> On Sep 29, 2023, at 6:10 AM, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@apache.org> wrote:
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> On Fri, Sep 22, 2023, at 12:51, Christian Grobmeier wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 21, 2023, at 19:38, Ralph Goers wrote:
>>> At this point in time I will abstain from voting. As far as I am
>>> concerned only 1 vote counts - Scott’s. He has steadfastly asked that
>>> the project not be retired and until he positively says he will no
>>> longer maintain it I am not willing to override that.
>>
>>
>> Agreed. I don’t think this discussion is already due for a vote. Even
>> when we consider it dormant, we should consider to fix the problem.
>> Unlike log4j1, chainsaw was never considered EOL.
>>
>> I would like to hear from Scott but also Robert, who did the last commits.
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> I was just reading that message again, and would like to add something.
>
> I actually disagree that only one vote counts in this case. The PMC as a
> whole is responsible for maintaining a component, fixing security issues etc.
> If we decide to keep a component, we should be behind this decision.
>
> I think we should reopen this vote and discussion in a few weeks again to
> see, if there actually was any maintenance (no threating here)
>
I think you misunderstood my position. Scott has been asked at least once a
year on average on whether we should retire Chainsaw. I asked that question of
him many times. Every time he has been asked he has said something to the
effect of “I don’t have a lot of time but I will commit to supporting
Chainsaw”. In addition others have stepped up to contribute to it to help out.
So long as a component has 1 PMC member who is dedicated to maintaining a
component I will not support retiring it.
Ralph
