Hi, now that the waves are flattened again, the first thing I should probably do is to apologize: Had I anticipated the multitude of reactions, I'd have put my question to this mailing list, rather than to several. However, I expected no more than 2 or 3 replies, that's why the broad audience seemed at the time to make sense.
Now, back to the rat-dev list, I'd like to put the same question to you again: Isn't it time for RAT to leave the Incubator? And if so, what would be the target? Regardless of what was written in the first thread, I still feel that the project is small in all aspects that I can think of. That's why I clearly thought of becoming a subproject of another, like Commons. But I did neither expect the pressure in the direction of becoming a TLP (Greg Stein being interested), nor the lack of interest from the side of Commons. (The other TLP's mentioned should have even less. Personally I can't seem RAT related to Maven, or Ant. OTOH I do see a relationship of RAT as a tool of general interest with Commons.) Likewise, to me it seems misplaced in Infra. But the alternative, remaining in the Incubator is something which I consider to be worse in the medium term. To me, RAT is a project which could have skipped the Incubator right from the start. The less it should remain where it is. But all of these are, of course, my personal impressions and perhaps not shared by anyone else. Should the discussion be heading into the direction of RAT as a TLP (which I still view as the second best only) and the question of a chair become a problem, then I'd offer myself - as the third or fourth best option. Personally, I'd clearly prefer more experienced people like Robert, Stefan, or Henri. Jochen -- I Am What I Am And That's All What I Yam (Popeye)
