> On Sep 25, 2016, at 11:23 AM, Matt Sicker <[email protected]> wrote: > > We could add a link to Tomcat's EL library on the Commons EL page, too. I'm > not sure if this always happens, but I think it would be a good idea if > dormant projects link to successors or alternatives.
+1 on linking dormant projects to successors. Seems like a good analog to standard javadoc deprecation patterns. > >> On 25 September 2016 at 02:59, Benedikt Ritter <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I think it is time to move the Apache Commons EL component to dormant for >> the following reasons: >> >> - hasn't seen any activity for a long time. >> - the 1.0 release dates back longer than 9 years ago. >> - there haven't been any commits on trunk beside stuff like updating the >> NOTICE file, upgrading to the latest Commons parent pom, etc. >> - the JSP 2.0 spec is out dated and Apache Tomcat has a EL implementations >> available for the latest specs. >> >> For this reason I'd like to call a vote by lazy consensus for moving Apache >> Commons EL to dormant. This vote will pass if nobody objects within the >> next 72 hours, until 09/28/2016, 10:00 UTC+2. >> >> Thank you, >> Benedikt >> > > > > -- > Matt Sicker <[email protected]>
