On 18 June 2013 13:04, Tim Williams <william...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another option is to discount votes prior to the last mutation. Or, > we add a wiki page that explains to new folks how the social norms can > be overridden/bullied occasionally by headstrong, salty old-timers as > they see fit...
Nice observation (and yes I am taking it in the fun sense I believe you intend it). In the same veign I would say that it's time we stopped the IPMC being ruled by the petty rules that have no value. Let me explain.. You correctly refer to the grounds of this complaint as a social-norm. I contest that this is an incorrect social norm that is being applied as a rule. This is a symptom of ISSUE 03. For me the social norm *should* be to allow things to progress unhindered unless an action is non-reversible and potentially damaging to the community. I claim there is ZERO damage potential from this change. Being a committer brings no authority over release votes etc. It is up to the Champion and mentors to guide the podling not the IPMC. Sure the IPMC provides oversight, but they shouldn't be meddling unless the Champion and Mentors are failing in their duties. I claim that a mentors duty is to ensure podlings know how to be efficient and inclusive. That includes knowing the difference between a potentially destructive change and a constructive one. I think you would be hard pushed to find any occasion where those "headstrong, salty old-timers" would push a social norm which *needs* to be applied in any given circumstance. There is a reason for that - those salty old timers have seen most of these things before (and Tim, you do realise you count as an old-timer, perhaps just not as salty as me ;-) If Sanjiva sought to reverse the agreed trademark change then I would refuse and/or veto the vote. If I didn't then I'd expect someone else in the IPMC to do so. However, in this specific case the social norm *should* be to allow the change to proceed - that's the most efficient process. If people want to adopt the inefficient process then fair enough, someone inform me they will veto the vote unless we revert the change. I'll comply with the rules if someone wants to insist. But this is a discussion and I believe it's a waste of time. Ross --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
