On 14 October 2016 at 15:13, A. Soroka <aj...@virginia.edu> wrote: > I was responding to a previous message from Greg Chase: > > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/34f2f4859aac61141cfe903a692c5806e50282eb6ca388a7f8959d35@%3Cdev.community.apache.org%3E > > but perhaps I read too much into his remark "As a frequent non-code > contributor to several projects, having people like us as PMC (or PPMC) > members seems to do the trick."
I see. In order to commit, one must be a committer, but the reverse is not true. People with committer status don't have to commit code. They may commit docn or not commit at all. > --- > A. Soroka > The University of Virginia Library > >> On Oct 14, 2016, at 10:08 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 14 October 2016 at 12:16, A. Soroka <aj...@virginia.edu> wrote: >>> Thanks, community thinkers! >>> >>> The consensus is overwhelming for being generous with committer status. >>> >>> (Additionally, just as a point of record, it seems that at least some >>> projects are indeed giving PMC membership without committer status, so that >>> does seem to be reasonable Apache-fu, when appropriate.) >> >> I'm not sure what you mean by "committer status" here. >> >> To become a PMC member currently requires an ASF login and this >> automatically gives committer karma on many projects. >> To get an ASF login requires an ICLA. >> >> AIUI there are no plans to relax these requirements. >> >>> --- >>> A. Soroka >>> The University of Virginia Library >>> >>>> On Oct 13, 2016, at 9:30 PM, Shane Curcuru <a...@shanecurcuru.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> Luciano Resende wrote on 10/13/16 9:20 PM: >>>>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 13, 2016 12:26, "Daniel Gruno" <humbed...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Top-posting because yay ponies! >>>>>>> We've elected people committers in HTTPd solely due to them helping out >>>>>>> on IRC. There is no rule that says you must write aaaaanything down in a >>>>>>> file (code or documentation or otherwise) to become a committer :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any contribution can count towards merit. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, more than one person who was made a docs committer on httpd went on >>>>>> to make small code contributions. And some not so small. Point being, >>>>>> when >>>>>> you extend trust, most people will rise to that level. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm a strong believer in handing out commit early and easy. If someone >>>>>> breaks something, revert it. No harm done. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> +1, I just wished some of the existing projects are watching this thread. >>>>> >>>> This is exactly the kind of helpful guidance that folks should feel free >>>> to write content for the ComDev website. Much easier to share when it's >>>> at a permanent URL. >>>> >>>> https://community.apache.org/newbiefaq.html#websitecms >>>> >>>> And using the CMS, anyone can make suggested changes just from a web >>>> browser - even non-committers! >>>> >>>> - Shane >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
