--- Niall Pemberton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [SNIP] > I didn't know whether this had been done before in > Commons - but seems > that it has for the Commons CSV component back in > December 2005: > > http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/jakarta-commons-csv.html >
Actually I knew about this but thought I remembered someone (Henri?) saying later that having gotten the code in this way might not have been the best choice in retrospect. Does that ring any bells with anyone? -Matt > Niall > > > > The above can be considered a test of my grasp > of this > > > policy; as such confirmation, contradiction, or > > > clarification is welcome. > > > > The way Jakarta Commons operates is that any ASF > commiter (such as > > yourself) can start a new Commons component in the > Sandbox. In the > > case of seeding that component with an external > code base such as > > Morph - this short form ensures that all the usual > Incubator checks > > (e.g. IP, CLA's etc) are done so that there are no > issues with > > bringing the code into the ASF. > > > > Once the incubator checks are done and the code is > in the Commons > > Sandbox, you still then need to meet meet the > usual criteria to exit > > the Sandbox and become a proper Commons component. > I think the > > downside of going this route will be the way it > differs for Matt > > Sgarlata - since hes not an ASF commiter. In the > "full incubator" > > route he would enter the incubator with the code. > This way he would > > need to be voted in in the usual way - so theres > likely to be some > > time where he can only work on his code by > submitting patches - which > > may not be acceptable to him as the original > author. > > > > > With all that said, this, again, does sound like > a > > > possibly more promising line of investigation > than > > > full-on incubation. But what's next? :o > > > > I'm not expert in these things, but perhaps the > following: > > > > - check if Matt Sgarlata would be happy with this > route > > - raise it on the Incubator list outlining what > you want to do and see > > if they think it acceptable > > - see if there is support/objections to this in > Commons > > > > Niall > > > > > br, > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > Niall > > > > > > > > [1] > http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/beanutils/ > > > > [2] http://www.opensymphony.com/ognl/ > > > > [3] http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/jexl/ > > > > [4] http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/el/ > > > > [5] > > > > > http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/sandbox/convert/ > > > > > > > > > br, > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Niall > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > Matt > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
