I sent this proposal out about a week ago. Only got positive feedback from folks so going to take that as a thumbs up to start implementing it.
Thanks. Michael Glavassevich XML Parser Development IBM Toronto Lab E-mail: mrgla...@ca.ibm.com E-mail: mrgla...@apache.org Michael Glavassevich <mrgla...@ca.ibm.com> wrote on 11/14/2010 12:54:55 PM: > Hi all, > > With the XML project appearing to be slowly shutting down (Xindice > is now the only project left there) I think it's time we fully moved > XML Commons over to Xerces. In my opinion these changes are long overdue. > > Here's what I'm proposing: > > ================================== > > 1) Move the website to xerces.apache.org > > Proposing the new site address to be http://xerces.apache.org/xml-commons > and set up a permanent redirect to it for old links to http:// > xml.apache.org/commons > > 2) Move the download area to http://www.apache.org/dist/xerces > > Releases would be located under http://www.apache.org/dist/xerces/xml-commons > with a permanent redirect set up for links to the old one http:// > www.apache.org/dist/xml/commons > > 3) Move the 2 XML Commons mailing lists on to @xerces.apache.org > > commons-dev@xml.apache.org --> xml-commons-...@xerces.apache.org > commons-...@xml.apache.org --> merge into the existing > comm...@xerces.apache.org > > All of Xerces' other sub-projects share the same commits list. > Hoping this will improve oversight / awareness of activities in XML > Commons in the rest of the project. > > 4) Migrate XML Commons from Bugzilla to JIRA > > All of Xerces' other sub-projects track their issues in JIRA. > Occasionally issues are opened against XML Commons which should have > really gone to Xerces-J or Xalan. Right now we return these as > invalid and ask the reporter to reopen against the correct project > in JIRA. With this move we can transfer the issue to the right JIRA > project on their behalf. > > 5) Move XML Commons to Xerces SVN > > Proposing that we move this out from 'xml/commons' to 'xerces/xml- > commons' (with no change to the committer list). > > ================================== > > I believe that covers everything. If no one objects I'll start the > process of moving things over. > > Thanks. > > Michael Glavassevich > XML Parser Development > IBM Toronto Lab > E-mail: mrgla...@ca.ibm.com > E-mail: mrgla...@apache.org
