On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@gmail.com> wrote: >> champion |ˈCHampēən| noun >> 1 a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, >> esp. in sports: >> 2 a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else: >> >> The correct usage is of course definition #2 > > What is the cause he actually fights/argues for? New folks are > speaking to the general list on their own.
The cause is getting the podling accepted in the incubator, finding mentors and other interested parties. > The arguments I heard for a "Champion" were "understanding the initial > process" or "passing the process hurdles". In addition to "somebody > from the ASF need to show interest". > > (mĕn'tôr', -tər) > 1) A wise and trusted counselor or teacher. > 2) Mentor Greek Mythology. Odysseus's trusted counselor, in whose > guise Athena became the guardian and teacher of Telemachus. > > #1 applies. the projects I have seen needed counseling, not somebody > who fight for their case. > If you can find a first mentor, you can prove that somebody has an interest. A mentor guides the podling through the incubation. A champion guides the podling into the incubator. Big difference and not confusing at all. Martijn --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
