After over two years in the incubator, two releases under our belt (one snapshot and one official release) and a third one coming, the stdcxx community with the support of our mentors feel that we are ready to propose to the Incubator PMC to graduate stdcxx to a Top Level Project. See the following vote thread in the archives:
http://www.nabble.com/-VOTE--ready-to-graduate-tf4386148.html#a12504335 To that end we have prepared the resolution for the Board below to be presented for consideration at the upcoming Board meeting. We invite everyone to vote to approve this proposal. Thank you. Martin Establish the Apache C++ Standard Library project: WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a Project, to be known as "Apache C++ Standard Library", a portable implementation of the C++ Standard library as specified in ISO/IEC 14882, International Standard for Programming Languages -- C++, for distribution at no charge to the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the Apache C++ Standard Library Project Management Committee, is hereby established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache C++ Standard Library PMC be and hereby is charged with the creation and maintenance of "Apache C++ Standard Library"; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache C++ Standard Library" be and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache C++ Standard Library PMC, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache C++ Standard Library PMC; and be it further RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache C++ Standard Library PMC: * Andrew Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Anton Pevtsov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Amit Jindal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Eric Lemings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Heidi Buelow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Farid Zaripov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Justin Erenkrantz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Liviu Nicoara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Mark Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Martin Sebor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Tim Triemstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * William A. Rowe, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Martin Sebor be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache C++ Standard Library, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache C++ Standard Library Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache C++ Standard Library podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache C++ Standard Library podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator PMC are hereafter discharged. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
