Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Stefan Bodewig
On 2020-06-12, Gilles Sadowski wrote: > 2020-06-12 15:52 UTC+02:00, Xeno Amess : >> But if Apache Commons is thought to be a whole project, I do think >> the relationship between each of its components should be enforced. The Commons project is the legal entity that binds people with similar

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Stefan Bodewig
On 2020-06-12, Xeno Amess wrote: > Hi. >>> 2. How are commons projects related? >> They are not necessarily related. Usually it is considered >> a feature if a component has zero dependency (as it is was >> easier to avoid "JAR hell"). >> However, there are also drawbacks, e.g. duplicating

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Gilles Sadowski
2020-06-12 16:14 UTC+02:00, Xeno Amess : >> Well, you had quite a few responses from me, for PRs >> pertaining to "Commons Math" > Indeed. And I think I learned a lot from you too. Thanks. And I look forward to you staying around... :-) >> even though that one I >> qualify as a "zombie" project!

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Xeno Amess
> Being on the PMC means that your VOTE is _binding_ > I think you are assuming that there is a lot of hierarchy, structure, and > formalities that are just not here ;-) Yep, indeed. Gary Gregory 于2020年6月12日周五 下午10:34写道: > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 10:22 AM Xeno Amess wrote: > > > >> Speaking

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Gary Gregory
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 10:22 AM Xeno Amess wrote: > >> Speaking for myself, as a volunteer here, I do what I can, when I can, > with > >> a eye toward using my time wisely while balancing many other > >> responsibilities. > >> Commons has over 20 components, some I use at work, some I used at

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Xeno Amess
>> Speaking for myself, as a volunteer here, I do what I can, when I can, with >> a eye toward using my time wisely while balancing many other >> responsibilities. >> Commons has over 20 components, some I use at work, some I used at play, >> some I do not use. >> I do my best to pick low hanging

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Gilles Sadowski
Hi. 2020-06-12 15:52 UTC+02:00, Xeno Amess : >> Some terms: >> - Apache Commons is an Apache _project_. >> - Apache Commons Lang is a _component_ of the _project_. > >> Each component has its own level of functionality and granularity. Some > are >> lower level, like Commons Lang and Commons IO

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Xeno Amess
> Well, you had quite a few responses from me, for PRs > pertaining to "Commons Math" Indeed. And I think I learned a lot from you too. Thanks. > even though that one I > qualify as a "zombie" project! [How it came to that > state is told in the "dev" ML.] Ah, I thought it be among the alive

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Gilles Sadowski
Hi. 2020-06-12 15:44 UTC+02:00, Xeno Amess : >>> 8. What should we do when we have a pr delayed for a long time? And how >>> long is thought to be an unusual long time for waiting? 3 days.1 week,or > 1 >>> month? > >> They might have been forgotten, or there may other issues. >> Examples? > > for

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Xeno Amess
> Speaking for myself, as a volunteer here, I do what I can, when I can, with > a eye toward using my time wisely while balancing many other > responsibilities. > Commons has over 20 components, some I use at work, some I used at play, > some I do not use. > I do my best to pick low hanging

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Xeno Amess
> Hopefully we mean the same thing, but this is not > true: Only those components for which a git repository > was set up have their SVN set as read-only (by INFRA). > See also my recent post asking how to finalize the > move (to the "read-only area") of [Graph]. And maybe this is kind of off

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Gary Gregory
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 9:44 AM Xeno Amess wrote: > >> 8. What should we do when we have a pr delayed for a long time? And how > >> long is thought to be an unusual long time for waiting? 3 days.1 week,or > 1 > >> month? > > > They might have been forgotten, or there may other issues. > >

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Xeno Amess
> Some terms: > - Apache Commons is an Apache _project_. > - Apache Commons Lang is a _component_ of the _project_. > Each component has its own level of functionality and granularity. Some are > lower level, like Commons Lang and Commons IO and do not depend on anything > at runtime. > Others

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Gilles Sadowski
2020-06-12 15:36 UTC+02:00, Gary Gregory : > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 9:07 AM Gilles Sadowski > wrote: > >> Hello. >> >> Le ven. 12 juin 2020 à 13:51, Xeno Amess a écrit : >> > >> > 1. How can a project *** becomes commons-***, or how did a commons-*** >> > project started? What is the actual

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Xeno Amess
>> 8. What should we do when we have a pr delayed for a long time? And how >> long is thought to be an unusual long time for waiting? 3 days.1 week,or 1 >> month? > They might have been forgotten, or there may other issues. > Examples? for 1 year example:

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Gary Gregory
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 9:30 AM Xeno Amess wrote: > Hi. > > >> 2. How are commons projects related? > > > They are not necessarily related. Usually it is considered > > a feature if a component has zero dependency (as it is was > > easier to avoid "JAR hell"). > > However, there are also

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Gary Gregory
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 9:07 AM Gilles Sadowski wrote: > Hello. > > Le ven. 12 juin 2020 à 13:51, Xeno Amess a écrit : > > > > 1. How can a project *** becomes commons-***, or how did a commons-*** > > project started? What is the actual procedural? > > For new components, this list would be

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Xeno Amess
>> Are they under a same (or at least >> similar) management mechanism? Or just sharing a common prefix? > Do you mean the development tools (maven, git)? > There some measure of "standardization" through the parent POM > file, but nothing is really enforced. The code style depends on the >

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Xeno Amess
Hi. >> 2. How are commons projects related? > They are not necessarily related. Usually it is considered > a feature if a component has zero dependency (as it is was > easier to avoid "JAR hell"). > However, there are also drawbacks, e.g. duplicating functionality > (and work) needed by several

Re: some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Gilles Sadowski
Hello. Le ven. 12 juin 2020 à 13:51, Xeno Amess a écrit : > > 1. How can a project *** becomes commons-***, or how did a commons-*** > project started? What is the actual procedural? For new components, this list would be the place to make the proposal. A discussion would decide if "Apache

some questions about commons projects.

2020-06-12 Thread Xeno Amess
1. How can a project *** becomes commons-***, or how did a commons-*** project started? What is the actual procedural? 2. How are commons projects related? Are they under a same (or at least similar) management mechanism? Or just sharing a common prefix? 3. How is commons projects' version