> > Sal, > > while I completely understand your feelings, I would like to > point out > that you are equating open source with the avalon community, > but this is > unfair for all the other projects, for example the other apache ones, > that do not exhibit such social dynamics. > > The ASF board of directors considers the avalon community as > malfunctioning and several of us directors are working, without their > board hats on, so try to find a definitive answer that will keep this > project alive. > > You are right: having the source available and covered by an > OSI-certified license does *NOT* make it free. That's why the ASF > believe in community diversity as a control form way more than > individual leadership. That's why we say that community is more > important than code. > > The current technical leadership of the avalon community indicated > explicitly and in several occasions that he does not believe in these > values. > > This disconnection is creating all this negative energy and too many > people are sick and tired of having to dissipate this energy > to keep up > with its operation, therefore the need for a resolution. > > With my ASF director on, I can only apologize and guarantee you that > your concerns are well between us already and have been there > for a few > years now and that we are making our collective best effort to solve > this issue once and for all with the least impact on existing > and future > interests. > > -- > Stefano.
Aaron, Stefano, I appreciate your comments and am very grateful to the ASF for the excellent job it is doing. My business literally hangs on the foundation the ASF has put in place. I am sure the issue with Avalon will be cleared up and everyone will move on. Having said that, I still maintain my feelings on open source and economics. In time, things will change one way or the other, hopefully for the betterment of the software industry. Best regards, Sal --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
