Re: [BuildStream] BuildStream turning over a new leaf

[Javier Jardón <jjardon gnome org>]

On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 at 13:11, Sander Striker via buildstream-list
<buildstream-list gnome org> wrote:
> CC: Neil McGovern, Executive Director, GNOME Foundation
>
> Hi,
>
> BuildStream started a while ago, the first commit was in Nov 2016(!).  It was first presented at FOSDEM 
> 2017.  A lot has changed since...
>
> Technology
> BuildStream started out with artifact storage built on top of ostree.  It was using bwrap directly for its 
> sandboxing.  These technologies tied it to the Linux platform exclusively.  It also did not have a remoting 
> story other than sharing cached artifacts.
> Today, BuildStream is completely built on top of Content Addressable Storage (CAS), leveraging 
> buildbox-casd, which is supported on multiple platforms.  It also has a remoting story, having adopted the 
> Remote Execution API, which now even works with workspaces.  Sandboxing was factored out and made pluggable 
> by using buildbox-run.
>
> Community
> Tristan van Berkom started out as the so-called Benevolent Dictator.  The set of committers has grown over 
> time, and we have shifted to a peer-based model.  Tristan has been largely uninvolved for a period of time, 
> and the project has continued to make progress.  This is a very healthy sign!
>
> Future
> The time has come to move to a new home as well.  GNOME has been a welcoming and friendly place where this 
> project started, but with the growth above, we are looking to transition to somewhere where we can operate 
> as a larger project in its own right.  At the Apache Software Foundation, the home of many well-known 
> infrastructure projects, BuildStream will be in the company of other build systems, like Apache Ant, 
> Archiva, Buildr, Gump, and Maven.  We think that we are able to grow the community, both in terms of 
> developers as well as users more effectively there.
>
> We will be working with a number of Apache Software Foundation folks on the transition.  While doing so, 
> GNOME has generously offered for us to continue here, until we are ready.
>
> In the end this will not be a goodbye, it will be a see-you-elsewhere!  Looking forward to keep working 
> with everyone.

Hi Sanders,

Sorry for the late reply, but I have two questions about this:

- Can the project still be hosted in gitlab?
- Does the movement means a change in the license is needed, or we can
keep the current one?


Cheers,
Javier Jardón