I’m not sure whether it’s appropriate for me to vote as a mentor, but I have an opinion, so here goes.
+1 jhyde (mentor, IPMC member) I think Baremaps gave it their best try as an incubator project. They successfully adopted an Apache governance style and release process, and has become a pleasant community. I especially credit Bertil for creating and leading the project, and for making it a welcoming place. But there just aren’t enough regularly active members to become an ASF top-level project. After retirement from the Incubator they can go back to being a GitHub project, making a few releases per year, answering users questions and accepting contributions. I wish Bertil and team the best, and I’m sure they will be successful. Julian > On Feb 23, 2026, at 00:05, Sébastien Riollet > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 0 > >> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 7:57 AM Bertil Chapuis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> Following the discussion on retiring Apache Baremaps [1], I'd like to call >> a formal vote on the dev list before bringing it to the IPMC. >> >> Resolution: Retire Apache Baremaps from the Apache Incubator [2]. >> >> Once the decision is set, I will explore with INFRA the possibility of >> transferring the repository back to the original GitHub organization [3], >> with a copy remaining in the Apache organization for archives. >> >> Please cast your vote: >> +1 Retire Apache Baremaps >> 0 No opinion >> -1 Do not retire (please provide reasoning) >> >> This vote will remain open for at least 72 hours. >> >> Thank you all, >> >> Bertil >> >> [1] https://lists.apache.org/[email protected] >> [2] https://incubator.apache.org/guides/retirement.html >> [3] https://github.com/baremaps >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
