Torsten Curdt wrote:
I haven't found an explicit rule in the commons charter but is this the trail new commons components need to take? ...or usually do?
proposal -if accepted-> sandbox -later maybe-> repository
Yes this is one way of putting it.
Does a new component need to exist somewhere else first? Or is a plan good enough?
No, plan is just fine, a proposal is better.
Does the code need to come from an ASF project or just be under ASF license?
If the code comes from an external project, then my understanding is that it should be relicensed under the apache license by the original author before being added to the cvs tree.
Also note, generally the sandbox is only made available to existing Apache Commiters, if you want to submit a project for the Commons and you are a Apache Commiter, then you can just create the project in the sandbox.
If your not an Apache Commiter, you need to find an existing Commons or other Apache project to sort of "sponsor" your efforts, read the docs on the Meritocracy and the process of becoming an Apache Developer on the main website. You can not just be voted to become a Commiter in the sandbox.
Hope this is more informative, -Mark
-- Mark Diggory Software Developer Harvard MIT Data Center http://www.hmdc.harvard.edu
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