I think that I am in a unique position to comment on this
question. I am sure there are a lot of legal things and the Maven
repository that can be pointed to as reasons why not to have an
Incubator but I have been very pleased with the fact that Apache
*does* have the Incubator. It has been incredibly helpful to me as I
attempt to find the right people to show me the ropes at
Apache. Code releases aside, it appears that it is generally
accepted that people and projects who are part of the incubator are
either novices with Apache or those who are willing to help the
novices. Without that starting point, finding new people and
projects could become limited. There is a centralized place at
Apache for those who are starting out, and without the incubator, it
doesn't appear that Apache has that.
I agree that people may be using projects that are part if the
incubator and not realizing that it doesn't have the same level of
support that the TLPs have. I also agree that a naming convention
may solve part of that problem. You might also see if you have
modify the Apache License a little so that in first few lines of an
incubator project the license file clearly states that a project is
in incubation and therefore has additional risks to it.
Angie
At 07:00 PM 7/7/2008, Davanum Srinivas wrote:
Jukka,
Yes, this is related. But i think folks have made up their mind about
the repo. this is about the role of the incubator itself which is
becoming over cumbersome and meaningless to many folks...
thanks,
dims
On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Jukka Zitting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 12:09 AM, Davanum Srinivas
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Sorry...Need to take this off my chest before the official VOTE.
>
> Good, thanks! It's best to have all relevant points discussed
before voting.
>
> I'll wait at least a week after the last message on a related thread
> before starting the vote to avoid interfering with ongoing discussion.
>
> BR,
>
> Jukka Zitting
>
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