> 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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