Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread ant elder
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Jukka Zitting jukka.zitt...@gmail.com wrote: Projects like PDFBox or River are living examples of how active mentoring can turn around the fortunes of a project. I'm sure the mentoring was ace but a large amount of why River turned around was down to its

[VOTE] Park Kato

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
Kato implements a specification. Work on this specification is currently suspended and its future is unknown. IMHO Kato was healthy and progressing towards eventual graduation before this external problem stopped work. Creating, reading and review reports for podlings in this unusual situation is

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread ant elder
I don't know about if they could keep their name but from recent discussions elsewhere I expect they would not be able to continue using things like org.apache package names which rules out maintenance of past releases, small poddlings by definition have limited resources, so would struggle with

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread ant elder
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: +1 Excessive snippage violation. Voting to terminate a

Re: [VOTE] Park Kato

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
snip On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: --8- [X] +1 Park Kato [ ] +0 [ ] -0 [ ] -1 Do not park Kato

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 8:54 AM, ant elder antel...@apache.org wrote: I don't know about if they could keep their name but from recent discussions elsewhere I expect they would not be able to continue using things like org.apache package names which rules out maintenance of past releases,

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread ant elder
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 8:43 AM, ant elder ant.el...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Jukka Zitting jukka.zitt...@gmail.com wrote: Projects like PDFBox or River are living examples of how active mentoring can turn around the fortunes of a project. I'm sure the mentoring

Re: [VOTE] Park Kato

2012-01-16 Thread Ross Gardler
-1 The IPMC is currently discussing how to handle these situations.We have not come to an agreement yet and so this seems premature at best. Furthermore, there is currently no definition of parking. I have no interest in voting on something that is not well defined. Secondly, and more

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Ross Gardler
On 16 January 2012 09:05, ant elder ant.el...@gmail.com wrote: ... ActiveMQ, Cassandra, CXF, Felix, Harmony Are people seriously suggesting that the ASF would be better off had we terminated those poddlings just because some time period of incubation had passed? Can we please stop with

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 15 January 2012 20:55, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: +1 Voting to terminate a project through lack of

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread ant elder
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 16 January 2012 09:05, ant elder ant.el...@gmail.com wrote: ... ActiveMQ, Cassandra, CXF, Felix, Harmony Are people seriously suggesting that the ASF would be better off had we terminated those poddlings

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: snip Can we please stop with the alarmist statements and silly votes. This is Apache. Apache runs through VOTEs. No VOTE is silly. Robert - To

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Ross Gardler
On 16 January 2012 09:16, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 15 January 2012 20:55, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Sam Ruby

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:23 AM, ant elder antel...@apache.org wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 16 January 2012 09:05, ant elder ant.el...@gmail.com wrote: ... ActiveMQ, Cassandra, CXF, Felix, Harmony Are people seriously suggesting

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Ross Gardler
On 16 January 2012 09:27, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: snip Can we please stop with the alarmist statements and silly votes. This is Apache. Apache runs through VOTEs. No VOTE is

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Ross Gardler
On 16 January 2012 09:31, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:23 AM, ant elder antel...@apache.org wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 16 January 2012 09:05, ant elder ant.el...@gmail.com

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 16 January 2012 09:16, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 15 January 2012 20:55, Robert Burrell Donkin

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 16 January 2012 09:31, Robert Burrell Donkin snip The right way to discipline Mentors is to remove them from the IPMC. I've started a thread on private. Threatening to terminate their podlings just muddies the

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Sam Ruby
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 3:59 AM, ant elder ant.el...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Sam Ruby

Re: [VOTE] Park Kato

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: -1 The IPMC is currently discussing how to handle these situations. The IPMC has descended quickly in a long series of threads heavy on personal abuse and light on constructive proposals. You call this

Re: [VOTE] Park Kato

2012-01-16 Thread Sam Ruby
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:15 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: The IPMC strongly and clearly expressed the opinion that the Kato Mentors needs to be more active or face termination. This is the solution I favour personally. Incorrect. Some members of the IPMC

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread ant elder
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 16 January 2012 09:31, Robert Burrell Donkin snip The right way to discipline Mentors is to remove them from the

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:43 AM, ant elder ant.el...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Jukka Zitting jukka.zitt...@gmail.com wrote: Projects like PDFBox or River are living examples of how active mentoring can turn around the fortunes of a project. I'm sure the

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: snip. 20 Jul 2011:  ensure that long running incubating projects actually have a plausible  plan to graduate Thanks - I see now that the pressure for Mentors to active against their best judgment of the interests of

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Sam Ruby
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:46 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: snip. 20 Jul 2011:  ensure that long running incubating projects actually have a plausible  plan to graduate Thanks - I see

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Sam Ruby
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:51 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: Terminating projects with active communities is the area of active dispute Stop the drama and misrepresentation. - Sam Ruby - To

Improved Reporting [WAS Re: [VOTE] Park Kato]

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net w. snip I would like to call on everybody to snip focus on ensuring that reports submitted are timely and contain all of the relevant information. ATM the reports remind me of a poorly edited and reviewed reincarnation of

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Ross Gardler
On 16 January 2012 11:51, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: ... Terminating projects with active communities is the area of active dispute Can you please provide a link to a message in the archive that states that a project with an active community should be

Re: Improved Reporting [WAS Re: [VOTE] Park Kato]

2012-01-16 Thread Ross Gardler
On 16 January 2012 11:56, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net w. snip I would like to call on everybody to snip  focus on ensuring that reports submitted are timely and contain all of the relevant

Re: Improved Reporting [WAS Re: [VOTE] Park Kato]

2012-01-16 Thread Sam Ruby
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net w. snip I would like to call on everybody to snip  focus on ensuring that reports submitted are timely and contain all of the

Re: Kato status (Was: Actively retiring projects)

2012-01-16 Thread ant elder
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Jukka Zitting jukka.zitt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, There seems to be some people assuming that the IPMC wants to terminate the Kato podling. Looking back I wonder if my original status review was the source of this: On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Jukka

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Apache ODF Toolkit(Incubating) 0.5-incubating Release

2012-01-16 Thread Devin Han
Hi all, The Apache ODF Toolkit(Incubating) team is pleased to announce the release of 0.5-incubating. This is our first Apache release. The Apache ODF Toolkit is a set of Java modules that allow programmatic creation, scanning and manipulation of Open Document Format (ISO/IEC 26300 == ODF)

Re: Kato status (Was: Actively retiring projects)

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Jukka Zitting jukka.zitt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, There seems to be some people assuming that the IPMC wants to terminate the Kato podling. Looking back I wonder if my original status review was the source of this: :-) On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Jukka

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 16 January 2012 11:51, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: ... Terminating projects with active communities is the area of active dispute Can you please provide a link to a message in

Re: [VOTE] Park Kato

2012-01-16 Thread David Crossley
Sam Ruby wrote: Robert Burrell Donkin wrote: The IPMC strongly and clearly expressed the opinion that the Kato Mentors needs to be more active or face termination. This is the solution I favour personally. Incorrect. Some members of the IPMC (including myself) have strongly and

Recent committers added to podlings were not added to incubator group

2012-01-16 Thread sebb
Entries in podling bloodhound not in incubator group: gmj,hwright Entries in podling giraph not in incubator group: ssc Entries in podling gora not in incubator group: ferdy Command to update incubator group: modify_unix_group.pl incubator -add=ferdy,gmj,hwright,ssc Please ensure when adding

[RT] Community over policy, and similar thoughts

2012-01-16 Thread Leo Simons
Hey folks, I started writing this e-mail in November or so. My normal approach with stuff like this is wait for a non-contentious quiet period before starting a new thread, to maximize the chance the words will be read for what they say rather than interpreted in the context of some heated

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Sam Ruby
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 16 January 2012 11:51, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: ... Terminating projects with

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: On 16 January 2012 11:51, Robert Burrell Donkin

Re: [RT] Community over policy, and similar thoughts

2012-01-16 Thread Donald Whytock
Like Apache, But Sexier...LABS? I can totally see that. Anyone want to start an Apache LABS podling? I'm speaking as someone who lurks on a few prodling lists, plus the incubator. There's stuff I've picked up sort of by osmosis (absorbing through membranes and the skin, rather like how one

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:45 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: The email suggests termination as the final solution for a number of podlings As mentioned in the referenced email, this was a subjective recommendation based on a quick (i.e. incomplete) review.

Re: Gora Incubator Graduation Resolution

2012-01-16 Thread Jim Jagielski
Please provide full Email addresses in the resolution, even if apache.org. This is the official resolution that creates the PMC and, as such, needs this info. On Jan 9, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) wrote: Hey Board@, Ferdy Galema accepted our invite for the Gora PPMC +

Cleanup after graduation.... mailinglists?

2012-01-16 Thread Christian Grobmeier
Hello, ognl has left the incubator before a while but it seems there are incubator ognl mailinglists there. Do they need to be closed after graduation? Cheers Christian -- http://www.grobmeier.de https://www.timeandbill.de -

Re: Gora Incubator Graduation Resolution

2012-01-16 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Done in r32974. Cheers, Chris On Jan 16, 2012, at 8:15 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote: Please provide full Email addresses in the resolution, even if apache.org. This is the official resolution that creates the PMC and, as such, needs this info. On Jan 9, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Mattmann, Chris A

[jira] [Created] (PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5) Establish Whether Apache Rave would be a Suitable Name

2012-01-16 Thread Matt Franklin (Created) (JIRA)
Establish Whether Apache Rave would be a Suitable Name Key: PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5 Project: Podling Suitable Names Search

Re: Recent committers added to podlings were not added to incubator group

2012-01-16 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
On Jan 16, 2012, at 5:50 AM, sebb wrote: Entries in podling gora not in incubator group: ferdy Done! [mattmann@minotaur]/home/mattmann(24): modify_unix_group.pl incubator -add=ferdy Password for 'mattmann' (^D aborts): Done! Notification sent to r...@apache.org.

Re: Apache Creator suitability

2012-01-16 Thread Stefan Bodewig
On 2012-01-15, Robert Burrell Donkin wrote: I found very little evidence that creadur is extensively used in commerce, outside Creadur GmbH and a wildlife artist. Creadur GmbH sells modelling clay so I don't think there is any potential for confusion. Apache Creadur looks good to me. Stefan

Re: [RT] Community over policy, and similar thoughts

2012-01-16 Thread Benson Margulies
Don, I think that place where you, Leo, and Sam meet up is in the identification and clarification of *minimal* legal and procedural requirements. Sam's repeated over and over that he is, in effect, trying to establish the minimal level of oversight and supervision of podlings (and that the

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Joe Schaefer
I can't figure out what is more important to you at this point Robert, salvaging your ego or helping your podling succeed here.  If I were in your shoes I would stop trying to defend my past actions there and give the podling a clear choice: what's more important to them- faithful implementation

Re: [RT] Community over policy, and similar thoughts

2012-01-16 Thread Sam Ruby
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: Don, I think that place where you, Leo, and Sam meet up is in the identification and clarification of *minimal* legal and procedural requirements. Sam's repeated over and over that he is, in effect, trying to

clarfication on podling status entry

2012-01-16 Thread Ross Gardler
One of our podlings (Rave) is starting to prepare for graduation and have asked what the status page means when it says If request from anywhere to become a stand-alone PMC, then assess the fit with the ASF, and create the lists and modules under the incubator address/module names if accepted. I

Re: [VOTE] Release apache-manifoldcf-0.4-incubating, RC2

2012-01-16 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Karl Wright daddy...@gmail.com wrote: With Jukka's vote, that's 2 down.  We need one more... Anyone mind helping with the release? BR, Jukka Zitting - To unsubscribe, e-mail:

[jira] [Updated] (PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5) Establish Whether Apache Rave would be a Suitable Name

2012-01-16 Thread Matt Franklin (Updated) (JIRA)
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Matt Franklin updated PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5: -- Evidence Of Open Source Adoption: Searched for Rave projects at

[jira] [Updated] (PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5) Establish Whether Apache Rave would be a Suitable Name

2012-01-16 Thread Matt Franklin (Updated) (JIRA)
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Matt Franklin updated PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5: -- Evidence Of Use On World Wide Web: Searched for Rave on *

Re: DeltaSpike IP clarifications

2012-01-16 Thread Matt Benson
It may also be pertinent to note that the codebases here in question are also ALv2 licensed. Matt On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Matt Benson mben...@apache.org wrote: Hi, all--per [1], Generally, the mentors of a new project will need to consult with general@incubator.apache.org or the

[jira] [Updated] (PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5) Establish Whether Apache Rave would be a Suitable Name

2012-01-16 Thread Matt Franklin (Updated) (JIRA)
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Matt Franklin updated PODLINGNAMESEARCH-5: -- Evidence Of Registration: Searched Rave at Trademarkia found the

Re: [RT] Community over policy, and similar thoughts

2012-01-16 Thread Leo Simons
Hey Don, Thanks for your reply. You are quite right, of course. I hope I am also right at the same time :-). Maybe I can clarify... On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Donald Whytock dwhyt...@gmail.com wrote: Like Apache, But Sexier...LABS?  I can totally see that.  Anyone want to start an Apache

Thoughts about reporting (was: Re: [RT] Community over policy...)

2012-01-16 Thread Leo Simons
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: snip/ We may also have semantic gaps.  Leo's [RT] may be presuming that a podling's board report[sic] is merely a bureaucratic requirement. snip/ Hmm :-) And so the threads collide... ...I guess I'll allow it. But since

Re: Thoughts about reporting (was: Re: [RT] Community over policy...)

2012-01-16 Thread sebb
On 17 January 2012 01:06, Leo Simons m...@leosimons.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: snip/ We may also have semantic gaps.  Leo's [RT] may be presuming that a podling's board report[sic] is merely a bureaucratic requirement. snip/ Hmm :-)

Re: Thoughts about reporting (was: Re: [RT] Community over policy...)

2012-01-16 Thread Joe Schaefer
It's not just the quarterly reports that aren't being well-utilized, it's releases too.  Some of these podlings still don't get how essential it is to a healthy functioning Apache community to produce and maintain releases.  There are projects like Tashi who just noodle around in the source code

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Joe Schaefer
Wow, the Kato JSR is IBM-led, so there aren't even any IP obstacles to continuing on as an Apache project. No Apache project should ever put itself in the position of saying to the world: please leave us alone while we await the arrival of X.  For any value of X.  Apache projects are supposed to

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-16 Thread Hyrum K Wright
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: And here we return to a thread of some weeks ago. One chair can't review all those reports and push the bounce buttons. Some other people

Re: Actively retiring projects

2012-01-16 Thread Joe Schaefer
Furthermore... IBM is in no position to offer ANYTHING to Oracle regarding their status in the Kato podling. Our rules forbid collusion and corporate block voting, so even if every person on the PPMC were an IBM employee they'd still be expected to cast their votes for a prospective Oracle