On 5/31/06, Sam Ruby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This proposal seems to have generated a lot of geniune interest, so now I'm calling for a vote for the Incubator to formally accept it. A few editorial comments: at this point, I have little doubt that this codebase will attract a diverse and sustainable community. My concern is now the reverse: seeing talks of Rome join in and there being talk of these two merging with Roller... seems both very exciting... as well a bit premature. In my mind, the best way to find out what shape the community will take is to watch it incubate. Therefore, I'd like to explicitly propose that we neither predetermine nor rule out any possible destination for this. It could become a TLP. It could merge with Rome and/or other feed libraries, if they get proposed to the ASF. It could all get subsumed into Roller. My initial concerns are, respectively, critical mass, potentially divergent goals, and Umbrella -- each, of course, could be addressed/mitigated, that's why I am recommendating that we defer this decision until we have had a chance to observe the community. (Note: this is not a new idea, I've suggested it on number of occasions before). With all that said, here's my +1
+1 from me too. I'll also be interested to see the direction this takes. I was very tempted to volunteer as mentor #3, but the timing is wrong right now for me to devote adequate time for that. I will, however, undoubtedly hang out on the lists. -- Martin Cooper - Sam Ruby
