On Sun, 2007-09-16 at 09:39 +0200, Roland Weber wrote: > Hi Oleg, all, > > > Let's face it: we are on our own. > > > Yes, we are. > > > So, I suggest the following course of actions > > > > (1) Revert to our original proposal and plan > > I've thought about that, and my view is a bit more pessimistic > than a few weeks ago. Maybe because I am no longer fired up > about the web site confusion. Or because I don't have as much > time to put into it. > > > (2) State that Slide are welcome to join at any point they feel > > interested and ready. > > (3) Send a message to WebService General list and invite those > > interested in overseeing the project join the PMC > > We'll be able to scrape together a PMC with enough people > to vote on releases and stuff. But there's still something > I consider a fundamental flaw in the composition of our > community. While we have attracted several contributers > for patches, and I am very grateful for Sebastian reviewing > the release packages, there are still only two developers > _pushing_ this project forward. And more often than not, > we're pushing in different directions. It's not healthy. >
Roland I am convinced it is important there are different and moreover at times conflicting opinions. I am also convinced disagreements are healthy if they lead to a compromise. > Jakarta, the umbrella, has become very silent recently. > We might be better off just laying still for some more > months, getting HttpClient to beta and hoping to attract > more contributors with that. Yes I know... not likely. > > Saying that, I did put my name on the original proposal > and will stick to that. It's just that I will be busy > with my lectures again for the rest of the year, and > have some other reasons forcing me to restrict my computer > time as well. I won't be able to help as much as I had > hoped two months ago. > > > (4) Decide on who assumed the role of the Chair. This one is going to be > > a tough one. > > full ack. > > > (5) Put the proposal on vote in October. > > > See above. How about May or June 2008? > I have no problem doing all that tedious and non-glorious leg work but I do not want to be seen as the only person pushing this idea. So, let's wait. Cheers Oleg > cheers, > Roland > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
