on 8/26/2000 11:12 PM, "Justin Wells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here's a proposal for the turbine list. I would like to put WM under the
> ASF and make it an ASF project. We would then integrate the good ideas
> from Velocity and have a really good project. Alterantely Velocity could
> remain separate, I don't care.
>
> Yes, it woul be hosted at ASF, like any other project, with the same
> structure as every other project, and the code donated to the ASF.
>
> I do need WebMacro to survive intact as a code base with its current
> interfaces, plug points, and features. I depend on all of that in the
> projects I work on, and so do a lot of people. I don't intend to control
> that, I just want it to be understood that what I'm talking about is
> putting *WebMacro* under ASF, not pulling it a part and putting up
> some related project with similar but different uses. You can pull
> the code into another project if you want to put it together in a
> completely different way--that's fine.
>
> This would have to be put to a vote on my list as well, but I want
> to get the reaction here first.
>
> I had planned to eventually do something like this with WM anyawy. I
> hadn't planned to do it this early, but obviously there will come a
> point where I move on to something else and WM has to be hosted
> somewhere. By no means is that going to happen soon--but perhaps
> it's time to start transitioning it to the community.
>
> There is an issue that might come up: some WM users have developed GPL
> applications based on WM. I'd rather not just cut them off--hopefully
> there is some ASF style license that is compatible with the GPL so
> that these people can continue to rely on WM. If it's not possible
> I will release all of my improvements to both trees as long as I am
> able to do that--but it's not a showstopper.
FlipFlop. That is your new nickname. :-)
-jon
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