Hi Jonny,
welcome, that is good to hear, and from what Paul says, path 3 indeed
looks to be the most sensible route :-)
Cheers,
mg
On 16/10/2024 21:54, Jonathan Carter wrote:
Thanks, Paul.
Just to introduce myself to the folks on the list, Jonny Carter here!
I'm taking over as one of the maintainers of Geb, alongside Adam
Pounder and Sergio del Amo. We're enthusiastic about path 3.
If anyone has any questions or suggestions about how to bring the
project under ASF infrastructure, we're open.
Best,
Jonny Carter
On 2024/10/15 22:18:45 Paul King wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> The Geb project[1][2] has been a pre-eminent web testing/browser
> automation solution in the Groovy ecosystem for some time. Recently it
> has become mostly a one-person project with the main maintainer now
> being drawn in other directions. It has been proposed to bring Geb to
> the ASF and with the CRA regulatory environment approaching, this
> seems to make a lot of sense.
>
> There are three paths by which this could happen:
>
> (1) Geb could become a sub-module for Groovy. But since Geb is already
> a focused self-contained project, I don't think it would be a good
> fit.
>
> (2) Geb could become its own top-level project and enter via the
> Incubator (or with the Groovy project sponsoring).
>
> (3) Geb can be a sub-project of Groovy with its own repos and mailing
> lists. This is what I am proposing. There are a number of folks who
> have expressed interest in building a community around Geb. Assuming
> we can grow that community, there is nothing stopping Geb becoming a
> top-level project later. If it's only a handful of folks who end up
> contributing, it would make sense for Geb to remain a sub-project of
> Groovy.
>
> Assuming folks are happy with path (3), the next step would be us
> voting on accepting the donation. I'll do a separate VOTE thread
> assuming successful discussion. The subsequent step is for an IP
> clearance through the ASF Incubator Project. With that in mind I have
> created the template for that[3]. Filling out the template also makes
> it easier for us to understand the donation.
>
> So, let me know if you agree with (3) as the correct path and please
> read [3] which explains what the donation is. Note: there are some
> other repos of examples under GitHub/geb. I see no problem with us
> moving those too at a later date, so I wasn't going to focus on those
> in this discussion.
>
> Cheers, Paul.
>
> [1] https://gebish.org/
> [2] https://github.com/geb/geb
> [3] https://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/groovy-geb.html
>
