Idiotic question from complete Apache newbie: is the proposal that
Apache should start hosting specs but would still host projects
implementing foreign specs, or that Apache should stop hosting projects
implementing non-Apache specs?

On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 08:34 +0100, James Strachan wrote:
> On 8/13/06, Noel J. Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Carl Trieloff wrote:
> >
> > > -> Is Apache in the business of writing and publishing specifications? <-
> >
> > > As long as Apache is not in the business of also creating
> > > specifications, there will be by definition some separation
> > > between code and spec processes, and I would like to work
> > > with the ASF to try improve this.
> >
> > Wait ... why can't a specification be a releasable, just like a codebase?  
> > The only issue, as I see it, would be enforcement of compliance.  And Roy 
> > even put forward a proposed license amendment for such things.
> >
> > As you saying that if the ASF would host the specification, that you and 
> > the rest of the AMQP IP holders would be willing to contribute and manage 
> > the specification here under ASF practices?
> >
> > I would be in favor of such an approach.  Honestly, I would vastly prefer 
> > to have Open Specifications managed under ASF processes than under the JCP, 
> > OASIS, etc.
> 
> +1
> 


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