Re: [VOTE] Move Apache Forrest to the Attic

David Crossley schreef op 2019-11-11 06:46:
> The Apache Forrest project has seen little activity for a long time,
> and there has not been a release since 2011.
> 
> As noted in the quarterly Board reports [1], for years the Forrest PMC
> has been keeping the project in maintenance mode.
> 
> Recent board reports have indicated a move to the Apache Attic. A
> thread was commenced on the project mailing lists to provide an
> opportuntity for people to discuss that possibility and to re-engage
> [2]. There was no further discussion.
> 
> Note that the project resources would still be available. There would
> be no further releases. The Apache Forrest PMC would be terminated by
> Board resolution, and the Apache Attic PMC would instead have the
> oversight.
> 
> This vote thread is to confirm the desire of the project, being the
> next step in the Attic process [3].
> 
> The general voting process is explained at the Forrest project
> guidelines [4]. This situation was not anticipated by the guidelines.
> So in this case anyone can vote.
> 
> So please vote whether Apache Forrest will be retired and moved to the 
> Attic:
> +1 yes move to the Attic
> -1 the project should continue, and indicates commitment to revitalise
> the project
> 
> The three outcomes could be:
> 
> A) There are three or more people voting -1, saying that they would
> instead like the project to continue and agree to be involved.
> In this case, a probable course would be to go via the Apache
> Incubator [5] to revitalise the community.
> 
> B) The normal positive outcome, with three or more +1 votes.
> C) Insufficent votes indicates a dormant PMC.
> 
> So in those latter cases, the remainder of the Attic process would 
> ensue.
> 
> Also note that even after moving to the Attic, there are processes
> defined there regarding moving out again.
> 
> The vote will run for one month to be summarised on 11 December.
> 
> 
> [1] https://whimsy.apache.org/board/minutes/Forrest.html
> 
> [2]
> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fda24957e049f10d282037594d2aa61ce9a31cf8fc5313959aa81672@%3Cdev.forrest.apache.org%3E
> Subject: Forrest possibly retiring?
> Date: 2019-06-11
> 
> [3] https://attic.apache.org/process.html
> 
> [4] https://forrest.apache.org/guidelines.html
> 
> [5] https://incubator.apache.org/



+1

-- 
Sincerely,

Nico Veenkamp