[Incubator] java-collab svn repo

[Jody Garnett]

> Jody,
>
> Would you consider doing this within the GeoTools svn instance?   We
> can provide a custom committer list for a shared collab area if you like.

I would prefer not to ask at this stage; this being the first batch of
communication in many years we are kind of treating it with kid
gloves. There is no technical reason not to do this in a
geotools/trunk/spike directory.

> My concern with doing a bunch of development in a standalone svn is two fold.
>
> 1) Each svn instance does have some admin and maintenance cost for SAC.
>
> 2) It leaves responsibility for the code and management in a neitherworld
> between projects.  We have gone to substantial effort for each project to
> establish a governance mechanism.  To then do substantive work outside
> any of those frameworks is (IMHO) not a great idea.

Yeah I hear you; I need to go ask about (c) and code contribution agreements.

> A number of projects have been establishing /sandbox areas of their
> subversion respository to which they grant access to those who aren't
> full committers (such as students).  In your case perhaps you could
> establish an area to which any geotools or deegree committers would
> be permitted access.

As mentioned above we do have just such an area...  let me go ask.

Jody