> From: Jason van Zyl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Champion (was Sponsor) - the Apache Member (or member of a Sponsoring > > PMC) who champions a new candidate prior to being accepted by a Sponsor. > > Who has any idea what this actually means without looking up the > definition? Why not call it what it is: Member Sponsor.
Because the role is probably more than this. However am happy to go with whatever the consensus is (just see me as the person documenting :>). > > > Sponsor (was Sponsoring Entity) - the PMC or Board that accepts a > > candidate for incubation. > > How about PMC Sponsor, again for the same reason as above. > Because it could be the board. I think Sponsor works OK, personally. > > Mentor (was Shepherd) - the responsible Apache Member who works with a > > podling to see it through the incubation process. > > Are there actually cases where the member sponsoring the new project > isn't the mentor? I mean, who is going to 'champion' a new project and > then leave it to someone else to mentor? Yes there have been cases. And it's not as obvious as it seems. Different skills/desires involved. Cheers, Berin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]