I'd call it attic rather than archive for consistency, but I also won't squeak at archive. Most Def +1.
On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Nadir Amra <a...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > +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 >
