+1 Alexey Goncharuk -- Nikita Ivanov
> On Oct 21, 2019, at 10:21 PM, Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> wrote: > > Igniters, > > It’s been almost 3 years since my election as the PMC Chair and I’d like > the community to give other PMC members an opportunity to serve in this > role. It’s healthy to rotate the role more frequently and we’re already > due. Though the chair doesn’t have formal power, he/she can bring a fresh > perspective and help to navigate the community via trails not considered > before. > > Please propose candidates selecting among active PMC members: > https://ignite.apache.org/community/resources.html#people > > > Denis > > >> On Monday, December 5, 2016, Dmitriy Setrakyan <dsetrak...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> >> I haven't forgotten. Just got back from a business trip. Will start a vote >> this week. >> >> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <dsetrak...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> >>> Cos, I will start the vote soon. A bit over occupied with travel and >>> holidays at this moment. >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Konstantin Boudnik <c...@apache.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Ok, >>>> >>>> This was a great discussion, thanks for the deep insight, Roman! >>>> >>>> looks like this thread has stewed for a while and it is time to [VOTE]. >>>> The >>>> following candidates were put forward during the [DISCUSS] (in the order >>>> of >>>> their appearance on the thread): >>>> >>>> Dmitriy Setrakyan >>>> Vladimir Ozerov >>>> Konstantin Boudnik >>>> Valentin Kulichenko >>>> Denis Magda >>>> Branko Čibej >>>> >>>> Considering the number of the candidates I propose to use >>>> First-past-the-post >>>> voting, with a single-round/single winner rules, where the candidate >>>> collecting the most votes (not the majority) wins. [1] >>>> >>>> Dmitriy, would you do the honors and start the formal [VOTE]? >>>> >>>> >>>> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Cos >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 08:19PM, Roman Shaposhnik wrote: >>>>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Dmitriy Setrakyan >>>>> <dsetrak...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>>> While all the candidates suggested so far look good, I would propose >>>> Denis >>>>>> Magda as the next PMC chair. His participation in the project does >>>> not only >>>>>> have to do with the code, but also with Ignite project overall, >>>> including >>>>>> website, documentation, new tickets, design, etc. >>>>> >>>>> Sorry to come to this thread rather late, but I wanted to offer a >>>> somewhat >>>>> different perspective that hopefully can help reframe this discussion >>>>> a little bit. >>>>> Note, that what I'm about to say is coming from a non-coding (on >>>> Ignite) member >>>>> of the PMC. In fact, I stayed on the PMC after graduation more with my >>>> ASF >>>>> member hat on, rather than as somebody who wanted to directly >> contribute >>>>> to where the technology was going. My concern during your incubation >>>> days >>>>> was (and still is!) how well are you guys doing on the community >>>> development >>>>> front. >>>>> >>>>> If you recall, the diversity requirement (the fact that more than 80% >>>> of project >>>>> members work for the same company) came up during our graduation. >> While >>>>> it wasn't a blocking requirement it still was a very valid concern. >>>> Monocultures >>>>> are really nasty for open source communities. >>>>> >>>>> I think it would be fair to say that Ignite community hasn't really >>>>> improved much >>>>> diversity-wise since its graduation. And I honestly feel that this is, >>>>> to a larger >>>>> extent, because the focus is now missing. It was well understood that >>>> in order >>>>> to graduate the community had to do all it can to demonstrate a >>>>> positive trajectory >>>>> in that direction. And we did. But we kind of dropped the ball on it >>>> since. >>>>> >>>>> With that in mind, I offer my view on what a change in the Chair could >>>>> offer: a renewed >>>>> focus on community growth and development. If you agree with this >>>> premise than >>>>> somebody like Branko or Cos who could act as a forcing function to >>>> constantly >>>>> remind us about what else can we do to grow and develop this community >>>> would >>>>> be an ideal choice for the Chair (after all Branko's "tough love" was >>>>> probably the >>>>> most useful part of Ignite's experience in the Incubator). >>>>> >>>>> Now, of course, strictly speaking you don't have to be a Chair to do >>>>> that. But lets >>>>> face it -- that helps. And besides, a project's Chair doesn't really >>>>> have any special >>>>> powers when it comes to technological consensus, but anything that has >>>> to do >>>>> with external community the VP title that the chair gets can help >> quite >>>> a bit. >>>>> >>>>> Long story short: if Branko or Cos (as former mentors) would like to >>>>> commit to 6 more >>>>> months of the same hands-on mentorship focused on community >> development >>>> -- they >>>>> would have my wholehearted support. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Roman (with my PMC member hat on). >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > - > Denis
