Created https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WHIMSY-228 to keep track of this.
On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 at 13:06, Craig Russell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey, > > I'd like to propose a new whimsy feature: ICLA lookup for notinavail > > This would allow authorized users (those with read access to > foundation/officers/iclas.txt) to search iclas.txt for specific names, even > for notinavail (those found in unlisted-iclas). > > This would be an extension of the current committers search > https://whimsy.apache.org/roster/committer/ allowing to search iclas.txt for > notinavail members if the name was not found elsewhere. > > This tool would be used by PMC members when inviting new committers. The PMC > would look at roster/committer to see if the proposed committer was already a > committer. If not, and the notinavail entry was found, the PMC could use the > email address in iclas.txt to invite the new committer to provide an apache > id and verify the email address. > > I'm working on an update for > http://community.apache.org/newcommitter.html#new-committer-process that will > spell out how PMCs are supposed to deal with proposed committers that already > are committers or already have an ICLA on file. This feature would be easier > to use than asking the PMC member to access and search iclas.txt manually. > > Thanks, > > Craig > > Craig L Russell > Secretary, Apache Software Foundation > [email protected] http://db.apache.org/jdo >
