On 28 November 2012 14:32, Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacre...@apache.org>wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 3:24 PM, ant elder <ant.el...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ...Slow poddlings don't use much ASF resource so aren't a burden... > > I disagree: podlings do use mentor's energy - graduating or retiring > them is a way to free up mentors for other incoming podlings. > In practice what happens is mentors stop caring. Their time is not taken up because they are not mentoring the projects. Unfortunately this serves no purpose. Mentors who feel their time is not well used (or is unavailable on a podling should actively step down. If they did then my simple three step decision making process for retirement comes into play (i.e. they reach stage 3 which was where insufficient mentor support is available). Ross -- Ross Gardler (@rgardler) Programme Leader (Open Development) OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
