Angela Cymbalak wrote:
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.
Thanks Angie, yes your perspective is very interesting, and I hope it's already in line with what folks are thinking. I think Davanum's subject line was mostly a rant w.r.t. the Maven issue and not really a commentary on having an incubation process for podlings. At least, I hope it was ;-) The mixed results that came out of Jakarta and others proved long ago that we needed /something/. I think we are awfully close right now, but it is (and always will be) based on the then-current collection of volunteers and mentors. Today we are doing better than I had hoped :) Bill --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
