[VOTE] Release commons-parent 15 and commons-sandbox-parent 9

2010-04-16 Thread Niall Pemberton
I would like to release commons-parent and commons-sandbox-parent to upgrade the commons-build-plugin to the new 1.3 version. Changes since last commons-parent release: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/commons-parent/trunk/pom.xml?r1=935100&r2=923432&diff_format=h commons-sandbox-paren

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread Phil Steitz
Oliver Zeigermann wrote: > This seems to ask a more general question and it is an important one: > How to retire components that have releases? > > Do we want to settle this more generally, before we proceed with > retiring this component? I agree we should solve the general problem and I think t

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread Paul Benedict
Sebb, that's a good idea. Three categories seems important: sandbox, active, retired. I suppose Commons should agree what is a retired component: a component without any release for 3 years? 2010/4/16 sebb: > On 16/04/2010, Paul Benedict wrote: >> We could also push the projects into the Apache

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread sebb
On 16/04/2010, Paul Benedict wrote: > We could also push the projects into the Apache Attic. However they are not strictly projects, but components of the Commons project. Since there is still a Commons community, I think the Attic is unnecessary here. But I agree with Niall that it would probab

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread Oliver Zeigermann
This seems to ask a more general question and it is an important one: How to retire components that have releases? Do we want to settle this more generally, before we proceed with retiring this component? If so: How do we settle this? I am a little bit afraid that the discussion leads to nothing

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread Paul Benedict
We could also push the projects into the Apache Attic. 2010/4/16 Niall Pemberton : > 2010/4/5 Oliver Zeigermann : >> Folks! >> >> The only discussion seems to be about "how to retire the project", not >> "if to retire the project". This means to me we all agree to at least >> temporarily retire it

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread Niall Pemberton
2010/4/5 Oliver Zeigermann : > Folks! > > The only discussion seems to be about "how to retire the project", not > "if to retire the project". This means to me we all agree to at least > temporarily retire it and there is no more discussion about how to do > it. > > As the Apache commons way of ret

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread Oliver Zeigermann
I have added a JIRA entry for the full retiring process now: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TRANSACTION-39 2010/4/16 sebb : > On 16/04/2010, Oliver Zeigermann wrote: >> 2010/4/16 sebb : >> >> >>  > * Tempted to leave the SVN as is, but make it read-only; rather than >>  >>  > do a move to

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread sebb
On 16/04/2010, Oliver Zeigermann wrote: > 2010/4/16 sebb : > > >> > * Tempted to leave the SVN as is, but make it read-only; rather than > >> > do a move to dormant/. I think we should avoid changing the svn > >> > location of released components. > >> > >> > >> I think the consensus more

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread Oliver Zeigermann
2010/4/16 sebb : >>  > * Tempted to leave the SVN as is, but make it read-only; rather than >>  > do a move to dormant/. I think we should avoid changing the svn >>  > location of released components. >> >> >> I think the consensus more or less was to move it into svn dormant, right? >> >>  Can I s

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread sebb
On 16/04/2010, Oliver Zeigermann wrote: > OK, so I have done some initial steps. Details are inline below: > > 2010/4/7 Henri Yandell : > > > * Definitely should update the website to explain that it's been > > retired and why. I don't think this is a case of waiting for community > > to show u

Re: Future of Transaction subproject

2010-04-16 Thread Oliver Zeigermann
OK, so I have done some initial steps. Details are inline below: 2010/4/7 Henri Yandell : > * Definitely should update the website to explain that it's been > retired and why. I don't think this is a case of waiting for community > to show up again (thus why I prefer retired to dormant), we're EOL