On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:53:22AM -0700, Jonathan Hsieh wrote: > My understanding is that a podling requires 3 +1s for progress (releases, > new commiters).
And those "binding" +1s need to come from people who are on the Incubator PMC. They do not technically have to be Mentors to your project, though in the last year I've been following general@incubator.a.o I've never seen a release vote pass that did not have at least one project Mentor voting +1. It's difficult for outsiders to provide a throrough review. When an unaffiliated IPMC member looks at release artifacts, they typically examine the signatures and checksums, perform an audit on license headers, pore over LICENSE and NOTICE carefully, and perform a somewhat superficial build-and-test check. Problems are often revealed at this stage, and it's clearly helpful -- which probably reflects the expertise and dedication of the few stalwarts who regularly volunteer and step into the gap. Nevertheless, freelance review cannot substitute for say, consistent oversight during the IP import stage. For that, you need Mentors. > Does this mean we need at least 3 mentors? Would it be helpful to have > "extra"? It is helpful. Some projects have lots, but Mentor availability is frequently a bottleneck. Projects are be well-served by aggressively moving to minimize the effort required by their Mentors: provide them with reports to review rather than require them to chase you down, etc. > Is having the Champion being a Mentor ok? Yes. > Are there any concerns/discussion with the proposal? (or are +1's basically > saying lgtm.) That's how I've interpreted what I've seen so far. I didn't read it throughoughly, but a brief skim gave me the impression of something which had been well thought out. Best, Marvin Humphrey --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
