On 28/02/2015 22:04, Jeremy Boynes wrote: > Resurrecting this old thread[1] as the topic came up related to the site > changes. First message included for context below. > > TL;DR: Konstantin and I had interest in new work on Standard, Henri has > helped with logistics. No-one had any interest in RDC. A concern at the time > was lack of progress toward a release but since then we released 1.2.1 in > 2014/01 and recently 1.2.3. The 1.2 version has been picked up by some > downstream projects; to my knowledge, it is the only implementation available > under an Apache-style license. > > Rather than retire Taglibs now I would propose we attempt to reignite > community interest which will require steps beyond simply maintaining 1.2.x. > I’d propose the following: > > - Retire RDC to the Attic > - Put Standard 1.2.x in maintenance mode for bug fixes only > - Fix the sub-site so it’s easier to maintain > - Start a tree/branch for new work without the limitations of the now-ancient > 1.2 spec > - Plan to release new work early & often > > Thoughts?
Go for it. Mark > Jeremy > > [1] > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-dev/201210.mbox/%3C50694B65.9040904%40apache.org%3E > >> On Oct 1, 2012, at 12:51 AM, Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote: >> >> In the two+ years since Taglibs moved to the Tomcat project there have >> been a few short bursts of activity totalling just over 200 commits but >> no releases. There has also been no progress towards a migration to >> svnpubsub for the taglibs part of the web site. >> >> Given the lack of progress I would propose that Taglibs is moved to our >> archive. This would mean: >> >> - removing the Taglibs link from tomcat.a.o >> - removing the Taglibs web pages >> - moving the tomcat/tagslibs svn tree to tomcat/archive/taglibs >> - making the Taglibs BZ project read-only >> - moving the Taglibs committers to emeritus status >> - removing the Taglibs from Gump >> >> There is nothing to remove from dist.a.o since there have been no releases >> >> Note: This is intended as a discussion topic - not a formal proposal/vote. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Mark >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org
