Sanjiva Weerawarana wrote: > >> Sam indicated that Axis is more or less Apache SOAP 2, well, then you >> guys broke the revolutionary rules by giving subproject status to an >> internal fork. > >I'm a core developer of Apache SOAP. When the V3 discussions were >going on the active V3 folks wanted to establish a seperate project >mostly for "distinct community identity" purposes IMO. I was (and >am) fully supportive of Axis and didn't push for an internal fork >at that time because it appeared that the community would foster >better with a "clean slate." Given the value of community over >mechanics, IMO it was the right decision to make it into a separate >project.
If I had thought it was for a "distinct community identiy" I would have voted against it. I have worked rather hard to make this one community. If you think of them as separate communities, then clearly I have not been as successful as I would have liked. - Sam Ruby --------------------------------------------------------------------- In case of troubles, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
