+1 Craig
On Nov 8, 2008, at 6:17 AM, Jan Lehnardt wrote:
Dear Incubator General List, dear IPMC, thank you all for your comments on whether CouchDB should graduatefrom the Incubator to a top level project. I think we have your support.On behalf of the Apache CouchDB PPMC I am now calling a vote:[ ] Yes, CouchDB is ready to become a top lavel project at the ASF and the IPMC will recommend the proposed resolution quoted below to the Board.[ ] No, CouchDB is not yet ready, it should stay in the Incubator. Thank you. Cheers Jan -- On Nov 3, 2008, at 18:19, Jan Lehnardt wrote:Dear Incubator General List, The community and developers of Apache CouchDB deem the project ready for graduation to a top level Apache project. [EMAIL PROTECTED] vote summary: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-couchdb-dev/200810.mbox/[EMAIL PROTECTED]Message IDs for informal(*) PPMC vote to appoint Damien Katz to become"Vice President, CouchDB": [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED](* Sorry we didn't to a formal vote and hence no formal [RESULT] message)--We would like to ask the IPMC to discuss the following Board resolution to be recommended to the Board. Once your feedback is collected and integrated,we will ask you to vote on the final resolution. Thank you! -- Proposed Board Resolution: Establish the Apache CouchDB 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 Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of open-source software implementing a distributed, fault- tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database 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 CouchDB Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache CouchDB Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to implementing a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, CouchDB" 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 CouchDB Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache CouchDB Project; 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 CouchDB Project: * J Chris Anderson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Damien Katz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Christopher Lenz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Jan Lehnardt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Noah Slater ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Damien Katz be appointed to the office of Vice President, CouchDB, 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 initial Apache CouchDB Project be and hereby is tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage open development and increased participation in the CouchDB Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the initial Apache CouchDB Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator CouchDB podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to the Apache Incubator CouchDB podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator PMC are hereafter discharged. -- Again, thanks for your cooperation! For the Apache CouchDB PPMC, Jan -- PS: Thanks to Noah Slater for proofreading.--------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Craig L Russell Architect, Sun Java Enterprise System http://db.apache.org/jdo 408 276-5638 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. A good JDO? O, Gasp!
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