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> On Jun 3, 2018, at 9:03 AM, Nick Kew <n...@apache.org> wrote: > > >> On 3 Jun 2018, at 16:29, sha...@apache.org wrote: >> >> Hi All >> >> I received this request from Stephen so am forwarding to the general >> incubator mailing list for discussion and any suggestions for options. > > I don't know enough about the project to comment on that. > > Just to say, if it's to become an Apache project, I'd expect to see its > community > approach our community. One project individual approaching one ASF individual > is hopefully a one-off, 'cos it's not how projects work at Apache. Though I > expect > Stephen is evaluating an option, which is just fine. > >> We are looking for a more stable institutional home for Graphviz. Apache >> seems like >> a great match. Is this possible? How is a decision like that made? I’m not >> sure a mature >> project like this fits the incubator model. Are there other ways? > > Many mature projects go through the Incubator. > > What discussions have you had within your project community? Probably the > single most important criterion for you is to have your own community firmly > on board, and not dragging anyone reluctantly along. Once you have that, you > find someone to champion your project within Apache, and submit a proposal. > > Romain wrote: >> Also it will let Graphviz time to handle the license switch. > > That's the kind of issue that could be quite big. If it has a long history > under another > license, you may have lots of contributors with a stake in it who would have > to agree > to the re-licensing. The project is licensed as Common Public License [1] which is Class B. [2] It will take some work to relicense. Regards, Dave [1] http://www.graphviz.org/license/ [2] https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html > > -- > Nick Kew > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >
