> BTW, another question is: *Who* are the currently acitve > comitters? And which one is listening to this list? Could you > please *say* something?
> I think simply picking someone is a bad idea. Especially if you > are seeking a new lead or the "sole comitter". You never know if > the guy / girl is only keen on "being part of it" and once he /she > is part of it loses his / her interest. But on the other hand, > there is not much of an option here :) > I don't like the idea of "self promotion". A better way would > be (if the comitters ever even think of things like seeking a > new comitter / lead) to let the comunity on the dev list propose > some names. But either way we choose, the comitters have to *say* > something to all this! I would consider that this is something to take to the PMC. I'm not suggesting that you/we should *complain* to the PMC, but if Velocity needs a new set of committers, and the existing committer base is not able to perform the task of finding/voting them in, then the PMC should appoint someone who can. Right now it appears that Velocity needs an "interim" lead who can assist the committers (who have only a small amount of time) and the developers (who have more time/ideas) to get the project "living" again. I believe that it is the job of the PMC to find that interim lead. Perhaps Geir could ask the PMC to provide assistance? I think it would be preferrable for him to do that rather than the have the developers "go over his head", so to speak. It does seem like Velocity is lacking leadership. A number of people have feature requests (number support, map support) and there isn't anyone with commit access to make comments on them (either +1 or -1). Apache is supposed to be a meritocracy, those who do the work make the decisions. Right now there's no work, and no decisions, so Velocity isn't living up to the apache ideal. It is in everyone's interests to rectify that. NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may contain copyright material of Macquarie Bank or third parties. If you are not the intended recipient of this email you should not read, print, re-transmit, store or act in reliance on this e-mail or any attachments, and should destroy all copies of them. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee the integrity of any emails or any attached files. The views or opinions expressed are the author's own and may not reflect the views or opinions of Macquarie Bank. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
