[URGENT] Proposal to retire the MXNet project - community action needed

[Justin Mclean <jm...@apache.org>]

Hi,

The project PMC is missing, and there is no activity on this project. Unless the wider community is interested in reforming the PMC, I will submit a resolution at the next board meeting on September 6th to retire this project. If you are interested in being part of that new PMC and can actively contribute to the project, please speak up now. Your involvement could make a real difference here. We need at least 3 active PMC members willing to fix security issues, vote on releases, and provide adequate board oversight.

If there is insufficient interest to reform the PMC, the project will likely be retired. Retirement is not always the end of a project. It could, for instance, continue on GitHub outside of the ASF, and some projects have managed to come out of retirement and be active again.

Kind Regards,
Justin

Re: [URGENT] Proposal to retire the MXNet project - community action needed

[Sheng Zha <zh...@apache.org>]

Hi,

Given the lack of meaningful engagement from the PMC members I believe
now that it is the right decision to retire MXNet. Unless we see
people stepping up in the next few days, I will help with social media
notifications for the sunset of MXNet once the decision has been
reached.

I would like to personally thank Justin, Rich, and other board members
for your patience in this matter; the support MXNet received along its
journey from ASF infra/legal/brand/conferences; the attention and care
from the incubator and the mentors.

Yours sincerely,
Sheng

On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 1:14 AM Justin Mclean <jm...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Sorry the next board meeting is the 20th of September, so you have a bit more time to consider this.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Justin

Re: [URGENT] Proposal to retire the MXNet project - community action needed

[Justin Mclean <jm...@apache.org>]

Hi,

Sorry the next board meeting is the 20th of September, so you have a bit more time to consider this.

Kind Regards,
Justin