> On 6 Oct 2015, at 10:19, Sharples, Paul <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On 05/10/2015 19:11, Scott Wilson wrote:
>>> On 5 Oct 2015, at 18:11, Ross Gardler <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks Scott,
>>> 
>>> I recommend the board report for this month indicate that there is a 
>>> discussion thread underway (this one) and that we will vote and act before 
>>> the next reporting session.
>> Good call.
>> 
>>> That gives us a whole quarter to ensure this is the right thing for the 
>>> project.
>>> 
>>> For what it is worth I’m +0 on the proposal. There are more than three 
>>> active PMC members (from an oversight perspective), but it seems no 
>>> development is underway as you say. If there are users out there who want 
>>> to keep the project alive now is the time to step up.
>> I’ve been contacting developers who’ve been mentioning the project in recent 
>> events - not many, but there are a few, and it would be good to give them an 
>> opportunity to get involved. I’m happy to mentor anyone who wants to take an 
>> active role in steering the project.
> 
> I'm guessing that Scotts Idea to try to get new engagement into the project 
> is a good one, hopefully we can find some developers before we to decide to 
> move wookie into the attic or not.

Ankit and Rima should have just joined us on the list - maybe they can 
introduce themselves and say how they would see Wookie developing..?

>> 
>>> Ross
>>> 
>>> From: Scott Wilson [mailto:[email protected]]
>>> Sent: Monday, October 5, 2015 10:00 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Move Wookie to the Attic?
>>> 
>>> In our recent reports to the ASF Board we’ve raised the possibility of 
>>> Wookie moving to the Attic[1], given we haven’t been able to grow our 
>>> community over the past two years.
>>> 
>>> I think now is as good a time as any to make that decision, and so I’m 
>>> proposing we recommend that the Board moves Wookie to the Attic in our 
>>> report this month.
>>> 
>>> When a project moves to the Attic it means it is no longer being actively 
>>> developed at ASF; however the code remains available for anyone using it, 
>>> and if anyone wishes to take the code and make use of it outside of ASF 
>>> (e.g. creating a fork) they are very welcome to do so.
>>> 
>>> However, there will be no further official ASF releases unless the project 
>>> is “rebooted” by putting it back into the Incubator to build a new 
>>> community around it.
>>> 
>>> There is no urgency in this as we still have enough PMC members to vote on 
>>> releases, and none of us are actively withdrawing, so if anyone does object 
>>> to the idea of moving Wookie to the Attic please speak up. If anyone in the 
>>> community wants to take the project forwards that would be very welcome!
>>> 
>>> S
>>> 
>>> [1] http://attic.apache.org/
> 

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