[modeling-pmc] MDDi archival

[Richard Gronback <richard.gronback@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As discussed on the last Modeling PMC call, we are asking for a Termination
Review and archival of the MDDi project.  Unfortunately, a number of issues
have existed with MDDi related to scope and contribution level for quite
some time.  An attempt to reboot the project following the departure of
Sebastien Demathieu has seemingly failed.

On the activity side, it's clear from newsgroup and mailing list history
that the project is either not active, or not open and transparent:

http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/mddi-dev/maillist.html
http://www.eclipse.org/newsportal/thread.php?group=eclipse.modeling.mddi

Note that the last newsgroup posting on 04/11 with an offer to contribute to
the project has gone unanswered.

Similarly, the dash shows CVS activity is quite low:
http://dash.eclipse.org/dash/commits/web-app/summary.cgi?company=y&month=x&p
roject=modeling.mddi

Given the increased sensitivity to IP cleanliness concerns, a quick scan of
MDDi's CVS repository (still in Technology, not yet moved to Modeling's
repo), a number of 3rd party libraries are present and provided in
downloads, though they are not all covered by IPZilla Contribution
Questionnaires, not to mention they should be consumed from Orbit, where
available:

http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.mddi/org.eclipse.mddi.m
odelbus/org.eclipse.mddi.modelbus.adapter/lib/axis/?root=Technology_Project

http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.mddi/org.eclipse.mddi.m
odelbus/org.eclipse.mddi.modelbus.notification/lib/?root=Technology_Project

http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.mddi/org.eclipse.mddi.m
odelbus/org.eclipse.mddi.modelbus.registry/lib/?root=Technology_Project

IPZilla query on all MDDi CQs:
https://dev.eclipse.org/ipzilla/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc
_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=modeling&component=modeling.mddi&lo
ng_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_
loc=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substri
ng&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substr
ing&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalu
e=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0
=noop&value0-0-0=

No regular builds are provided, with the last one being from 13 Nov 2007,
and the one prior to that dated 01 August 2006.  It's recommended that all
Modeling projects provide releng using the common builder
(http://wiki.eclipse.org/Modeling_Project_Releng), though minimally it is
expected that projects provide regular milestones and keep current with
underlying dependencies.

The MDDi website indicates it's an incubating project, but it does not
conform to the list of requirements:
http://www.eclipse.org/projects/dev_process/parallel-ip-process.php#Conformi
ng

Given the information above, it seems we should move forward with archival
of the project 
(http://www.eclipse.org/projects/dev_process/development_process.php#6_2_6_A
rchived).  Of course, the 3rd party libraries should be deleted before the
project is archived.

The Modeling PMC hereby requests the scheduling of a Termination Review for
the MDDi project.  
http://www.eclipse.org/projects/dev_process/development_process.php#6_3_6_Te
rmination_Review

Thanks,
Modeling PMC