On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Greg Stein <gst...@gmail.com> wrote: > Board sponsorship equates to mandate: the Incubator PMC has no choice in the > matter. > > We used that for getting an Apache-licensed J2EE server (Geronimo), but we > did *not* for OOo. We left that decision to the IPMC. I believe the concept > is obsolete and can be removed from the docs. I do not forsee the Board > taking such an action in the future.
If my memory serves me, the OO proposal listed the board as the sponsor, yet we handled it as a decision of the ipmc like any other. I'm in favor of your idea of removing it from the doc. The board can always take its fiat out for a drive if some extraordinary circumstance arises some day. > > Cheers, > -g > On Sep 20, 2011 4:36 PM, "Benson Margulies" <bimargul...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The default sponsor is the incubator PMC. if you just put that in a >> proposal and offer it up, it just happens. >> >> Board sponsorship happens for 'special' circumstances (like OO), and I >> don't pretend to understand why it's important. >> >> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz >> <bdelacre...@apache.org> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Christian Grobmeier >>> <grobme...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I was looking into that: >>>> > http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Roles_and_Responsibilities.html#Sponsor >>>> >>>> And thought, if an upcoming podling is deciding to become a TLD it >>>> should ask the board to sponsor it. >>>> Now I have been told from Andrus that this is not the case and usually >>>> the Incubator is sponsoring TLD projects. >>> >>> Yes, as I said on the board list I don't remember the board sponsoring >>> incubating projects recently. >>> >>>>...how is the way to have the >>>> Incubator as a sponsor? Just asking? Just adding to the proposal? ... >>> >>> Yes, just add it and people will complain if they see a problem. >>> >>>> ...If this is the case, then is "Champion" obsolete? Actually I was > always >>>> doubting this role a bit.... >>> >>> The champion is a person, while the sponsor is a PMC - what makes you >>> think the champion role is obsolete? >>> >>> -Bertrand >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
