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RE: [technology-pmc] Do we really need the SOC project?

I agree that an "Eclipse Incubator" would be a more appropriate name for the Technology Project given its charter as it stands right now.

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-----Original Message-----
From: technology-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:technology-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne Beaton
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 10:04 AM
To: Technology PMC
Subject: Re: [technology-pmc] Do we really need the SOC project?

When I was first introduced to the Technology Project, it was described
as an incubator. It was envisioned as a place for projects to get
started before eventually moving to a more permanent home as they reach
a reasonable level of maturity. Over time, as other projects started
accepting new projects (and overlapping with the initial intent of the
Technology project), we became a place for projects that don't have a
tidy categorization elsewhere. I sort of like the "Emerging Technology"
nature of the project. Perhaps that might be a better name...

I agree that the name is confusing (most of the entries in the newsgroup
are about Eclipse platform technology).

Wayne

Gunnar Wagenknecht wrote:
> Wayne Beaton schrieb:
>
>> Thoughts, ideas, concerns? Am I missing something important?
>>
>
> If we go down that path then we really should rename Technology to
> Sandbox or Incubator. Otherwise it just gets confusing.
>
> I think it's important to have something like an explicit sandbox or an
> incubator. The name "Technology" is misleading to people.
>
> If the problem really is getting initial committers for a sub-project
> then the development process should be revised. The last update already
> made components to sub-projects. It is already possible to create new
> projects with new initial committers. Maybe this should also be possible
> for sub-projects.
>
> We already have incubators for a lot projects. A possibility would be to
> grant incubators an exclusive option which would allow to create
> sub-project in an incubator project with new initial committers.
>
> -Gunnar
>
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