On Sun 02 Aug 2009 10:24, Chouser <chou...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Vagif Verdi<vagif.ve...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Since i'm using clojure in my business i got worried at a sudden >> thought what would happen to clojure if Rich calls it a day. > ... > However, I do think the community already has sufficient > knowledge and experience to fix Clojure bugs as they turn up > and perhaps even make modest incremental improvements. The > code (the complete history even) is widely distributed, so > there's essentially no risk of losing anything important > there. The docs, name, and website might have some > stewardship issues, but nothing that can't be solved with > transparency and goodwill, I would expect. The thought of > everyone trying to get all this organized is quite daunting, > but people would manage.
I hope Rich is considering this issue. While there's nothing wrong with having a "benevolent dictator", and in fact most programming language projects are governed that way, it's also important to build a strong enough community and infrastructure to survive regardless of who specifically is at the helm. Over at Apache, we try to achieve this through requiring diverse groups of committers and discouraging dictator-style project management. We also have a full non-profit foundation setup to keep the infrastructure alive and provide a legal shield for contributors. That said, I don't recommend Clojure setup its own foundation like Apache or Python. It's way too much work and way too early. In fact, should the day come that Rich and the rest of the community is considering a Clojure Foundation, I suggest you first consider joining and existing organization before starting your own. -- J. Aaron Farr 馮傑仁 www.cubiclemuses.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
