+1 Let’s just become a TLP asap. We know how to roll a release when we decide to do so.
> On Jun 29, 2026, at 6:46 AM, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was chatting with folks in the PonyMail Slack channel, and, to summarize, I > believe that we have nothing whatsoever to gain by staying in the Incubator > another minute, and that we are actively harming the Incubator’s reputation > every month we stay there. Ten years in the incubator is absolutely absurd. > We should graduate immediately. > > I recognize that I have very little standing here, since I’ve done very > little on the project, but with every hat I possess (member, former director, > someone who cares about the Incubator, someone who cares about community > development) I believe it’s dumb to stay in the Incubator. > > This project will *never* have a large and vibrant community. Mailing lists > are old-school, and we have a VERY limited potential audience. That’s ok. And > gating on “you haven’t build a big enough community” for graduation means > that we will never graduate. > > Enough is enough. 10 years is goofy. I want to propose that we graduate > immediately. > > Any objections to me shoving this through the process? > > —Rich >
