Also, it's always possible to go from being a DB subproject to its own TLP later...
Yoav On 2/25/06, Thomas Dudziak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/25/06, Brian McCallister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Andrus and Bill initially opened discussion on [EMAIL PROTECTED] I > > suggested they aim for a top level project status for a few reasons: > > > > * Cayenne already has an mature ASF-style structure and community > > (reportedly =) > > * There are ~subprojects (the gui tool, etc) in Cayenne, and sub-sub- > > projects seem to be frowned upon > > * DB is getting kind of umbrella shaped already > > > > That said, I am very willing to broach the subject of sponsorship > > with the DB PMC, I just figure the discussion of the best way to > > proceed makes more sense here. I think that Cayenne would prefer to > > be a top level project, in the end, and I agree with that goal. The > > best way to help that happen... well, we're discussing all that =) > > Personally, I'd prefer to have Cayenne in DB rather than as a separate > TLP, mainly for communication reasons with DB-related projects. E.g. I > don't see that much communication between the DB projects and, say, > iBatis or the Geronimo DB stuff (thuogh that might be because I'm not > actively involved in all DB projects). And IMO DB being an umbrella is > quite a different thing than for instance Jakarta, though that's > another issue. > > That being said, whether Cayenne will be a TLP or a DB subproject is > not important until it graduates from incubation, right ? And I'm +1 > on incubating it with the DB PMC as sponsor. > > cheers, > Tom > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Yoav Shapira System Design and Management Fellow MIT Sloan School of Management Cambridge, MA, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] / www.yoavshapira.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
