> That line was picked directly from the HowToRelease wiki, however, so I would > suggest that the PMC clarify the rules on that and edit it appropriately.
Edward is right that the 3 days is minimum required duration for the vote. That does not contradict the by-law. However, I think having an end date to a vote is important, as without a vote end time, the meaning of 'lazy majority' is not clear. Also, people work better with deadlines! On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Sushanth Sowmyan <khorg...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Hive ByLaws require that a release vote should remain open for at > least 72 hours, so as to give people time to test. I would like, > however to make allowances for the fact that this was a long weekend, > and it's likely people were off on vacation. Thus, I think I will > count working days to mark the cutoff time for 3 days, thus excluding > yesterday and the weekend, thus making the cutoff after tomorrow night > (thus allowing Friday, Tuesday and Wednesday for perusal). If I get 3 > +1s and no -1s by 1:45AM Thursday May 29th (that's thursday early > morning, not thursday afternoon), I will consider this vote as having > passed, and continue with the remaining steps outlined in the wiki. > > In this, I should also note that I skipped the end date declaration > for in this vote mail as per Edward's response to my previous vote > mail that said that that statement specifying end date was incorrect > because a vote will remain open for as long as it has to. I see his > point, and it is incorrect to assert that it concludes at 3 days, it's > more that 3 days is a minimum time granted to allow people to register > disapproval after testing if they desire to. That line was picked > directly from the HowToRelease wiki, however, so I would suggest that > the PMC clarify the rules on that and edit it appropriately. > > > > On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Thejas Nair <the...@hortonworks.com> wrote: >> Sushanth, >> Can you specify an end date for the vote ? >> The vote has been out for 4 days already (more than the mandatory >> minimum of 3 days), maybe set the end date to two days from now ? >> >> Thanks, >> Thejas >> >> >> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Sushanth Sowmyan <khorg...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> >>> Please test out this Release candidate and cast your vote. I >>> understand I posted it up before a three-day weekend, so it's likely >>> to have not gathered enough eyeballs, but I figured I'd send a >>> reminder out so people can look at it. :) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> -Sushanth >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 1:45 AM, Sushanth Sowmyan <khorg...@apache.org> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Apache Hive 0.13.1 Release Candidate 2 is available here: >>>> >>>> http://people.apache.org/~khorgath/releases/0.13.1_RC2/ >>>> >>>> Maven artifacts are available here: >>>> >>>> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachehive-1014 >>>> >>>> Source tag for RC2 is at : >>>> https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/hive/tags/release-0.13.1-rc2/ >>>> >>>> Hive PMC Members: Please test and vote. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> -Sushanth >> >> -- >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE >> NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to >> which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, >> privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader >> of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that >> any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or >> forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have >> received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately >> and delete it from your system. Thank You. -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete it from your system. Thank You.
