On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 23:30, Noel J. Bergman<n...@devtech.com> wrote: > ant elder wrote: > >> See: > http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html#Approval+of+Pr > oposal+by+Sponsor > > There is an uncorrected defect in that process document. It says, in part, > that the sponsoring PMC must provide the Incubator PMC with: > > * a reference to the results of the vote (so as to provide an audit trail > for the records); > * a reference to the Candidate's proposal; > > AND ... > > * the Mentors, nominated by the Sponsor, who will guide the Candidate > through the Incubation Process. > At least one nominated Mentor MUST be a member of the Apache Software > Foundation. > > That third one, while partially correct, is in error. Mentors are Incubator > PMC Members, and no one can impose Membership on the Incubator PMC. If the > proposed Mentors are ASF Members, they can (and must -- we won't do it by > implication) request PMC Membership. If the proposed Mentors are not ASF > Members, they must request a vote, which is may or may not be successful.
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