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.
Alright... my silence is over...
In reality, this is really about deep issues certain members of the Foundation have with one person in the community, isn't it?
Does the Foundation have issues with you? Does it have issues with me? With Cameron? With Andreas? With Niclas? Well, maybe Niclas is a bit in the doghouse these days... ;)
The answer to those questions is "No", isn't it. The reason for the insistance to incubate Metro is because of Stephen's involvement in the project. A number of member are concerned/worried/fear/resent Stephen's behavior and/or personality. If he suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth, there would hardly be a thought or hesitation about not spinning Merlin out of Avalon as it's own TLP. And that's the plain truth, and there's no convincing me otherwise. If he weren't involved in the project, then Merlin would've been a TLP last March. But he is and thus the quarantine and *reform* him via incubation.
And I'm against incubation of a technically mature (with an otherwise reasonably strong/healthy community) project on the basis of the issues that the Foundation has with a single individual.
The Merlin/Metro community doesn't have intra-community issues. We like each other! We work well together. It's user community is supported, embraced even. We have the same vision of where the technology is going. It's roadmap. It's destiny, even. It is a healthy, vibrant, and passionate community.
The issues here are between certain members of the Foundation and one member of our community. Has been for a long time, and certainly needs to be resolved! But the project and the community around it as a whole does not need to suffer the setbacks of an unmerited incubation in order for conflict resolution to occur between Stephen and the folks that have issues with him. There are other avenues available to resolve these conflicts than the one found in the incubator.
-- regards -- timothy
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