You didn't annoy me Benson, I think you're spot on, +1. Cheers, Chris
On Jan 15, 2012, at 9:57 AM, Benson Margulies wrote: > I would appreciate it if the participants in this discussion would be > really clear about their views about several different podling > profiles. > > a: A reasonably diverse group of 5-7 people start a podling. A year > later, they've made a release or two, but no one new has turned up. > Mentors attest to good community behavior, openness to patches -- just > no one who has done enough to be added to the group. In other words, > all good as a prospective TLP except that they've never been through > the process of adding someone. > > b: A group of 3-4, otherwise the same as (a). Thus, a risk of falling > below critical mass. > > c: not even enough people to be a TLP by any stretch of the imagination. > > I would say, with all respect to Ant, that the Foundation clearly has > not put the IPMC in the business of hosting tiny projects like (c). > The term 'failure' applies after some period of time. If folks wish > that the foundation had a place for such a project, I would submit > that this would be a discussion to have with the board as to what that > place might be and how it might work. Otherwise, Joe's views seem > entirely on point. > > I think that it would be a good idea to emphasize in the discussion of > prospective podlings with small initial groups. If it's really clear > from the outset that a failure to grow in 12 months or so will mean an > exit, then it will be easier on everyone. > > I know that some people feel that (a) podlings can just graduate, > period. If there are people who disagree, I'd like to know, because it > will allow me to give better advice to Accumulo. > > If I sadly succeed in merely annoying anyone with this post, I'll set > my go-away timer for several weeks. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: chris.a.mattm...@nasa.gov WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
