1) It was made quite clear to me by a number of directors that it is expected that I have an interest and opinion on topics that come before the board. I received repeated requests not to abstain on this vote, but I held my ground. I believe that over the years I have amply demonstrated a preference to "let a thousand flowers bloom", but in this case my integrity was called into question in a way that I very much did not appreciate.
2) The question that is foremost in my mind on the Maven proposal is as follows: what does the ASF as a whole gain by yielding a specific scope and responsibility to the set of five developers mentioned in the proposed Maven resolution? If these people want to work together, they can certainly do so in a number of venues, so what do they or the ASF benefit from doing so here?
3) A challenge to the Maven developers: what would it take to convert Xalan to use Maven? The reason for this challenge is simple: to demonstrate the the antipathy towards other ASF efforts is damaging not only to the ASF, but to Maven itself.
- Sam Ruby
P.S., and this is primarily to Jason: please don't try to twist any of this into coersion. #2 and #3 above are simply a question and a challenge. They are not a prerequisite for board approval, or even necessarily for my one vote out of nine directors on the subject when it comes up again. It is my belief that a number of efforts made by the Maven community can, will, and do benefit the ASF. I simply want to maximize the potential for this to occur. That is my interest.
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