I agree, Saad. This was my first open source project and I sunk a ton of time into it.
However, it was not for nothing. I learned a ton about the tech, the Apache Way and made a few new friends along the way. I’ll carry this over to [email protected] in a bit. On Sat, Jan 7, 2023 at 9:53 AM Saad Ur Rahman <[email protected]> wrote: > This project represents thousands of hours of engineering and a > considerable portion of people's professional lives. It is therefore > with a heavy heart that I vote: > > +1 [X] Retire Heron from the Incubator > > We are the custodians of this codebase, and it is our responsibility > to convey to any potential end-users that it is no longer being > maintained. I wish it could have graduated to a top-level project and > then transitioned to the attic. > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 10:12 AM Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > You can do what you want with the Heron software. You cannot use the > trademarks Heron nor Apache in the name of your successor version. > > > > Best, > > Dave > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Jan 6, 2023, at 5:32 AM, Windham Wong <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Apache license do not stop you commercializing the software. Feel > free to > > > have a look the license in GitHub, it has a quick helper explain to > you. > > > > > >> On Fri, Jan 6, 2023, 20:43 Ron Wilcom <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> ok thank you... so the tech stays 'open source' or can someone claim > it > > >> as commercial (and start charging for it?)? > > >> > > >> ------ Original Message ------ > > >> From: "Josh Fischer" <[email protected]> > > >> To: "Ron Wilcom" <[email protected]> > > >> Cc: [email protected] > > >> Sent: 1/5/2023 12:05:40 PM > > >> Subject: Re: [VOTE] Retire Heron from the Incubator > > >> > > >>> Retiring a project is specific to retiring a community around the > > >>> project, not necessarily the tech. The source code will still be > > >>> available publicly [1]. Open source projects need a healthy > community to > > >>> survive. At this point, I do not think that Heron has hardly any > > >> community > > >>> left. > > >>> > > >>> [1]. https://incubator.apache.org/guides/retirement.html > > >>> > > >>>> On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 10:59 AM Ron Wilcom <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> *-1 [X ] Do not retire Heron from the Incubator* > > >>>> > > >>>> What does it even mean to 'retire from the incubator'?? Why isn't > this > > >>>> project handed up to Apache open source by now? I assume the > > >> libraries/etc > > >>>> will still be available if its "retired"?? Projects still use > Heron - > > >> I'm > > >>>> fine if no more updates but the libraries should remain available. > > >>>> > > >>>> Ron W > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> On 2023-01-05 11:50, Josh Fischer wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> I think it's time to retire Heron from the incubator. Activity has > > >> been > > >>>> close to non-existent on the mailing list. Also [1] after sending > out a > > >>>> [DISCUSS] email on the topic, I received zero replies. > > >>>> > > >>>> The vote is by lazy consensus and runs for 72 hours. > > >>>> > > >>>> +1 [ ] Retire Heron from the Incubator > > >>>> -1 [ ] Do not retire Heron from the Incubator > > >>>> > > >>>> Here is my vote: > > >>>> +1 [x] Retire Heron from the Incubator > > >>>> > > >>>> Josh > > >>>> > > >>>> 1. https://lists.apache.org/thread/lxm0ko3bx0y0xzblcnf2wfkw5lk3m00f > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >> > > >> > > > -- Sent from A Mobile Device
