On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 1:50 AM, Phil Steitz <phil.ste...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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? > I think it would be the right move. +1 Thomas
