Subversion moves to join the Apache Software Foundation

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Subversion moves to join the Apache Software Foundation

by Hyrum K. Wright-4 :: Rate this Message:

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This morning the Subversion committers formally applied for inclusion  
in the Apache Incubator[1], the first step toward joining the Apache  
Software Foundation.  Subversion is a large and growing community, and  
this step makes it possible for us to maintain that momentum, while  
also accessing the resources that come from being part of the ASF.  
CollabNet, as well as other vendors, will continue to sponsor, ship  
and support Subversion during and after this process.  More  
information about the announcement can be found in the press release[2].

The next few months of transition will include discussion and  
decisions as we move various pieces of the Subversion project to  
Apache infrastructure.  We will use the same consenus-based decision  
process we've always used to determine what to do with the source  
repository, mailing lists, and bug tracker.  These discussions will  
happen on the development mailing list, and as always, patches are  
welcome to help move this work forward.

This announcement comes as the result of several months worth of work  
by many members of the Subversion community, CollabNet and the ASF.  
Thanks to them for their work, and to each of you for making  
Subversion a great project.  I feel this is a great step for the  
forward movement of Subversion, and I'm excited about our potential  
moving forward!

-Hyrum

[1] http://incubator.apache.org/
[2] http://www.open.collab.net/news/press/2009/svn-asf.html

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