Thx for your reply. On Jul 17, 2014, at 12:51 PM, Howard Lewis Ship <hls...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, do you want a report that reflects the reality of the project, or one > that parrots the Apache.org talking points? > > Interestingly, the boilerplate for the monthly report was written by Ulrich > Stark ... i.e., this isn't a case of self-promotion. > > We've had many discussions about why the development of Tapestry is the way > it is; it was always an explicit goal that developers of varying levels of > interest and even skill could contribute meaningfully to Tapestry (that's > reflected in the design of the IoC container, on the component model, with > the focus on not needing to understand every detail of Tapestry to make > significant extensions to it). That this has not happened significantly over > the lifespan of the project is frustrating. > > > > On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: > > On Jul 15, 2014, at 11:44 AM, Howard Lewis Ship <hls...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > PMC and committer diversity > > > > PMC and committer diversity is good. To our knowledge no two committers > > share > > the same employer. Levels of contribution vary over time with Howard Lewis > > Ship being the driving force behind Tapestry's development and various > > other > > committers working on areas of their interest. > > > > That last sentence, starting with "Levels of contribution..." > is not appropriate for a board report, with the explicit > characterization of HLS being a "driving force." This > sentence will be struck from the report and from the minutes. > > It is also useful to recall that the goal of ASF projects is > to create a collaborative, shared effort, and attempts to > create "levels" among even peers, which is what committers > are, are to be discouraged. > > > > > -- > Howard M. Lewis Ship > > Creator of Apache Tapestry > > The source for Tapestry training, mentoring and support. Contact me to learn > how I can get you up and productive in Tapestry fast! > > (971) 678-5210 > http://howardlewisship.com > @hlship --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tapestry.apache.org
