John, You've made some large scale suggestions. From my take, the current community at Apache is *way* too small to take on any of what you're proposing.
For this to work, it is going to require fresh blood, and fresh coding volunteers. Note also, that you make some suggestions in your slide deck that could be incompatible with the way Apache works. Most notably the creation of a separate non-profit to fund development. Were such a thing to happen, it would have to be completely outside of the ASF structures, and anyone funded by it would have no greater influence than any other committer on the project - if they weren't a committer, they would have to become one by the same means as anyone else. So really, it is great to see the sense of vision you bring, but I'm particularly keen to see new volunteers turn up to help bring your ideas into reality. Upayavira On Tue, May 28, 2013, at 10:33 PM, John Blossom wrote: > I'd like the Apache community to comment for now but I appreciate the > sentiment. Best, J > On May 28, 2013 5:24 PM, "Alain Levesque" <albon...@wavewatchers.org> > wrote: > > > The slide deck should be extended to public. Bravo John > > > > > > On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 4:21 PM, John Blossom <jblos...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > As you may recall, today is the 4th anniversary of the first public > > > demonstration of Google Wave. If you're like me, I am sure that you > > recall > > > how exciting that was. > > > > > > I hope that you are also excited about the future of Wave. I think that > > > Wave is an ideal medium for the evolving nature of the Web. As such, the > > > Apache Software Foundation is a great community in which to consider > > Wave's > > > future, as it as sponsored its open source development since 2009. > > > > > > What can - and should - Wave become? That's for the world to decide. But > > to > > > help start that process rolling, I have been discussing options with a > > > group of Wave enthusiasts to assemble a possible roadmap for where Wave > > > could go to be relevant in today's rapidly evolving Web environment. > > > > > > A slide deck outlining this "strawman" model of where Wave could head may > > > be found at the following address: > > > > > > > > https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pNsrX26947QH89Ot3k62nlKKSRFLmVgBWxcIEne8VYI/edit?usp=sharing > > > > > > The document is open for comments to all having the link and the link is > > > shareable. It doesn't necessarily represent a consensus view of what > > > everyone's thinking may be about where Wave could or should evolve, but I > > > do think that it captures many provocative and powerful possible > > > directions. > > > > > > I welcome your input as individuals and as a community and would be glad > > to > > > respond to your thoughts and questions as required. Online Web > > conferencing > > > to discuss these concepts informally would also be welcome. Thank you for > > > your kind attention. I look forward to what you may have as thoughts > > > regarding the future of Wave in response to this presentation. > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > > John Blossom > > > > > > email: jblos...@gmail.com > > > phone: 203.293.8511 > > > google+: https://google.com/+JohnBlossom > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Alain Levesque Wavewatchers > > Wavyemailbeta:* > > * > > *Web Page <http://albonobo.com/> > > * > >
