Any practice for a podling's PPMC that exercises or simulates the processes expected of a mature PMC is worth adopting.
+1 Alex On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Jean T. Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > +1 > > -jean > > Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > >> Currently on http://incubator.apache.org/guides/ppmc.html, we have: >> --- >> Vote on the podling's private (PPMC) list, with notice posted to the >> Incubator private list. The notice is a separate email forwarding the >> vote email with a cover statement that this vote is underway on the >> podling's private list. Many consider this approach to be best >> practice. After completing the vote on the PPMC list, the proposer >> calls a vote on the Incubator PMC private list, summarizing the >> discussion and vote, with a reference to the archived discussion and >> vote threads by the PPMC. The Incubator vote is done even if there are >> three +1 votes from Incubator PMC members during the PPMC vote, in >> order to give all Incubator PMC members a chance to express their >> support or disapproval after seeing the PPMC discussion and vote >> results. Note that only the Incubator PMC members can see the >> Incubator private discussion, and the podling's Mentors should review >> all Incubator PMC feedback with the PPMC. Moreover, only Apache >> members may review the private PPMC list (this is normally not an >> issue since most Incubator PMC members are Apache members). >> --- >> >> I'd like to make the suggestion that we alter this to: >> --- >> Vote on the podling's private (PPMC) list, with notice posted to the >> Incubator private list. The notice is a separate email forwarding the >> vote email with a cover statement that this vote is underway on the >> podling's private list. Many consider this approach to be best >> practice. After completing the vote on the PPMC list, the proposer >> *sends a note to* the Incubator PMC private list, summarizing the >> discussion and vote, with a reference to the archived discussion and >> vote threads by the PPMC. *Any member of the Incubator PMC can ACK >> the receipt of the vote. This starts a 72-hour window for lazy >> consensus. After 72 hours and no requests by any Incubator PMC member >> for a full vote by the Incubator PMC, the committer request is >> approved by the Incubator PMC and the PPMC can start the committer >> invitation process.* >> --- >> >> This intentionally follows the procedure for adding a PMC member wrt >> full ASF board. I like the concept of expanding this for committers >> as well for Incubation, so there. I don't like needless 'dual >> voting', but I do want the IPMC to have the chance to execute >> oversight. >> >> WDYT? -- justin >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
