+1 on active PMC duties would be fine to ensure continuation of the project.
regards, Eric On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Ross Gardler <rgard...@opendirective.com>wrote: > On 30 November 2012 00:52, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hard cases make bad law. The rough parameters of the recent 'small > > graduates' was that they had around 5 initial PMC members, and some > > detectable evidence that all of them were in the reasonably regular > > habit of contributing code, let alone voting for releases. If we > > insist on testing the absolute lower limit of viability, we're may > > bump into the absurd. > > > > +1 (where "reasonably regular habit of contributing code" should be > "reasonably regular habit of contributing in some way" - that is only being > active in PMC duties would be fine, need not be active committer, as long > as it is responsible activity (i.e. voting from an informed position) > > Ross > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 4:45 PM, Andy Seaborne <a...@apache.org> wrote: > > > On 29/11/12 14:53, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > > >> > > >> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Alan Cabrera <l...@toolazydogs.com> > > >> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> ... Would you also add the three or more active PMC members > > requirement? > > >>> What constitutes active?... > > >> > > >> > > >> IMO the bare minimum is being able to find three PMC members to vote > > >> on things when needed. > > >> > > >> Once a project gets below this limit it's in trouble and usually > > >> headed for the attic, but that's not the only possibility - see > > >> "Resolution to reboot the Apache Xalan PMC" at > > >> > > >> > > > http://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2011/board_minutes_2011_07_20.txt > > >> for example. > > > > > > > > > I think we need to be a bit careful about graduating a podling that is > a > > > minimum viable project. That's not say it shouldn't be done but if > it's > > > minimal, and looks ropey, then we're aren't doing us or them any > favours > > if > > > the project looks likely to get into problems quite soon. After all, > > > graduation itself requires project resource. > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > >> > > >> -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 > > > > > > > -- > Ross Gardler (@rgardler) > Programme Leader (Open Development) > OpenDirective http://opendirective.com >
