On 01/26/2015 12:55 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > I just saw a very crisp statement that applies here too: > > Apache Chairs are not Executives. > > The Incubator Project is in the process of taking nominations and > discussing replacement of their current Chair, which their practice > is to have on a 12-month cycle. You can see the quote in context at > > <http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201501.mbox/%3CCAAS6%3D7hJBPCCYxJWrfgAHApf%2ByFnbUR2vNVs-wO6J21Lmh-5Mw%40mail.gmail.com%3E> > (after you paste the URL back together [;<).
great reference! Thanks. > > > -----Original Message----- From: Andrea Pescetti > [mailto:pesce...@apache.org] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 01:22 To: > dev@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] #1 New PMC Chair > (was RE: Short-term priorities for OpenOffice) > > On 26/01/2015 RA Stehmann wrote: >> Apart from his official duties the PMC chair is seen as the >> representative of AOO by the public (Whether we like it or not.) > > This happens. More rarely than one would think, but still I confirm > that I very occasionally received requests from the press. I simply > routed them to the PMC. > >> As said "critical" points are the relations to LibreOffice and to >> companies, which are able to contribute code or anything else to >> our project. > > These are tasks for the PMC. The Chair cannot impose his point of > view on these matters. The PMC can surely agree to delegate these > tasks to a person (who may or may not be the Chair) and it is the PMC > vision, not the Chair's vision, that matters here. This is why I > consider this to come later than the election of a new Chair. > > Regards, Andrea. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "An old horse for a long, hard road, a young pony for a quick ride." -- Texas Bix Bender --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
