Archiving XCI : Request for an Archivation Review for the XCI project

[Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xen.org>]

Hi everybody,

the XCI project appears to have been dormant for a while and there is no 
project lead for XCI today.  In line with Xen governance (see 
phttp://www.xen.org/projects/governance.html), I would like to first get 
community views on the health of the project and then schedule an 
archivation review.

Let me quote from the process: "The review is essentially a pitch why 
the project should be archived. The purpose of the review is not 
necessarily to archive a project, but also to provide a last opportunity 
for interested parties in the Xen.org community to save the project and 
step up. The Xen.org community manager will support efforts to save the 
project, should community members want to step up. There is the special 
case that a project has been completed: in this case the normal 
situation would be for the project lead to make the case, why this is so."

Right now, the project shows a number of issues:
a) There is little or no activity
b) There is no project lead
c) There is no mentor for the project
d) Maybe there is a case, that the project has actually been completed

The first step of addressing these issues, would be to find a mentor and 
new project lead for the XCI project. This could be a vendor expressing 
interest in leading the project, who would ultimately provide the 
project lead. The project lead could also be an individual. My 
suggestion is to first have an open discussion about the issues and see 
if somebody is willing to step up. If so, I will work with the vendor or 
individual who steps up. Failing this, we will schedule an archivation 
review.

My suggestion is, to allow 2 weeks for discussion. In other words, I 
will collate the input that I have received by April 12th. We will then 
schedule the actual review.

We have not had archivation reviews in the past, but I believe we should 
run this as a semi-public meeting. I.e. interested parties approach me 
and will be invited to the meeting.

Best Regards
Lars