Just curious here... If the Apache board created the Jakarta PMC to be responsible for Java Servlet-related software, where did the mission statement come from?
"Provide commercial-quality server solutions based on the Java Platform that are developed in an open and cooperative fashion." [http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mission.html] This statement is also listed on the front page of the jakarta site prefixed with "The goal of the Jakarta Project is to..." Seems like a logical reason why people are confused on the purpose of the Jakarta project and its management committee. regards, michael --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.epiphany.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Ruby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 3:28 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: PMC official business > > > Excerpt from [board_minutes_1999_09_16.txt]: > > RESOLVED, that the Jakarta Project Management Committee be > and hereby is > responsible for the creation and maintenance of Java > Servlet-related > software based on software licensed to the Corporation; > > It is the opinion of the current chairman of the board (Roy > T. Fielding) > that several Jakarta subprojects, including this one, are out > of scope with > respect to that resolution, and suggests one of the following > three courses > of actions: > > 1) board resolutions are required to expand the scope of those > PMCs; > > 2) board resolutions are required to separate each new > project into a > more focused PMC; > > 3) the chairman will direct remaining out-of-scope and inadequately > overseen projects to cease distributing software as part > of the Apache > Software Foundation. > > It is my opinion that they proper course of action should be > determined by > a majority of committers to this code base. What I would > like to propose > is a short discussion on this topic followed by a vote. > > I will start by voicing my opinion on the subject (as a > committer, not as > Jakarta PMC chairman). Roy has indicated that #3 is the > default action, > and I believe it to be as the least desirable. #2 may very > well be the > correct long term action, perhaps combining Ant with a number of other > related projects. > > For the short term, my preference is for #1. I believe that > most people > have been working under the operating assumption that Ant is > within the > scope of the Jakarta PMC, and it is my preference that we > first bring the > official charter in synch with the current practices, and > then have the > appropriate people work towards evaluating and designing a new > organizational structure. > > Note that whatever is decided here is not permanent. At any > point in time, > a resolution can be brought before the board, and if it represents the > wishes of a majority of committers for a given code base, it > will likely be > seriously considered. > > Finally, whatever is decided here, I will help make happen. > > - Sam Ruby > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
