr1qHA6CwuqadQ-IjUhYNa3Md5BMy4YAtzQwlYfxUfoRsFNkzzO9hi7_aKBdvVGPzkIaozbB5lpRhhK9uaKbc6YD3l9xn) from other projects. I have proceeded straight to vote on this rather than a pre-discussion and I am holding a combined vote, since I think the status for each of these is already well established by example and circumstance, though I have elaborated on the thinking below regardless should anyone need some detail. I propose that we archive/retire the components: qpid-cpp: https://url.emailprotection.link/?buEq4eyNl9NRYRhKUfm4VcG8LxTo2BVXhVTELg65hSHVkaE-VwZ1xUvrW7RVgh-aAs-fPrw8lLIEcuOXMT9_e4g~~ qpid-python: https://url.emailprotection.link/?buEq4eyNl9NRYRhKUfm4VcG8LxTo2BVXhVTELg65hSHXGK8pzdQX7S0dDsY5trh8wmbR2mFkjh4kMIA4TXmiwohkyZi3k9URJB77W4eBdpAWrPXcNMpbrYTKc63KN8LMZ qpid-dispatch: https://url.emailprotection.link/?bQhmvdU1bUl8o7i1crfUbkv34g1hqJHscxYrqTjoD7W9dhx8NUA42YzF4Ea-7mAUey0s-j4nR76FiizTXKw1ILVCW4ox9Hgj9onQWP3fk9hpcmOyOwpeGM8HDxDgHBzqQ qpid-jms-amqp-0-x: https://url.emailprotection.link/?b4j2AayhZkajNVRGu1yBTS70BDlZSCeDaK3DmJvJ6cYuut97Pr2-zAPhhZwIksGvIiuTOm233r_AD1bms7GH8JhjdJvJZb4NaOfQCWXsVKyu2YrNkhh6tlfhH0VkFI3GF Reasoning: qpid-cpp has not been released since October 2018. There have been some commits since but none released, and it hasnt been truly active for several years. It no longer compiles on modern systems, and relies on qpid-python for tools, itself no longer released and only available for Python 2.x. Though some work did start on modernizing both of those a few years ago, that was one person and has stalled since. There have been no commits in 3 years. The CI doenst work. qpid-python has not been released since November 2017. It supports AMQP 0-x versions, whilst the focus has been on AMQP 1.0 for over a decade, and Python related development has been mainly around qpid-proton for a similar timeframe. It was only released for Python 2.x. Some work was done a few years ago to update it for 3 but that also stalled a few years ago with the last commit. qpid-dispatch has not been released since March 2022, with even that somewhat a last-hurrah since the key developers had already announced they would all be refocusing their efforts on another project and so development of Dispatch would subsequently slow without other drivers. There has been no active development drive in the years since, with a small number of commits but none released, and many of those just related to fixing CI/build issues on newer systems in recent years. Those have also ceased, with no commits in 15 months and the CI hasnt worked for a similar timeframe. qpid-jms-amqp-0-x has not been released since May 2020. There have been no commits in 6 years. The CI doesnt work. The main focus has been on the AMQP 1.0 JMS client for over a decade. Please cast your vote. Thanks, Robbie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
