> On 27 Apr 2016, at 10:18, Danny Angus <da...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > So I have collated feedback from my email to labs list and I think what we > need to do first is answer the following questions.. > Here are my input, based on my past experience.
> 1.1/ What is the purpose of Labs, what are we offering that isn't available > elsewhere Currently we are offering less than what is available elsewhere, with the exception of the apache name. > 1.2/ Is that still relevant in today's ASF I believe so, but in a repositioned form. > 1.3/ If yes to 2 why does it appear to be underutilised? Because "just" being a repo holder brings no benefits. > 1.4/ if no to 2 is there an alternate "mission" that labs could fulfil? yes. > > Having done that we can then take one of the following actions > > 2.1/ close down the project and move it to the attic That would be a sad thing to do. > 2.2/ pivot the project to serve a new purpose We could position ourself as a pre-incubator project. Incubator frequently sees small projects, that need to grow before entering incubator. When asking these projects to go away and grow elsewhere, there is a good chance they are lost for us. If Labs could be a playing ground for such projects, there is a good chance some of them will grow and move on to incubator. > 2.3/ address the points raised in 1.3 above > > Questions i have for the group are... > > a) do you agree with this synopsis? yes > b) if so should we reach out to the whole committer-ship to encourage as > wide a participation in the debate as possible, or keep it to either the > members or just this self selected group? I think reaching out without having something to present is lost efford. rgds jan i. Ps. Congrats with your new role. > > What do you think? > > d. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: labs-unsubscr...@labs.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: labs-h...@labs.apache.org
