I assume that Phil Steitz sent this message to dev@ after failing to get any response by sending to private@.
Do we still have _any_ active PMC members to actually get a report in? Do we have _three_ active PMC members left? If not, it's time to start an orderly progression towards the Attic. We don't want to just dump a codebase on them (much as I'm sure it happens). Moving to the Attic would be a shame, because there are really good ideas in Stanbol, ideas that could have a future. Some of the components might be able to find other homes for a new life, but not without active PMC/committer work. I certainly don't pretend to understand the complex module architecture well enough to excise individual components or rearchitect towards a simpler modularization. ajs6f ; Jena PMC > On Nov 16, 2017, at 12:04 PM, Phil Steitz <pste...@apache.org> wrote: > > Dear Stanbol community, > > In the governance model at the ASF the board delegates responsibility for > managing projects to PMCs. To enable the board to provide oversight across the > foundation, PMCs are tasked with providing the board with a quarterly > report on the health of the project. The board has noticed that the reports > for Stanbol have been missed for a number of months. > > The reports to the board are normally written by the PMC chair but all PMC > members have an individual responsibility to ensure that a report is > submitted. If the PMC chair is not available then any PMC member can submit > the report. If you need help with this process, please reach out to > bo...@apache.org > > Please ensure that a report for Stanbol is submitted to the board for the > next meeting. > > If the PMC chair is not going to be available for an extended period of time > it may make sense to rotate the PMC chair. Rotating the PMC chair does not > mean the current chair has failed. People's situations and interests change, > and rotation is good as it allows more people to become familiar with that > role. Again, if assistance is required with this process, please feel free to > reach out to bo...@apache.org > > As projects mature, they will naturally reach a point where activity reduces > to a level that the project is no longer sustainable. At Apache, projects > reach this stage when there are no longer 3 active PMC members providing > oversight. Projects that reach this stage are placed in the attic[1]. If > Stanbol has reached this point, please reach out to the Attic project to > arrange transfer. On the other hand, if your project is mostly dormant but > still has at least three active PMC members it can stay in that state for as > long as needed. If your project is in such a state, please mention that in > your report and verify the PMC's state at regular intervals. > > Finally, if you have any questions please feel free to reach out to > bo...@apache.org. > > Thanks, > The ASF Board > > [1] (http://attic.apache.org/
