The discussion seems to have died down, I'll start the VOTE thread. Paul.
<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 10:12 AM Daniel Sun <sun...@apache.org> wrote: > > +1 for path (3) > > Cheers, > Daniel Sun > > On 2024/10/15 22:18:45 Paul King wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > The Geb project[1][2] has been a pre-eminent web testing/browser > > automation solution in the Groovy ecosystem for some time. Recently it > > has become mostly a one-person project with the main maintainer now > > being drawn in other directions. It has been proposed to bring Geb to > > the ASF and with the CRA regulatory environment approaching, this > > seems to make a lot of sense. > > > > There are three paths by which this could happen: > > > > (1) Geb could become a sub-module for Groovy. But since Geb is already > > a focused self-contained project, I don't think it would be a good > > fit. > > > > (2) Geb could become its own top-level project and enter via the > > Incubator (or with the Groovy project sponsoring). > > > > (3) Geb can be a sub-project of Groovy with its own repos and mailing > > lists. This is what I am proposing. There are a number of folks who > > have expressed interest in building a community around Geb. Assuming > > we can grow that community, there is nothing stopping Geb becoming a > > top-level project later. If it's only a handful of folks who end up > > contributing, it would make sense for Geb to remain a sub-project of > > Groovy. > > > > Assuming folks are happy with path (3), the next step would be us > > voting on accepting the donation. I'll do a separate VOTE thread > > assuming successful discussion. The subsequent step is for an IP > > clearance through the ASF Incubator Project. With that in mind I have > > created the template for that[3]. Filling out the template also makes > > it easier for us to understand the donation. > > > > So, let me know if you agree with (3) as the correct path and please > > read [3] which explains what the donation is. Note: there are some > > other repos of examples under GitHub/geb. I see no problem with us > > moving those too at a later date, so I wasn't going to focus on those > > in this discussion. > > > > Cheers, Paul. > > > > [1] https://gebish.org/ > > [2] https://github.com/geb/geb > > [3] https://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/groovy-geb.html > >
