Marvin Humphrey wrote on 5/8/18 4:07 PM:
On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 7:48 AM, Peter Karman <[email protected]> wrote:
Should we dissolve the PMC and move the project to the Attic? Should we
continue on as we are? Are there members of this list who are interested in
taking on leadership responsibilities as members of the PMC?
Sorry for the late reply; this email has been sitting half-done in my
Drafts folder for days. Although these questions have reasonably
straightforward answers, and none of the paths forward are wrong or
bad, it's been a bit challenging for me to choose amongst them, given
the gratitude I feel towards the rest of the Lucy community.
That seems right and appropriate. After all, every project starts with an idea
and an initial implementation, and in Lucy's case, that was with you. If you
didn't have mixed feelings, I would be surprised.
All software projects have a life cycle, and new technologies rise all
the time. In my time as an Incubator administrator and on the ASF
Board, I've seen many great projects complete their arcs sooner than
Lucy.
It would be fine with me to continue for some time. It would also be
fine to retire. I'm OK with whatever path the community chooses.
At this moment, while Lucy is stable and the community quiet and we still have
the votes, it seems like a good time for an ending. Like you observed, projects
all have cycles. Lately I've been interested in how projects end well. One thing
I've observed is that they end well when everyone walks away happy and willing
to work together again. I feel that way in this case.
That assumes there are enough people still involved that there can be a mutually
satisfying and agreed-upon "walking away". The last project I was part of
(swish-e.org) ended in a gasp, where I was the last committer around, and I
don't want to repeat that.
Since you and Nick are fine either way, I think we should go out while we have
the votes to do so. That seems like the Apache Way, respecting the process and
the community.
pek
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