On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM Mark Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Fatima, > > Responses in-line. > OK. Ah. OK. Those issues will need fixing. The RAT issues should be fairly > simple. Not sure about the archetype issues. That is where my lack of > Maven knowledge starts to show. I suspect some research will be > required. It might be something where AI can provide some useful pointers. > I can address the RAT issues if it would be helpful. The files that were causing those are archetype test fixture files. Would it be better to exclude them in the parent POM or to add license headers? > > That is, of course, your choice. I will say that GSoC provides a period > of four weeks for project ideas to be discussed before submission is > due. I've been impressed with your level of engagement so far and I have > no reason to think you wouldn't be successful if you undertook a GSoC > project in this area this year. > Thank you for the encouragement. and confidence - it's very motivating. After reflecting on it carefully, I have decided that I will need to strengthen my foundations first before being able to contribute meaningfully to a project at tomcat's scale. I plan to focus on working on that this year. I'm glad you have found my help useful. Whatever you decide, I'm happy > to continue providing help and advice as requested. > > Mark > > I really appreciate it. Best regards, Fatima
