+1 (Non binding) I am not a member of this project but I believe in it and in its value.
What you said is very true Rich. I think it is time to graduate this project despite some incubator aspects advising against it Christian -- The Apache Software Foundation V.P., Data Privacy On Mon, Jun 29, 2026, at 15:46, Rich Bowen 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
