Hello, That's great Christian , and I'm OK with it.
*“Something must be done. This is something. Therefore we must do it!”* * * Hopefully, waiting for more support from the community.* * * * * * regards, *Chand Priyankara* [image: Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/chand.priyankara> [image: LinkedIn] <http://lk.linkedin.com/in/chandpriyankara> [image: Blogger] <http://chandpriyankara.blogspot.com/> [image: Google Plus]<http://plus.google.com/104246340732624023499> |BSc(Eng) - Electrical & Information |(094) 773-361-566 |ch...@engineering.com |http://chandpriyankara.blogspot.com <http://www.iucnredlist.org/amazing-species>sent via internet On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@gmail.com>wrote: > [- log4j-user, +log4cxx-user] > > Hello Chand, > > thanks for your feedback! > > You made a few good points. Still, a project which is not maintained bug > patching its code base or creating releases is actually "end of life". > That said, the role "mentor" is restricted to active long-term > Apache-people (spoken easily). > > But it would be possible for you to join the developers team as committer. > In this case you would get direct write access to SVN. I, as mentor, would > assist you to understand all the rules of the Apache Software Foundation. > > That said, I count you as "initial committer" if we would go into the > incubator, right? > > Lets hope a few more people are interested, then we might have a chance to > go to incubation. > > Cheers > Christian > > > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 10:59 AM, chand priyankara > <ch...@engineering.com>wrote: > >> Hi Christian, >> >> Thanks for you work on log4cxx. >> What I mean is its better go towards Incubator, than Attic. >> Because, I still believe log4cxx is the primary logging framework for C++ >> related projects. >> The concern is, even though the number of C++ based [new]projects >> are less, still it is a good choice to move with. >> >> If we move this to Attic[Apache project has reached its end of life], >> even a new user will be hesitate to use this incredible tool. >> But still in Incubation, there is a possibility to increase the number of >> dev/user support, since newbies are looking Incubation projects than Attic >> projects. >> >> Personally, I use log4cxx for several C++ projects really confidence with >> it, and willing to use it in upcoming projects as well. >> So, I'll be there, in my best to support/develop/enhance log4cxx. >> >> I can support log4cxx with been as an Incubation mentor. >> >> >> >> >> regards, >> >> >> *Chand Priyankara* [image: >> Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/chand.priyankara> >> [image: LinkedIn] <http://lk.linkedin.com/in/chandpriyankara> [image: >> Blogger] <http://chandpriyankara.blogspot.com/> [image: Google >> Plus]<http://plus.google.com/104246340732624023499> >> >> |BSc(Eng) - Electrical & Information >> |(094) 773-361-566 >> |ch...@engineering.com >> |http://chandpriyankara.blogspot.com >> <http://www.iucnredlist.org/amazing-species>sent via internet >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Hello log4cxx users/devs, >>> >>> I wrote an E-Mail in february to consider log4cxx for the attic. >>> >>> The attic means the code is accessible, but no Apache committer is >>> actively maintaining it or releasing code. >>> >>> In february a couple of people shown their interest in the project. I >>> thought a while about it, considering to apply patches myself. But as >>> I have not much knowledge/interest in c++ it is really not the best >>> option. >>> >>> Another option came to my mind. I have not clarified it with others so >>> far, so i am not sure if this would work out. >>> >>> Anyway, at Apache we have the so-called Incubator. It is a place where >>> we build up communities, clarify legal things and so on. It is not so >>> easy to get new committers in an existing tlp, but it is more easy to >>> allow direct commit access to interested parties in the incubator. >>> >>> The log4cxx project would not be an "official" apache project, until >>> it is coming out of the incubator. This will be the case if the >>> community around log4cxx has proven a level of interest and long-term >>> commitment, if the community has learned what is "around Apache" and >>> how to create proper releases. >>> >>> If there are 3 people with an interest, I am willing to help with >>> incubation as mentor. >>> >>> But please, if you are considering to help and step up: do it only if >>> you *really* have an interest and a *really* willing to donate some of >>> your time. If you are in doubt if OS work at Apache is for you, >>> consider to clone log4cxx at github and work there for a while. >>> >>> I will give this e-mail a couple of days to develop; after this I will >>> either open a vote for the Attic or discuss the option of a new >>> incubation with a new development team. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Christian >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.grobmeier.de >>> https://www.timeandbill.de >>> >> >> > > > -- > http://www.grobmeier.de > https://www.timeandbill.de >
