> It was noted that http://netbeans.apache.org/ is a 404, which is embarrassing!
To become a top level project and get a top level Apache domain is going to take another year at least... We've only entered incubation. --emi On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Jesse Glick <[email protected]> wrote: > Geertjan heard I was attending ApacheCon EU and suggested I “pitch” > NetBeans in > > https://apacheconeu2016.sched.org/event/8UKq/podling-shark- > tank-roman-shaposhnik-pivotal > > Definitely I was not the most qualified person to talk about the > current state of affairs, but anyway it went OK and there was some > interesting discussion with the panel. It was noted that > http://netbeans.apache.org/ is a 404, which is embarrassing! Various > questions about viability were discussed, though less of a grilling > about the hazard of relying on Oracle for development resources than I > expected, more about whether Oracle could or would control the > direction of the project and Java compatibility; license issues > (including for example the question of nb-javac.jar) were discussed; I > pointed out the challenges associated with the sheer size of the > source base; and noted the long OSS history of the project and its > ties to many Apache efforts. > > A lot of work ahead. > > -J. >
