Hello everyone, The River PMC was rebooted to include
- Roy T. Fielding (temporary chair) - Dan Rollo - Patricia Shanahan - Bryan Thompson and our first decision was an invitation to the PMC for - Dennis Reedy (added to the PMC on 2021-04-30) followed by a second decision to grant commit access to four new contributors: - Jeremy R. Easton-Marks - Norman Kabir - Phillip Rhodes - Michael Sobolewski Congratulations to Dennis and all of our new contributors! They should all have accounts now and privileges to commit. (If not, let me know of any access issues -- I may have missed a spot, like in jira, where I haven't checked). So, now comes the hard part. We have to do something to get River over a hill and running again. There are three immediate needs that I know about: 1) Migrate "https://river.apache.org/"; to a different site generator (it is currently using the old ASF CMS, which is ending service soon) and update the associated content. 2) Move version control to git 3) Make a release You probably know of more. Don't be shy, just add to the list or send a link if it is already in the JIRA issues. Please, don't wait for someone else to lead an effort. This is your project. Let's work together as much as possible, but don't be afraid to start moving! Just let us all know (here) when you decide to take on a big task and assume everyone agrees unless they tell you otherwise. Feel free to do the work even if someone disagrees, assuming it can be done on a branch without impacting others. Like all Apache projects, we will depend upon open and honest opinions for making decisions. In the rare cases when people actually disagree, we will try to work out our differences or vote upon a direction. We are all volunteers, so work on what you want to work on, help each other whenever possible, and return the favor when you can. My job, as chair, is to facilitate the making of decisions and removal of external obstacles to a release (i.e., communicating with the board, pressing buttons on infrastructure, etc.). I am not here to lead the group, nor to make technical decisions for the products! Eventually, I will ask one of you to take over the role of chair, once the group is making decisions on its own. Cheers, ....Roy
