https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/INFRA/issues/INFRA-28394

Was created..  Should I create another one for addons?

On Sat, Sep 12, 2026 at 7:56 AM Kristian Rickert <[email protected]> wrote:

> On it!
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM Richard Zowalla <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Can be re-picked up since M6 is released now.
>> If you are still available Kristian, feel free ;-)
>>
>> > Am 01.09.2026 um 08:34 schrieb Martin Wiesner <[email protected]>:
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > In general, I’m +1 for this move. However, I’m a bit hesitant towards
>> doing it "asap“-ish.
>> >
>> > As you might remember, we have a 3.x roadmap that tells us, M6 is to be
>> expected around Sept 18 - which is pretty soon.
>> > Therefore, I’d like to process the upcoming 3.0.0-M6 in the classic
>> JIRA-driven approach.
>> > After we climbed this load-bearing rung, we can hopefully convince
>> INFRA to make the switch for us.
>> > Hopefully, the process of releasing a 3.0.0 (GA) is easier afterwards.
>> >
>> > I hope you understand my point and have some patience in sending this
>> mail /ticket to INFRA.
>> >
>> > Best
>> > Martin
>> >
>> >> Am 30.08.2026 um 19:36 schrieb Richard Zowalla <[email protected]>:
>> >>
>> >> I am still +1 for It (similar to March).
>> >>
>> >> Let’s wait 72 if anyone objects with a reason otherwise we assume lazy
>> consensus and proceed with the INFRA ticket.
>> >>
>> >> ===========
>> >>
>> >> INFRA
>> >>
>> >> After a discussion on our dev thread the OPENNLP project would like to
>> proceed with the migration from Jira to GitHub Issues.
>> >>
>> >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/gk5rgsf19qrzq1732zo2d5mtg3lthj1t
>> >>
>> >> Please let us know if you need anything else or if a PMC member needs
>> to comment on this issue too.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> kristian
>> >>
>> >> ===========
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >> Richard
>> >>
>> >>> Am 30.08.2026 um 10:55 schrieb Kristian Rickert <[email protected]
>> >:
>> >>>
>> >>> I'd love to proceed with this too and do it sooner rather than
>> later.  So I'll offer up to create the INFRA ticket to start this procedure.
>> >>>
>> >>> Pending any objections here's what I'd send in the ticket:
>> >>>
>> >>> ===========
>> >>>
>> >>> INFRA -
>> >>>
>> >>> After a discussion on our dev thread the OPENNLP team would like to
>> proceed with the migration from Apache to github for issues.
>> >>>
>> >>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/gk5rgsf19qrzq1732zo2d5mtg3lthj1t
>> >>>
>> >>> Please let us know if you need anything else.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>>
>> >>> kristian
>> >>>
>> >>> ===========
>> >>>
>> >>> Once created, A PMC member will reply that it is fine to do and than
>> you can just reference the thread in the ticket.
>> >>>
>> >>> Any objections?
>> >>>
>> >>> On 2026/03/28 09:45:10 Richard Zowalla wrote:
>> >>>> HI all,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Looks like we are in favor of doing so.
>> >>>> Let’s wait until the current releases are out and completed and than
>> I create an INFRA ticket referencing this thread, so they can do the
>> migration and get things up.
>> >>>> I think it would be nice to do it before having a 3.0.0 final :)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Gruß
>> >>>> Richard
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Am 25.03.2026 um 16:39 schrieb Jeff Zemerick <[email protected]
>> >:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I am +1 on adopting GitHub Issues. I'm not aware of any significant
>> >>>>> difficulties faced by the ASF projects that I have seen use it. I
>> >>>>> think it would make issue tracking a lot easier.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thanks,
>> >>>>> Jeff
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 8:47 AM Martin Wiesner <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Hi all,
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> I’m also +1 for that "move“.
>> >>>>>> Atl. Jira has it strengths, yet I agree it poses barriers to (new)
>> contributors, as adds in extra complexity for the workflow of bringing in
>> contributions.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Given Richard’s experience with the actual migration steps and
>> ASF’s support, I see no reasons why the project shouldn’t try Github as
>> primary platform.
>> >>>>>> I think, we could thus reach a much broader audience.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> @Richard: Do you think that should be done before a final 3.0.0 is
>> out?
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Best
>> >>>>>> Martin
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Am 25.03.2026 um 10:04 schrieb Atita Arora <[email protected]
>> >:
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Thanks for putting this together so clearly, Richard.
>> >>>>>>> I'm in favor of the move and the migration path being
>> well-established
>> >>>>>>> makes this a low-risk change.
>> >>>>>>> The GitHub Discussions idea for the user list is interesting too.
>> Worth
>> >>>>>>> trying!
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> +1 from me.
>> >>>>>>> Best,
>> >>>>>>> Atita
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 9:16 AM Richard Zowalla <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> Hi all,
>> >>>>>>>> I'd like to start a discussion about migrating our issue tracker
>> from Jira
>> >>>>>>>> to GitHub Issues, as several other ASF projects have already done
>> >>>>>>>> successfully (Maven, Storm, Arrow, Lucene, and others).
>> >>>>>>>> The main benefits I see:
>> >>>>>>>> Contributors no longer need to create a Jira account to file a
>> bug or
>> >>>>>>>> feature request, which alone can make a noticeable difference in
>> >>>>>>>> participation. GitHub's "good first issue" labelling is widely
>> used and
>> >>>>>>>> well-known, making it easier to attract new contributors and
>> widen our
>> >>>>>>>> community.
>> >>>>>>>> On top of that, enabling GitHub Discussions could replace our
>> current user
>> >>>>>>>> mailing list, which has been fairly quiet for a while. Mailing
>> lists are
>> >>>>>>>> showing their age as a communication channel, and many people
>> today are
>> >>>>>>>> simply more comfortable engaging in a web-based forum style.
>> GitHub
>> >>>>>>>> Discussions would meet users where they already are, potentially
>> breathing
>> >>>>>>>> new life into community interaction around OpenNLP.
>> >>>>>>>> The migration path is well established: INFRA can migrate all
>> existing and
>> >>>>>>>> closed Jira issues automatically to GitHub, as has been done for
>> Maven,
>> >>>>>>>> Storm, Arrow, Lucene, and others, so we would not lose any
>> history.
>> >>>>>>>> Regarding ASF compliance: archiving requirements are fully
>> covered, as
>> >>>>>>>> everything can be mirrored to the appropriate mailing lists via
>> .asf.yml
>> >>>>>>>> One thing worth acknowledging: moving to GitHub Issues does mean
>> leaving
>> >>>>>>>> ASF-controlled infrastructure and depending on Microsoft.
>> However, given
>> >>>>>>>> that ASF is already planning to migrate Jira to Atlassian Cloud,
>> we would
>> >>>>>>>> be leaving ASF's own infra (for issue tracking) either way, so
>> this concern
>> >>>>>>>> seems largely moot.
>> >>>>>>>> I'm not aware of any blockers, but I'd love to hear thoughts,
>> concerns, or
>> >>>>>>>> prior experiences and start a discussion on it.
>> >>>>>>>> Gruß
>> >>>>>>>> Richard
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>

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