> From: Martin Holz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > "John Morrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > From: Martin Holz > > > "Morrison, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I know what Sourceforge is. But (and this is the *major* point) > > it's not Apache. > > I totally agree. Apache is a quality brand. It is > somewhat conservative and that's good. You can bet your > business on it, because it will maintain software for > years to come. Apache should not host code, it is > not willing to maintain.
Exactly. Much better put than my wording! > > The "Apache" brand shouldn't, IMHO, _require_ projects to use > > Sourceforge. > > It is a privilege for a project to be hosted by ASF. If people do set project up in SF, would there be a process where they can move to the ASF? Would that be sensible? > > I don't know much about the infrastructure behind > > Sourceforge (I only know a little about what's behind Apache), but > > I don't know what would happen to all source thats there if the > > money went away. I don't believe Apache would. > > Cocoon should not depend on sourceforge. But I have no problem > with sourceforge projects depending on cocoon. OK. J. > Hopefully any sourceforge committer has a private backup of the > essential source code. If sourceforge stops operating, projects > can move. There are other places to host projects. > > Martin > ======================================================================= Information in this email and any attachments are confidential, and may not be copied or used by anyone other than the addressee, nor disclosed to any third party without our permission. There is no intention to create any legally binding contract or other commitment through the use of this email. Experian Limited (registration number 653331). Registered office: Talbot House, Talbot Street, Nottingham NG1 5HF
