On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 15:30, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) <chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > Hi Guys, > >>> [...] >>> So yes, development activity is low. >>> >>> OTOH patches get applied and releases are made if there is anything to >>> fix. I'm sure we could have gotten more people to vote if it had been >>> necessary on the last release, it just wasn't necessary so people >>> preferred to work on other things rather than checking releases. >> >> Right. it is being properly managed. >> >> Just like the Apache Tcl TLP. And Apache Excalibur. And Apache Perl. >> ... could probably find a few more low-activity TLPs, but I believe >> you see my point. It isn't about activity either. It is about whether >> you have eyeballs on the community and the codebase. > > Right. And if RAT is thinking about taking the next out of the Incubator > (i.e., graduation there are only 2 options): > > * graduate into a TLP > * graduate into a sub-project of another TLP > > IMHO, graduation by its nature means that the community/project are capable > of self-governance and trained in "the Apache way". I think RAT fits that > bill. My concerns about RAT being a sub project of Apache Foo is that we add > more sub-projects to Apache Foo. Though by itself this doesn't indicate > "umbrella", I've seen a movement towards establishing TLPs so that those > doing the work can sit on the PMC, have binding votes on releases, etc. > Adding RAT to Apache Foo may lead to Apache Foo PMC members holding the > binding votes, which I'm not sure is a) good, or b) something that > elucidates self-governance.
Exactly why I've been advocating graduation to its own TLP, despite its "size" or "activity". Cheers, -g --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
