[Httpcomponents Wiki] Update of "BoardReportDraft" by AsankhaPerera

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The comment on this change is: Updated to create first draft for the august report.
http://wiki.apache.org/HttpComponents/BoardReportDraft?action=diff&rev1=4&rev2=5

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- = Status report for the Apache HttpComponents project - July 2010 =
+ = Status report for the Apache HttpComponents project - August 2010 =
- This status report for the Apache HttpComponents project was originally due in May 2010. However due to reasons described below, this version - updated until July 2010 - is submitted for the board meeting in July 2010.
  
  == Status ==
+ The last status report was sent in July, and thus there isn't a lot to be reported. Overall the project remains active.
- Overall the project remains very active. However, the actual project composition can be seen as suboptimal.  The number of active committers is quite low.
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- The PMC has reached consensus to change the PMC chair, and is submitting a resolution to the board to this effect.
  
  == Releases ==
+ None since the last report (submitted on the 21st of July)
- We have had two release since the last report:
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-  * 3 April 2010 - HttpComponents HttpCore 4.1-beta1
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-  * 19 May 2010 - HttpComponents HttpClient 4.1-alpha2
  
  == Community ==
+ Nothing to be reported
- __Project Management Committee __
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- The project unfortunately missed submission of a status report for the scheduled board meeting in May; and thereafter for the meeting in June - although the PMC had created a draft report by that time in the absence of the PMC chair. After failing to effectively contact the PMC chair, the PMC has reached consensus on a proposed  successor for the role. A resolution requesting the board to change the PMC chair is submitted herewith.
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- __Project Committers and Users__
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- Both HttpCore and HttpClient have an active and diverse user community. Just recently there has been a number of  significant code contributions by community members. For example, an entire HTTP caching module has been recently  contributed to the project by a group of external contributors. At the same time only a few committers actively  participate in a day to day management of the project and code development.
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- A question has been raised [http://www.mail-archive.com/dev@hc.apache.org/msg04365.html] during a previous release cycle whether Maven artifacts (which includes source) should be voted on by the PMC. However, it has been shown that as these Maven artifacts can be recreated with the main source distribution (zip and tarball) - which is voted by the PMC, that the Maven artifacts does not require to be voted by the PMC.
  
  == Development ==
- HttpCore 4.1 is progressing well toward its target. The final 4.1 release can be expected within next 6 months.  HttpClient is also being actively developed. There is a good number of external contributors providing valuable  feedback and significant code contributions on a regular basis. Several frequently asked for features have been  added to HttpClient. The 4.1 API is still considered experimental and will require more work to finalise.  HttpClient 4.1 is expected to enter BETA development phase sometime this year or early next year.
+ The new HTTP caching module is being improved to add a file system based cache implementation
  
- == Board Resolution ==
- === Change the Apache HttpComponents Project Chair ===
- WHEREAS, the Board of Directors heretofore appointed Erik Abele to the office of Vice President, Apache HttpComponents, and
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- WHEREAS, in the continued absence of Erik Abele, the Project Management Committee of the Apache HttpComponents project has chosen to recommend Asankha Perera as the successor to the post;
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- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Erik Abele is relieved and discharged from the duties and responsibilities of the office of Vice President, Apache HttpComponents, and
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- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Asankha Perera be and hereby is appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache HttpComponents, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a  successor is appointed.
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