drew wrote on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 18:07:35 -0400: > On Tue, 2011-10-11 at 23:58 +0200, floris v wrote: > > Op 11-10-2011 23:46, Dennis E. Hamilton schreef: > > >> *H.* Should the ASF or the Apache OpenOffice.org project decide to > > >> terminate its support of the forums, it will grant a period of at > > >> least 90 days for the transfer of the contents and structure of the > > >> forums to another host as decided by the Administrators, Moderators > > >> and Volunteers. > > > The PPMC is not empowered to agree to a clause that reads, "The ASF will > > > grant 90 days to someone". Only the board and officers can make > > > commitments on behalf of the org. > > > > > > That's just the legal side of things and is not the same as the question > > > of whether one should expect the ASF, should any of its entities decide > > > to take the forums down, provide advance warning or migration codepath. > > > > > > The relevant entities in this case include IPMC, Infra, and Board. > > How exactly should I understand this? Is this meant to be discouraging, > > like: forum people, you might as well leave right now? > >
No. I don't know how to communicate my point more clearly than I did in the first sentences of my previous email. Beyond that, +1 all over Drew's reply --- including the points about framework / organizational structure (goes to the PPMC's inability to make commitments on behalf of the Foundation), about a broader group (I'm not on the PPMC), and about not jumping to conclusions. > > Hi Floris, > > Just my thought on that - if you recall I mentioned that it was time to > let the Apache folks see the proposal and make sure it fits into the > framework here also - it is a two way street..if I understand what is > being said it is merely that this is something not seen before and will > naturally, IMO, get a review from a broader group then just the PPMC. > > and now I see that Ross G. has stated pretty much exactly that. > > So, just my .02 worth - it doesn't appear to be anything beyond what one > should expect at this point and I would strongly advise not to jump to > any conclusions. > > Best wishes, > > //drew >
