+1 from me (binding). Good luck dudes! Cheers, Chris
-----Original Message----- From: Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@gmail.com> Reply-To: "general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org> Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 11:48 AM To: "general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org> Subject: [VOTE] Accept Log4cxx for Incubation >Dear all, > >please cast your vote to accept Log4cxx for incation. >The proposal is pasted below, but can be found here too: >https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/Log4cxxProposal > >This vote will close in 72 hours. > >[ ] +1 Accept Log4cxx into the Incubator >[ ] -1 Don't accept Log4cxx because... > >Thanks, > >Christian > > > > >Log4cxx > >Proposal > >Apache log4cxx is a subproject of Apache Logging Services. It is a >logging framework for C++ patterned after Apache log4j. Apache log4cxx >uses Apache Portable Runtime for most platform-specific code and should >be usable on any platform supported by APR. > >The current website is visible at: http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/ > >The original developers of the project went inactive and the project was >not maintained for quite a while. The Logging PMC thought about moving >the project to the attic but a few users were objecting. > >This proposal is to create a new community around Log4cxx. > >Rationale > >Currently Log4cxx appears to be pretty stable without many competitors. >It has a small but dedicated user base. > >Current Status > >Meritocracy > >Log4cxx was developed at the Apache Software Foundation. Its SVN history >reaches back to 2003 but there was even previous development on CVS. >While the interested developers were not involved in the past efforts >there is consens that Apache Logging Services is the best place for the >future development of Log4cxx. > >Alignment > >Goal of the incubation is to reboot the community around log4cxx. > >Known Risks > >Orphaned Products > >With six interested developers and one of them being a committer to >Apache Logging Services the risk can be considered low. > >Inexperience with Open Source > >One of the committers is already committer to Apache Logging. The others >were already subscribed to the mailing list and actively participating >on the discussions. > >Homogeneous Developers > >The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across the >world with no one company being associated with a majority of the >developers. > >Reliance on Salaried Developers > >None of the initial committers is paid to develop code for this project. >However it has been expressed that the framework is in use at the >companies of the developers. CCLAs will be submitted were relevant. > >Relationships with Other Apache Products > >So far no other Apache products are known which use Log4cxx. Apache >Log4j was the prototype for creating Log4cxx. > >An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand > >n/a. Log4cxx was developed at the ASF. > >Initial Source > >The initial source was developed at the ASF and has already a clean IP >and is distributed with AL 2.0. > >Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan > >The source code is available here: >https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/logging/log4cxx > >External Dependencies > >None. > >Cryptography > >The project does not handle cryptography in any way. > >Required Resources > >We would like to use the already existing mailinglists: >http://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/mail-lists.html > >We would like to move the source code folder from: >https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/logging/log4cxx > >to: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/log4cxx > >Issue tracking: We would like to use: >https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOGCXX which already exists. > >We would like to move the current website to: >http://incubator.apache.org/log4cxx/ As the main Logging site is created >with the Apache CMS, we would like to establish a similar process for >log4cxx. > >Initial Committers > >Names of initial committers - in alphabetical order - with current ASF >status: > >Florian Seydoux <florianseyd...@gmail.com> (ICLA signed) >chand priyankara <ch...@engineering.com> (ICLA signed) >Nick Williams <nickwilli...@apache.org> (Apache Logging Committer) >Thorsten Schöning <tschoen...@am-soft.de> >Rhys Ulerich <rhys.uler...@gmail.com> (ICLA signed) >Joseph Southwell <jos...@southwell.org> (ICLA signed) >Alexandru Zbârcea <zbarce...@gmail.com> (ICLA signed) >Sponsors > >Champion > >Christian Grobmeier <grobmeier at apache dot org> (Member) >Nominated Mentors > >Christian Grobmeier <grobmeier at apache dot org> >Scott Deboy <sdeboy at apache dot org> >Sponsoring Entity > >Apache Logging PMC > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
