Please start a new thread for general discussion. Try to keep this one to nominations and votes, so we don't have to sift through it later. Cheers, clinton
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Nick Zdunic <n_zdu...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > Leveraging new C# and .NET features is what’s lacking for me. > > > > Not able to help myself, but I would support it if there was a continual > drive to develop and maintain it. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Clinton Begin [mailto:clinton.be...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, 27 May 2009 1:27 PM > *To:* user-cs@ibatis.apache.org > *Subject:* Re: [NOMINATION/VOTE] New iBATIS.NET Committer Team Members > > > > I almost forgot: > > * Voting will remain open until Sunday, May 31, 2009 @ 11:59 GMT > (midnight). > > Cheers, > Clinton > > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Clinton Begin <clinton.be...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > The iBATIS.NET community is currently seeking new committers to continue > the maintenance, development and innovation behind the future of iBATIS.NET > > I personally believe that iBATIS.NET can have a very bright future in the > .NET community, perhaps even bigger and better than its Java counterpart. > > Why? > > * There is less competition in the space, and of what's there, only > NHibernate is really relevant > * iBATIS is complimentary, not directly competitive to NHibernate, so > there's space for both in the .NET stack > * Nothing Microsoft offers is similar or competitive to iBATIS.NET. LINQ > to SQL was deprecated (IIRC), the Entity Framework is more competitive to > NHibernate than iBATIS > * Stored procedures are more common in Microsoft architectures, and > iBATIS has always supported procs better than any other framework > * C# is a more powerful and expressive language than Java, that creates a > lot of opportunity to do great things with iBATIS.NET > * C# features such as LINQ, Lambdas, Attributes and Anonymous types (to > name a few) create a lot of opportunity for innovation > > To let iBATIS.NET fall would be a shame. The community has spoken, and they > want a team to carry it forward. > > I myself would do it, if I was not already swamped with the Java version. > Indeed, I envy the team that gets to build the next generation of > iBATIS.NET. > > *** INSTRUCTIONS *** > > 1. Please nominate yourself in response to this thread, using the > following format: > > I <Insert Name Here> nominate myself for iBATIS.NET committer. > > 2. Please respond to nominations with your vote, using the following > format: > > +1 for <Insert Name Here> for iBATIS.NET Committer > > 3. I will tally the votes and submit the new committers to the PMC and > assign commit privileges. > > Minimum of 3 votes per committer are required. > > We may decide to arbitrarily limit the number of new committers so it > doesn't become a gong show. We may also require a second round of voting if > it does turn into a gong show. :-) > > *** NOMINEES *** > > * As a nominee, be sure to vote for your fellow nominees! > * There will be more than one committer, and no leader specified. > * A leader will emerge through the meritocracy. > * Over time, the leadership and perhaps all of the committers who make a > difference will be added to the iBATIS PMC. > > *** Be honest with yourself and others. Expect to spend 6 - 12 hours a > week on iBATIS.NET to work toward a new release! *** > *** But if you're good enough to be a committer, you should be able to do > it while watching Battlestar Galactica! *** > *** We're a pretty fun team that's light in process, but high in > principle. *** > > To expedite the process, fill out an ICLA form and submit it, following the > instructions included on the form: > > * http://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.pdf > > Let the voting begin! > > Clinton Begin > Apache iBATIS Chair, Committer and Creator > > >
