On Dec 7, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Jed Smith wrote: > Allow me to preface this message by reiterating that Eric's contribution is > valued and really great.
I concur. > <snip> > > I move for the removal of the Java bindings from libcloud pending a plan for > dealing with such alternate bindings. Seconded. > The development is welcome to continue > outside of the umbrella of libcloud as it stands today; I believe a name > change would be requisite, but I do not know the best way to handle that > (Eric?). I would opt for a rename as well, to avoid confusion. > If Eric would like to take it in a different direction altogether > once separated from us, I would actually encourage that as open source > should never be restrained, it should be allowed to flourish. However I can help this transition -- refactoring the code, setting up a new repository, migrating the code off of Incubator SVN -- I will. > Regardless of whether this severance is positive or not, I know that the > libcloud community wishes Eric the best of luck. Based upon Eric's posts, I > believe he will see that this is good for both of us, too - I certainly > don't intend any ill will or malice or hard feelings! +1 > If Eric's Java port > became a freestanding project of its own with its own community, I'd be > pleased as punch. In the future, perhaps we can formulate a plan to > reintegrate, and I know that we'd like that. > > Thoughts? Sometimes. > /me pushes the ball down the hill ...Sisyphus? Cheers, Jerry
