>It sounds like your project is plenty successful where it is. True. However, because the vision for the project involves and would benefit both directly and indirectly several existing Apache projects, I feel it would be easier to collaborate if POI was a Jakarta project. The project will of course continue to succeed regardless of that.
>> it makes good "business sense" for Apache as a whole. >Luckily Apache isn't a business, it is a non-profit volunteer >organization. Excuse the phrasing I was attempting to be concise while getting the following point across: I see this project as potentially being of great benefit to both Jakarta developers and users. By "business sense" I mean to say that greater collaboration would make it possible for developers to select a Apache-based solution where they might presently have to use proprietary technologies. This could expand the user base for the projects I mentioned as well as some of the xml.apache.org projects. >I don't see any convincing reason to bring POI to Jakarta, unless I see >that >you have a Jakarta PMC member champion your cause. Stefano's >recommendation >to you isn't enough, he or someone else needs to be a committer and >interested in working and overseeing your project. I see. Thank you, for taking the time to consider the prospect and provide feedback. >Did you read: > > <http://jakarta.apache.org/site/newproject.html> > >-jon Yes I did. The guidelines lay out how to propose/approve a project, they do not seem to preclude proposing that members/commiters look at the project, comment and consider a possibly supporting a proposal. My apologies if I've gone about that the wrong way. What would you suggest is the more appropriate way to do so? -Andy -- www.sourceforge.net/projects/poi - port of Excel format to java The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -Ambassador Kosh -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
