In SVN each subproject exists under the whole logging umbrella. Any committer to the logging project can commit to any logging subproject. With git, since each project is a separate repo it is possible to restrict who can commit to what if that is desired. The ASF has its own git that is mirrored to github.
Yes, Jira could be used. The project wouldn’t close down. It would just be dormant until someone decides they want to do some work. Ralph > On Mar 1, 2017, at 10:44 AM, Thorsten Schöning <tschoen...@am-soft.de> wrote: > > Guten Tag Ralph Goers, > am Mittwoch, 1. März 2017 um 18:01 schrieben Sie: > >> It seems to me the experiment that to reboot log4cxx has not >> succeeded. > > Sad but true. > >> I would suggest that the svn repo be converted to git so >> that the current committers can retain their commit privileges. > > I don't think I understand this: Who does what to the SVN repo and > needs to host it where using GIT? :-) Are you talking about the Apache > GIT mirror on GitHub? > >> The >> project would then essentially be in a state similar to log4php >> where it is simply reported as inactive but people can work on it if >> they choose to. > > Sounds good to me. Does this mean that JIRA could still be used as > well? It seems in use for log4php, as new bugs have been created this > year. > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen, > > Thorsten Schöning > > -- > Thorsten Schöning E-Mail: thorsten.schoen...@am-soft.de > AM-SoFT IT-Systeme http://www.AM-SoFT.de/ > > Telefon...........05151- 9468- 55 > Fax...............05151- 9468- 88 > Mobil..............0178-8 9468- 04 > > AM-SoFT GmbH IT-Systeme, Brandenburger Str. 7c, 31789 Hameln > AG Hannover HRB 207 694 - Geschäftsführer: Andreas Muchow > >