I think all we need to do to close out the action item is put the
"Terminate DRAT" resolution in the August agenda.
On 7/27/2020 3:28 PM, Roy T. Fielding wrote:
On Jul 27, 2020, at 3:06 PM, Chris Mattmann <mattm...@apache.org> wrote:
Roy already mentioned that it was something he was amenable to. I would
request a transfer of the repo so I could keep the history and so forth since
I did the original transfer of the repo to Apache from my person GitHub. It’s
not an absolutely necessity but in the vein of good will and Apache, if the
RAT PMC is in the affirmative to Attic the project and transfer the repo back
to me and it would otherwise just be in the Attic, I do not see why I need to
attend the Board meeting for this.
I am confused by the meaning of "transfer the repo". The repo is
just a version control data store -- that isn't "transferring"
anywhere, since it will remain in Attic.
But you are welcome to fork some copy of the repo from Apache or
Github, or merge anything the project created into you own repo,
and then continue from there.
To be clear, Apache won't decide to transfer the DRAT name,
because that would be giving public property to a member.
What we do is abandon the mark, and trademark law says
we are not allowed to control use of an abandoned name.
Furthermore, the project is already on record as approving
your continued use of the name, which is binding on the ASF
even if we eventually get taken over by Evil Corp.
So, have fun, but we don't need to put anything unusual in
the board resolution.
....Roy
