Moving to a Foundation
Just like other projects in the ecosystem around us (WildFly, SmallRye, RESTEasy, Undertow, …), Weld too has been looking for a friendly vendor-neutral place it could inhabit - a software foundation.
It is our hope that by joining a foundation we can make Weld more open, expand the community, improve transparency and encourage participation from contributors coming from all over the software landscape.
Things to Keep in Mind
When choosing a foundation to join, there are several importants things to consider:
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Ability to use the tooling we currently have to minimize the impact of the move. For instance, we still use JIRA for issues.
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Maintain the ability to perform quick release when needed and at flexible intervals.
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As a project, retain independence in decision-making. I.e. if possible do not fall under foundation imposed restrictions and rules.
What Does the Move Entail?
Red Hat has always been supportive of open source and collaboration in vendor-neutral projects and this is still the case; Red Hat bussiness leaders are fully supportive of this move.
Furthermore, we, as in the Weld team, aim to keep working on the project and supporting it just like we did up until now.
Current Status
At the moment we are eyeing the option to move along with WildFly under the Commonhaus Foundation.
Community Feedback
We’d love to hear your thoughts on this so don’t hesitate to speak through the mailing list or via a discussion topic directly in the GitHub repository.
Best Regards
Matej