From 1e8dde99ae7e3662a589cc3d19f29528a5284c91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Aniszczyk Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:03:10 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Initial stab at archiving process Closes #148 --- process/archiving.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 process/archiving.md diff --git a/process/archiving.md b/process/archiving.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..df37ddd --- /dev/null +++ b/process/archiving.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# CNCF Project Archiving Process v1.0 + +Open source projects have a lifecycle and there are times that projects become inactive due to a variety of reasons. There are also cases where a project may no longer want to be supported by the TOC. + +## Archiving Criteria + +There are different criteria to consider when archiving a project, but here are ones that the TOC looks for: + +* It hasn't seen a commit in over 6 months. +* It hasn't seen a release in over 6 months. +* There haven't been any issues opened for 6 months. +* Opened issues haven't received a response within 6 months. +* It's binaries/source are no longer being downloaded + +It is important to note that there is a difference between a mature project that doesn't get much attention anymore but is stable versus a project that is inactive. + +## Voting Process + +To archive a project: + +* A proposal must be put forth to the TOC repo and be open for at least 2 weeks of discussion. +* The TOC will inform the CNCF end user community and wider community of all archiving proposals +* A vote must be finalized with 2/3 approval from the TOC + +## Archiving Process + +What does archiving for a CNCF project mean? + +* CNCF will no longer provide any support for the project, via service desk +* CNCF will list archived projects online +* Archived CNCF projects will be transferred to the Linux Foundation for neutral holding and support + +## Reactivating an Archived Project + +Any project can be reactivated into CNCF by finally the normal project [proposal](https://github.com/cncf/toc/blob/master/process/project_proposals.adoc) and [sandbox](https://github.com/cncf/toc/blob/master/process/sandbox.md) process.