+1 Agree that we should have webservice/archive and ws.apache.org/archive directory....less clutter the better.
Nadir Amra Integrated Web Services for IBM i Operating System Internet: a...@us.ibm.com Daniel Kulp <dk...@apache.org> wrote on 10/18/2010 10:11:54 AM: > From: Daniel Kulp <dk...@apache.org> > To: general@ws.apache.org > Cc: Glen Daniels <g...@thoughtcraft.com>, Benson Margulies > <bimargul...@gmail.com> > Date: 10/18/2010 10:13 AM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Disassemble the 'commons' notion > > On Monday 18 October 2010 10:04:59 am Glen Daniels wrote: > > This isn't a chair-specific thing, no, and thanks for asking Benson! > > > > I had started drafting up a message to the Attic folks, but just took a > > closer look at http://attic.apache.org/process.html - the Attic seems > > highly optimized for TLPs and not so much for subprojects. Also, I hadn't > > realized this but the Attic does not seem to have a separate SVN > > repository - rather, it asks the projects to leave their content in-place > > (probably good for limited support of old searches/links/etc) and make it > > read-only. As such, it may not actually be the best option for our > > subprojects. > > > > Another option for us is to simply move the designated subprojects into our > > own (read-only) archive, to sit alongside soap, pubscribe, etc.... We'd > > still shut down the mailing lists (that's happening anyway), make the > > appropriate JIRAs read-only, etc. > > > > What do people think of that notion? If we're +1 on that idea we can just > > do it. > > I'm +1, but I DO think that working with the Attic folks is the > right thing to > do so that the projects get officially listed there. Similar to: > > http://attic.apache.org/projects/jakarta-slide.html > > and such. > > > > Open question - should we leave at least top-level SVN dirs for the > > subprojects that get archived, with a README? We didn't do this for the > > former ones, and it would make our SVN space less "clean", but it might be > > nice for folks looking for the old stuff. I guess I'd say no, it's easy > > enough to find if we update the ws.apache.org page, but what do others > > think? > > I personally would prefer a webservice/archive directory or somthingto stick > them in. Out of sight, out of mind. Actually, in this case, it's the other > way around. Out of mind, make it out of sight. :-) I'd extend this to > the web site as well. Make an "ws.apache.org/archive" area where > we dump the > attic projects sites so the Attic can point at it. > > > Dan > > > > > > > Thanks, > > --Glen > > > > On 10/18/2010 9:28 AM, Benson Margulies wrote: > > > Is this a job for the chair, or could I be helpful by opening the door > > > to the Attic? > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Glen Daniels <g...@thoughtcraft.com> > wrote: > > >> On 10/18/2010 7:05 AM, Benson Margulies wrote: > > >>>> I guess I'm +0 for doing this now, assuming that we will continue to > > >>>> have a WS project in some way shape or form, containing many/most of > > >>>> these subprojects. > > >>> > > >>> OK, but what's the scoop on deleting things that got atticed or > > >>> transfered to Axis? > > >> > > >> The stuff that moved to Axis can/should all be removed. We still need > > >> to ask the Attic folks to suck in WSIF and Muse over there so those > > >> should stay until that happens. > > >> > > >> --Glen > > -- > Daniel Kulp > dk...@apache.org > http://dankulp.com/blog
