----- Original Message ----
> From: Aron Sogor <big...@gmail.com>
> To: thrift-dev@incubator.apache.org
> Sent: Sun, August 15, 2010 10:55:12 PM
> Subject: Re: sharing knowledge means sharing control
>
> Tight control is ok for with me. In fact I prefer the option of:
>
> - big company uses the thing a lot to deliver real service
> - big company finds issues and fixes them
> - big company put's it's neck on the line to test it very well by real usage.
Unfortunately this isn't the model of a typical Apache project. It's
more typical of something like MySQL, or lots of corporate backed GPL
projects. At Apache every committer is an equal, with equal say in
what goes in and what doesn't go in to the codebase. Leadership is
informal and defined by who is doing the work, not based on where someone
works or how big their production deployment is.
> I think real usage, practical experience on a high volume system is
> invaluable. Hence the dudes who work, and have exposure to such system
> should make the decision, demonstrate leadership and given more
> freedom over perceived benefits.
>
> For my selfish reasons I trust more the pressure of keeping a system
> running and "battle testing" than an essay competition on a mailing
> list.
>
> Apache "sprit" or not, I would like to complement a strong and
> visionary leadership, accepting practical patches. If it does not fit
> the Apache style, find another repo rather than discourage access to
> "battle tested" goodness.
>
> If your feel your input is not taken: fork and demonstrate.
I believe that's what happened with the c-thrift fork. I don't follow
it well enough to know how well it works in practice or how much development
activity it enjoys, but I still hope there isn't animosity about the
design decisions between the respective projects. Collaboration is
a better strategy than competition, even in the case of a justifiable fork.
> The Apache license is sweet, allows easy forking, when I needed the
> AS3 patch I forked for a while, I still maintain it, once there is a
> demand for fresh AS3 goodness I will make a new patch, and I expect
> popular demand will float it into the the HEAD.
> It is evolution, simple economics not democracy and that is a OK with me.
Lots of people equate Apache with the Switzerland of open source.
Perhaps you might want to consider what those people might mean,
and how democracy fits into the picture here.
