I would like to propose that we split [math] out into a top level project at the ASF. This has been proposed before, and I have always come down on the side of staying in Commons, but I am now convinced that it is a good step for us to take for the following reasons:
0) We have several committers who are really only interested in [math], so being on the Commons PMC does not really make sense for them 1) The code base has swollen in size to well beyond the "small sharp tools" that make up the bulk of Commons 2) We are probably at the point where we should consider splitting [math] itself into separately released subcomponents (could be done in Commons, but starts smelling a little Jakarta-ish when Commons has components with subcomponents). The downsides are a) [newPMC] loses Commons eyeballs / contributors who would not find us otherwise b) Migration / repackaging pain c) Overhead of starting and managing a PMC d) Other Commons components lose some eyeballs Personally, I think the benefits outweigh the downsides at this point. New better tools and ASF processes have made b) and c) a little less onerous. I don't think d) is really a big problem for Commons, as those of us who work on other stuff here could continue to do so. It is possible that a) actually works in the reverse direction - i.e., we are easier to find as a TLP. What do others think about this? Phil --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
