This is live now: https://github.com/pouchdb/pouchdb/issues/9119
Cutover date is this Friday, 5 days should be plenty. — > On 23. Sep 2025, at 10:11, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good call, I’ll work that in :) > > Best > Jan > — > >> On 23. Sep 2025, at 00:29, Gareth Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Might be worth mentioning they can still contribute via PR if they don't >> want to go through the ASF paperwork. >> >> Otherwise, great idea. Thanks for taking this on. >> >> Gareth >> >> On Tue, 23 Sept 2025 at 00:59, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey all. >>> >>> when thinking about importing the PouchDB code into the ASF via moving the >>> repo over to the apache/ organisation on GitHub, I came across one step >>> that we have not considered yet. >>> >>> About moving repos, the GitHub docs state the following: >>> >>>> The original owner of the repository is added as a collaborator on the >>> transferred repository. Other collaborators to the transferred repository >>> remain intact. >>> >>> We currently have collaborators on the PouchDB repo that either have not >>> yet made the move to the ASF or won’t ever do it. >>> >>> It’d be easy to just remove those folks as collaborators prior to moving >>> the repo. Getting removed from a repo without separate communication is not >>> great form, so I suggest to open an issue on the PouchDB repo and tag >>> everyone that is not making the immediate jump (they can always jon the ASF >>> side of things later) with the following message: >>> >>>> Der current PouchDB collaborators, >>>> >>>> As [discussed in issue 8999]( >>> https://github.com/pouchdb/pouchdb/issues/8999) and [subsequent paperwork >>> on the ASF-side]( >>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/z6slrvwvmvh45n8tf34qsqr9m28rokdq), the >>> PouchDB project is joining the ASF incubator. >>>> >>>> The initial move is coordinated by [a group of currently active >>> collaborators]( >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/PouchDB+Proposal#:~:text=%23%23%23%20Initial%20Committers). >>> Due to the way the ASF works, we will have to drop all other collaborators >>> from the project. >>>> >>>> This affects anyone who is actively mentioned in this issue. Once the >>> migration has finished, anyone can re-join the project through ASF >>> channels. If you don’t want to re-join, there is nothing you need to do. >>>> >>>> The PouchDB project would like to extend its gratitude towards all >>> current collaborators for their contributions. >>> >>> If nobody objects, I’ll post this shortly. >>> >>> Best >>> Jan >>> — >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Gareth Bowen >> https://gareth.nz >> 027 462 2636 >
