-1 I do not think that accepting this podling is in the best interest of the ASF. Absent explicit criteria / principles governing what we accept into the Incubator, I have to apply informal judgment here and I am voting -1 for the following reasons:
0) I think the ASF has a responsibility to consider the broader community impacts of our actions. Arguments have been presented on both sides of this issue here and elsewhere. My personal conclusion is that this is not a *good thing* for the ASF to do. 1) The Incubator exists to provide a means for communities to join the ASF. I am not comfortable that this proposal is consistent with that mission. I know this proposal is not unique in representing a commercial collaboration and we have never drawn any lines defining what is acceptable / not acceptable in commercial exploitation of the ASF brand and infrastructure. Absent that, I have to apply judgment here and my personal opinion is that this proposal crosses the line. I respect and acknowledge the efforts of the ASF and other volunteers working to build a community around this proposal and should this VOTE pass, I will join the other ASF members in welcoming the new volunteers to the ASF. Please respect the VOTE subject line above and refrain from responding to this post in the same thread. Please also review the links Sam posted before repeating arguments already presented. Phil --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
