On 2/4/02 7:04 PM, "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-02-04 at 09:18, Sam Ruby wrote: >> Paul Hammant wrote: >>> >>> What rules do you want changed? >>> >>> 1) Apache considering that GUI apps are legitimate targets for ASF >>> attentions. >>> 2) If jakarta is not the place, then a foundary for GUI apps/comps/tools >> >> These rules don't seem to be present in my copy, can you point me to where >> I can find them? ;-) >> >>> Perhaps I am foolish in that I think this is a forgone conclusion? (i.e. >>> will be voted down by jakarta-general for (1) and PMC for (2) ) >> >> Nothing is a foregone conclusion. Quoting from "www.apache.org": >> >> The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community >> of open-source software projects. The Apache projects are characterized >> by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and >> pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high quality software >> that leads the way in its field. We consider ourselves not simply a >> group of projects sharing a server, but rather a community of developers >> and users. >> >> I see absolutely nothing there that would preclude GUI apps. >> > > It would seem to be slightly outside Jakarta's mission statement > I thought the same of POI, but the most popular use case was claimed to be on the server... Every microsoft server requires a GUI, for example :) -- Geir Magnusson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] System and Software Consulting "He who throws mud only loses ground." - Fat Albert -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
