I think to get people working on it, it should be used by some main projects, or used in first class projects, such as a connector for tomcat or better for jetty. A browser could be a good candidate to project light on the HttpComponente, but is a so big project. These are only my thoughts, and could be trivial or not applycable. Andrea
On 9/17/07, Oleg Kalnichevski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 15:20 +0200, Martin van den Bemt wrote: > > Caught up on the thread, sorry for not listening. > > This is a reply to the whole thread.. > > > > To be honest, I think we need to solve this at a "higher" level. There > are always going to be (sub) > > projects that have less than 3 active people on it at any given time and > when being on their own > > this imposes a serious problem on making releases. So I think it is best > to proceed with figuring > > out (or getting opinions / resolutions from members/board) to see how > they see this situation handled. > > > > Hi Martin > > I suppose you can expect a simple answer that a project unable to muster > 3 binding votes does not meet ASF standards and should go to the > incubator or sourceforge. > > In case of HttpComponents we do not have a problem getting enough > binding votes to cut releases. We also have enough people for a > reasonable TLP even if we decided to go alone. The trouble is that, even > though there are quite a few people interested in continued development > of HttpComponents and HttpClient, there are only two persons (me and > Roland) doing some hands on development at the moment. > > We were hoping that a joint TLP with Slide would mend the situation by > increasing the number of active developers and potentially leading to a > cross-pollination in terms of ideas and code between two groups and > creating a more sustainable ecology around the larger community. So, the > idea seems to have failed to gain enough traction. > > We can keep things are they are for some time but sooner or later > Jakarta will get shut down and some sort of decision will be forced upon > us. I _personally_ would definitely prefer to act before that happens, > but cannot do it just on my own. > > Oleg > > > > > Thoughts ? > > > > Mvgr, > > Martin > > > > Oleg Kalnichevski wrote: > > > Folks, > > > > > > First off, we have to admit that our attempt at merging Jakarta > > > HttpComponents and Jakarta Slide communities to form one joint TLP > > > failed miserably. There was only one person from the Slide community > > > expressing interest in being on the new PMC. Moreover, the overall > > > reaction from Jakarta folks was, well, disappointing. Frankly I have > an > > > impression no one cared. Let's face it: we are on our own. > > > > > > So, I suggest the following course of actions > > > > > > (1) Revert to our original proposal and plan > > > (2) State that Slide are welcome to join at any point they feel > > > interested and ready. > > > (3) Send a message to WebService General list and invite those > > > interested in overseeing the project join the PMC > > > (4) Decide on who assumed the role of the Chair. This one is going to > be > > > a tough one. > > > (5) Put the proposal on vote in October. > > > > > > _Please_ do let me know what do you think. > > > > > > Oleg > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
