November 29, 2004
29 November 2004 - Apache Avalon Closed
The Apache Software Foundation Board passed the following resolution closing Avalon during the 2004 ApacheCon:
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it no longer in the best
interest of the Foundation to continue the Apache Avalon project
due to the separation of the community into new projects
WHEREAS, the Avalon PMC is unable to further fulfill the
responsibilities of creation, maintenance, and support of the
Avalon software
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Apache Avalon Project is
hereby terminated; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Excalibur PMC be and hereby is tasked with
maintenance of the Avalon framework software; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Apache Avalon PMC be and hereby is no longer
responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to
component and service management, based on software licensed to the
Foundation; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Avalon" is
hereby terminated; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Apache Avalon PMC is hereby terminated.
What does this mean?
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Avalon is now officially closed. We will be working with the Apache Infrastructure team to close all Avalon resources over the next few days. The mailing lists archives will remain available; the SVN and CVS repositories will become read only; the currently distributed software will remain available via distribution mirrors; the site will be reconstructed to present a "closure" message and appropriate redirects.
Example closure message:
http://avalon.apache.org/closed.html
Where will I get support/code/updates for Avalon?
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As previously announced, Avalon Framework, LogKit, and Cornerstone have been moved to Apache Excalibur (http://excalibur.apache.org) along with the original ECM and Fortress code. The Excalibur team includes many experienced Avalon developers and support questions should be directed there.
Forks of Phoenix and Merlin have started at Codehaus Loom and DPML Metro respectively. Users of those software packages are encouraged to investigate these projects.
I strongly urge all subscribers of these Avalon mailing lists to subscribe to the mailing lists of one or more of the projects mentioned above:
Excalibur Mailing Lists:
http://excalibur.apache.org/mail-lists.html
DPML Mailing Lists:
http://www.dpml.net/central/about/resources/lists.html
Codehaus Loom Mailing Lists:
http://loom.codehaus.org/Mailing+lists
For more information about the Avalon closure, please review the October 24 announcement:
http://www.mail-archive.com/users%40avalon.apache.org/msg05033.html
On a personal note, I want to thank all the developers and users who have made this experiment and community happen. I look forward to working with many of you in the new projects forming from Avalon. Thank you.
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J Aaron Farr
Apache Avalon PMC Chair
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