+1 On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 10:18 PM Xiao Li <lix...@databricks.com> wrote:
> +1 > > Xiao > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 9:32 AM Mridul Muralidharan <mri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> +1 >> >> Thanks, >> Mridul >> >> On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 4:49 PM Holden Karau <hol...@pigscanfly.ca> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Spark Developers, >>> >>> After the discussion of the proposal to amend Spark committer >>> guidelines, it appears folks are generally in agreement on policy >>> clarifications. (See >>> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6706e977fda2c474a7f24775c933c2f46ea19afbfafb03c90f6972ba%40%3Cdev.spark.apache.org%3E, >>> as well as some on the private@ list for PMC.) Therefore, I am calling >>> for a majority VOTE, which will last at least 72 hours. See the ASF voting >>> rules for procedural changes at >>> https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html. >>> >>> The proposal is to add a new section entitled “When to Commit” to the >>> Spark committer guidelines, currently at >>> https://spark.apache.org/committers.html. >>> >>> ** START OF CHANGE ** >>> >>> PRs shall not be merged during active, on-topic discussion unless they >>> address issues such as critical security fixes of a public vulnerability. >>> Under extenuating circumstances, PRs may be merged during active, off-topic >>> discussion and the discussion directed to a more appropriate venue. Time >>> should be given prior to merging for those involved with the conversation >>> to explain if they believe they are on-topic. >>> >>> Lazy consensus requires giving time for discussion to settle while >>> understanding that people may not be working on Spark as their full-time >>> job and may take holidays. It is believed that by doing this, we can limit >>> how often people feel the need to exercise their veto. >>> >>> All -1s with justification merit discussion. A -1 from a non-committer >>> can be overridden only with input from multiple committers, and suitable >>> time must be offered for any committer to raise concerns. A -1 from a >>> committer who cannot be reached requires a consensus vote of the PMC under >>> ASF voting rules to determine the next steps within the ASF guidelines for >>> code vetoes ( https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html ). >>> >>> These policies serve to reiterate the core principle that code must not >>> be merged with a pending veto or before a consensus has been reached (lazy >>> or otherwise). >>> >>> It is the PMC’s hope that vetoes continue to be infrequent, and when >>> they occur, that all parties will take the time to build consensus prior to >>> additional feature work. >>> >>> Being a committer means exercising your judgement while working in a >>> community of people with diverse views. There is nothing wrong in getting a >>> second (or third or fourth) opinion when you are uncertain. Thank you for >>> your dedication to the Spark project; it is appreciated by the developers >>> and users of Spark. >>> >>> It is hoped that these guidelines do not slow down development; rather, >>> by removing some of the uncertainty, the goal is to make it easier for us >>> to reach consensus. If you have ideas on how to improve these guidelines or >>> other Spark project operating procedures, you should reach out on the dev@ >>> list to start the discussion. >>> >>> ** END OF CHANGE TEXT ** >>> >>> I want to thank everyone who has been involved with the discussion >>> leading to this proposal and those of you who take the time to vote on >>> this. I look forward to our continued collaboration in building Apache >>> Spark. >>> >>> I believe we share the goal of creating a welcoming community around the >>> project. On a personal note, it is my belief that consistently applying >>> this policy around commits can help to make a more accessible and welcoming >>> community. >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> >>> Holden >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/holdenkarau >>> Books (Learning Spark, High Performance Spark, etc.): >>> https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9 <https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9> >>> YouTube Live Streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/holdenkarau >>> >> > > -- > <https://databricks.com/sparkaisummit/north-america> >
