On Monday, January 25, 2016, Gilles <gil...@harfang.homelinux.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:54:51 -0700, Phil Steitz wrote: > >> Please respond to this thread if you are a Commons Committer >> interested in joining the PMC for the new TLP based on [math]. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Phil >> > > I'm interested in as much as I'm being curious to see if it > will change anything! :-} > > There were a few "negative" arguments, that is was better to > stop "annoying" the other Commons projects. [To which some > responded that they'd prefer the status quo.] > > The rationale concerning the size, scope, and management of > Commons Math, (and how different it was from all the other > Commons components), I had brought up on several occasions in > the past. > > What has changed? > > What are the "positive" arguments? > > To be crystal-clear, if the new PMC is composed of the same > people who are the regular contributors to the Commons Math > project, i.e. with the same confronting blocks, I don't see > from where the incentive towards a different development policy > will come. > > Various points have been brought up in (too often heated) > discussions (JDK version, development and release policies > such as compatibility, refactoring, multi-threading, exception > handling, etc.). > > I think that the volunteers for the new PMC should list their > opinion on fundamental issues that obviously define a "vision" > of the project. Until there is a new PMC there isn't anyone to vote on campaign platforms :). That is a discussion for the new PMC Lacking clear goals[1] is not going to help in any way. > At this point, we can expect administrative chores. > Wouldn't it be a pity to do all that work just to get a new > name? > > > Regards, > Gilles > > [1] There can be seemingly contradictory goals as long as they > are acknowledged and do not hamper each other (like I've > expressed in other posts) and sufficient resources exist to > handle them. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >
