diff --git a/process/archiving.md b/process/archiving.md deleted file mode 100644 index df37ddd..0000000 --- a/process/archiving.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -# 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.