I'm really hoping there are enough PMC members to keep Stanbol active. I'm personally very interested in getting more involved, although I don't know enough to be a PMC candidate anytime terribly soon. I'd like to get there eventually though. :-)
Phil This message optimized for indexing by NSA PRISM On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 9:51 AM, ajs6f <aj...@apache.org> wrote: > 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/ >
