On 21 September 2011 15:12, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:21 PM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 21 September 2011 11:57, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> 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 Champion assists the candidate on their initial submission to a >>> Sponsor." >>> http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Roles_and_Responsibilities.html#Champion >>> >>> This is how the Champion role is defined. The "default" Sponsor is the >>> Apache Incubator - no big deal. The only thing a Champion does is to >>> look at the projects list and try to contact a project if it would >>> sponsor this new podling. >> >> Also, the Champion makes sure the discussion phase is wrapped up and >> turned into a vote; ensures the vote is tallied etc. > > This might be true, but it is implicit knowledge, which is leading to > confusion. If nobody wants to get rid of this term (except me), we > should do an update of the Champion description. > > I would like to add this image in addition: > http://code.grobmeier.de/howtobecomeanasfproject.pdf > > Because an image does say more than thousand words...
Surely a podling does not exist until it enters incubation? Beforehand, it is just a proposal to create a podling. Also, the Champion may not need to be recruited; some potential podlings are introduced by the Champion. > cheers, > Christian > >> >> These can of course be done by others, but having one person >> responsible is generally easier, and less likely to result in omission >> or duplication. >> >> By the way, the Champion does not seem to be listed on the podling >> status pages or summary. >> >> I'm not sure if that is an omission, or whether it's because the >> Champion's role is over once the podling has been created (if that is >> so). >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> >> > > > > -- > http://www.grobmeier.de > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
