Anyone? In a couple of days, unless I hear otherwise, I will propose a resolution to the XML PMC to move XIndice to the Attic, so speak now or forever hold your peace. :)
-- Gianugo Rabellino - gianugo at rabellino dot it Blog: http://boldlyopen.com On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Gianugo Rabellino <gian...@apache.org> wrote: > All, > > this is an important message for the XIndice community: as some of you > may have noticed, the Apache XML project has been in a "winding down" > mode for a while, with most projects either moving to top level > (xerces.apache.org, xalan.apache.org) or to the Attic (AxKit, > Crimson). XIndice is now the only project left, and it's time to > discuss about the project's future. There are two ways forward: the > top level project route (creating xindice.apache.org with its own PMC) > or, if the project isn't active enough to create a PMC, the Attic (see > http://attic.apache.org). > > The XML project has no opinion on either, but know that if the XIndice > community doesn't step up to own the project, the only choice left > will be the Attic. Which, by the way, means hibernation not death: the > software remains available both in binaries and source code (although > in strict read-only mode), forks remain possible and projects can exit > the Attic at any time, although to do that they need to prove they > have a viable community standing behind them. > > This is a message to get the discussion going: if you want to keep > XIndice as a full-fledged Apache project, this is your turn to step > up! If you feel you want to help, participate, contribute and use > XIndice, we would be glad to hear from you and, as the XML PMC, more > than willing to hand XIndice over to a newly formed TLP. Personally, > I'm happy to help with either transitions, be it to a TLP or to the > Attic. Given that the project has been inactive in the past, I'm > planning to wait for a week to see if a discussion gets going: if > that's not the case, my plan is to start a vote in the XML PMC to > retire XIndice to the Attic. > > Looking forward to your suggestions, > > -- > Gianugo Rabellino - gianugo at rabellino dot it > Blog: http://boldlyopen.com >
