Author: bdelacretaz
Date: Wed Mar 28 14:11:16 2012
New Revision: 1306354
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1306354&view=rev
Log:
tweaks and more links
Modified:
incubator/flex/site/trunk/content/flex/timeline.mdtext
Modified: incubator/flex/site/trunk/content/flex/timeline.mdtext
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/flex/site/trunk/content/flex/timeline.mdtext?rev=1306354&r1=1306353&r2=1306354&view=diff
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--- incubator/flex/site/trunk/content/flex/timeline.mdtext (original)
+++ incubator/flex/site/trunk/content/flex/timeline.mdtext Wed Mar 28 14:11:16
2012
@@ -16,20 +16,18 @@ Notice: Licensed to the Apache Softwa
specific language governing permissions and limitations
under the License.
-## Timeline of Apache Flex incubation
-
The goal of this page is to document the history of the Apache Flex
incubation, starting with Adobe
deciding to donate it to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF).
-It might be useful for other similar projects, or any incubating project, as
an example of what's needed to
-incubate at Apache.
+It might be useful for other similar projects, or any incubating project, as
an example of the steps involved in
+an Apache incubation.
See [http://incubator.apache.org](http://incubator.apache.org) for the
official Incubator documentation, and
in particular the [incubation process
description](http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Process_Description.html)
page.
##2012: Adobe decides to contribute Flex to the ASF
-The decision is made to incubate Flex at the ASF. Work starts on the
incubation proposal, on explaining
+The decision is made within Adobe to incubate Flex at the ASF. Work starts on
the incubation proposal, on explaining
internally what this means, on the legal/IP clearance steps required to donate
the code and on recruiting
initial committers who will help get the project started.
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ and for the upcoming Apache Flex project
The [Incubation proposal](http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/FlexProposal) is
submitted
and
[discussed](http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201112.mbox/%3CCB14DCA2.3885F%25aharui%40adobe.com%3E)
on the incubator-general mailing list, followed after a few days (once the
-discussions dies down) by the Incubator PMC vote mentioned below.
+discussion dies down) by the Incubator PMC vote mentioned below.
The list of incubation mentors is completed during the proposal's discussion
phase, after asking for volunteers
when submitting the proposal.
@@ -64,12 +62,12 @@ A few initial committers are also added
##December 22nd, vote for Anne and Dave as incubator PMC members
Project mentors need to be members of the Incubator PMC, ASF members just need
to ask to get this membership.
-Committers who are not (yet) Apache members need to be voted in by the
Incubator PMC, which was done
+Committers who are not (yet) Apache members need to be voted in by the
Incubator PMC, which is done
around December 22 for Anne and Dave.
##December 27th, [VOTE] Flex to join the Apache Incubator
-The [Incubator PMC
vote](http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201112.mbox/%3CCB14DCA2.3885F%25aharui%40adobe.com%3E)
+The [Incubator PMC vote](http://markmail.org/message/puo2rtrvby65lb3m)
lasts at least 72 hours, after which whoever started it
[tallies
it](http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201112.mbox/%3CCAEWfVJmMq390Hinafg%2Bjik8VqboYG1ixe_gnz5O2bV5q5mtKPw%40mail.gmail.com%3E).
the vote for Flex passes on December 30th.
@@ -102,18 +100,17 @@ Initial committers, who are also PPMC me
(which is used for discussions about people, new committers etc. and as little
as possible besides that) and
made aware of the [Apache guide for new
committers](http://www.apache.org/dev/new-committers-guide.html).
+Flex committers are granted write access to the [subversion
repository](http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/flex/)
+and [JIRA issue tracker](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX) and can
start actual coding work.
+
##January 17th, 2012: software grant received
Adobe's [software grant](http://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant.txt) is
received by the ASF's
secretary, the Flex code can now be imported into Apache Flex's code
repository.
-##Feb 16th, Adobe's roadmap for Flex
-
-[Adobe's view of Flex and its commitments to Flex in the
future](http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/whitepapers/roadmap.html) is
-published, helps explain how it intends to collaborate with Flex.
-
-##February 22nd: a new committer
-Justin Mclean is the first Flex committer to be voted in, after a short
discussion and a vote on the Flex private
+##February 22nd: first committer voted in
+Justin Mclean is the first Flex committer (besides the initial committers
listed in the incubation proposal) to
+be voted in, after a short discussion and a vote on the Flex private
mailing list, as per the [incubator's
instructions](http://incubator.apache.org/guides/ppmc.html).
##March 27th: MXMLC donation announced
@@ -123,4 +120,7 @@ The legal/IP clearance work for that mod
- pointers to svn and JIRA import, JIRA issues
- logo contest
- whiteboard in svn, explain the idea
-- trademark agreement
\ No newline at end of file
+- trademark agreement
+- release dates
+- more committers?
+- graduation!
\ No newline at end of file
