On 3/15/06, Alan D. Cabrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can extrapolate from past behavior on important podling votes. My > reservations are fair and based on past behavior.
No one other than an Incubator PMC member can acknowledge receipt of a message intended for the Incubator PMC. The notice message should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If tardiness of the entire PMC becomes an issue, we deal with it at that point. However, I disagree that tardiness is a pervasive issue. > I agree with your statement about code imports but I didn't realize that > they could stop a podling from being created. IIUC, the Incubator PMC > has final say on graduation but not on initiation. Am I wrong in this > understanding? The Incubator PMC exists to ensure that all policies and procedures are enforced for code donations and imports. If a PMC member has a procedural question, it must be cleared up before the podling is created. For example, the sponsoring PMC may state that they want to import code into Subversion under the GPL. That's clearly a no-no and should be stopped sooner rather than later. > While I agree that this would be unlikely and that common sense should > govern the behavior of good cooperative communities, are we not writing > policy? Your suggestion removes the Incubator PMC's ability to perform oversight. In the hypothetical example above with importing GPL (or some other procedural/policy violation), the Incubator PMC can and should have the authority to stop the sponsoring PMC from creating such a podling. Now, what I am stating (and perhaps confusing the issue for you) is that the Incubator PMC shouldn't be making technical judgments (such as "no one wants X" or "I don't like Y") - but it has the responsibility to ensure policies and procuedres are followed. This is why podlings can't perform any releases without the explicit approval of the Incubator PMC. The Incubator was created by the Board to ensure our policies are followed. -- justin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
