On Mon, Feb 25, 2013, at 11:50 PM, Sebastien Goasguen wrote:
> I would not be a big fan of auto-nomination. 
> The merit of a potential new committer should be self-evident for someone
> (including within the PMC) in the community to make a nomination.

Should, but it isn't always - and I'd rather have someone speak up and
express interest than get frustrated they haven't been picked and stop
contributing. 
 
> This is not a race, it is about a consistent contribution to the
> community and understanding the Apache Way (transparency, meritocracy,
> respect for peers , consensus and non-affiliation).

Totally agreed, but there's a non-zero chance that a person who meets
those criteria could be overlooked. 

Best,

jzb
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