Re: Apache proposal for NetBeans

Quite a few large Oracle products make use of the NetBeans Platform, 
e.g. this is an important one:

https://www.oracle.com/tools/developerstudio/index.html

And those kind of tools are developed in NetBeans IDE. Also, several 
large Oracle partners make use of the NetBeans Platform and NetBeans IDE.

On the other hand, we really do need to make use of this opportunity and 
get everyone involved in one way or another, large or small, in Apache 
NetBeans, to drive it forward together.

Plus, working on a meaningful project like NetBeans is fun. :-)

Gj

On 13-9-2016 19:10, Charles Bedon wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I think it's good for
> the community and the product that the governance of the project does
> not rely mostly on a single company (even more on the unpredictable
> Oracle). But on the other hand, I'm afraid that, with time, NB follows
> the steps of OpenOffice. The NB community is big and a lot of
> companies have put serious money in NB-based projects, but it's clear
> that without a big name behind, the project may lose significant
> traction. I really hope this is not the case, but again, with Oracle,
> you never know.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> On 9/13/16, geertjan wielenga <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> A heads up -- we'd like to simplify and streamline the process of
>> contributing and being part of the NetBeans ecosystem.
>>
>> The current NetBeans governance model is quite opaque and invisible and
>> we think having our project be an Apache project, like Apache Maven and
>> Apache Groovy, is a sensible direction to that end.
>>
>> Here's the proposal published over the past hour:
>>
>> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/NetBeansProposal
>>
>> Take note of the many initial committers, which includes James Gosling
>> (father of Java), a range of developers from various organizations, as
>> well as a big group from Oracle.
>>
>> There's a LOT that needs to be done, though the proposal makes the
>> intentions clear.
>>
>> Onwards to exciting times,
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Geertjan Wielenga
>>
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