On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton <orc...@apache.org> wrote:
> [BCC AOO PMC] > > From the Chair, > > There is now a comprehensive policy on releases from Apache projects, > <http://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy>. > > This has been brewing for a couple of months and has now been ratified by > Apache Legal. > > The most-cautionary aspect, not the only one, has to do with what a binding > +1 vote must signify as part of release approval: > <http://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy#release-approval>. This > becomes > a critical matter for the AOO PMC. It is also valuable for non-binding +1 > votes to also account for some level of that requirement. > > The condition on approval is tied to the importance of the release source > code and its usability, even though compiled packages and their > authenticity > are of immense importance to the Apache OpenOffice community. > > The policy is freshly-minted. I doubt that complete adherence is expected > over-night. I do think that serious striving for achievement of the level > of quality and accountability that is reflected in the policy will need to > be demonstrated. This striving will doubtless need to be accounted for in > reports to the board until the AOO release process is fully aligned with > what is expected under the policy. > > I invite discussion here on dev@ on how to make our release processes > explicit and evident to all potential contributors, with an eye to having a > systematic approach that aligns with the release policy and also reflects > the informal Maturity Model for Apache projects. > > > -- Dennis E. Hamilton > orc...@apache.org > dennis.hamil...@acm.org +1-206-779-9430 > https://keybase.io/orcmid PGP F96E 89FF D456 628A > X.509 certs used and requested for signed e-mail > Thanks for the notification about this. I would suggest given this clarification on what a "binding" vote means, those cast by PMC members, we need to definitely allow for a longer timeframe for release voting -- at least a week for a final RC candidate I would think. > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK “Somebody's gotta win, somebody's gotta lose. Just don't fight about it. Just try to get better." -- Yogi Berra
