Bennett, Timothy (JIS/Applications) wrote:
>1) There is an excellent piece of code which really should have the chance to stay under the umbrella of Apache so that a good and strong community could be build along with it. Many projects are already built on that code. Technically there is neither a reason to send the code to incubation nor to send it out of Apache.
Absolutely! I couldn't agree with you more, which is why I cannot in good conscience agree to Metro incubation.
The question is not about the technical merits of Merlin. No one, not here in Avalon nor elsewhere in the ASF, has any doubts about its technical excellence nor the development skills of the Merlin developers. However, a project does not become an ASF TLP so that it can build a good and strong community, it becomes a TLP because it already HAS a good and strong community. What you are describing is a strong case for Merlin incubation.
So, let me reiterate: this is NOT about technical maturity, it is about community maturity. The Merlin team does not have to prove its technical merit, it must prove it has a strong, diverse community which respects the principles of ASF meritocracy.
jaaron
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