On Sep 25, 2013, at 3:54 AM, Lieven Govaerts <lieven.govae...@gmail.com> wrote: > and that the incubator > promotes this as 'the right thing to do' (which I didn''t know until > now).
Because it's NOT true. The right thing to do is what the podling determines; the whole problem was with uncontrolled piling on of completely unqualified people (for anyone who cared to read the entire thread), not *just* with additional committers being added to the proposal. It was the *method* that was the issue, not the actual act of "adding" committers per se. From Roy in http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200607.mbox/%3c55d28a90-8584-4410-b38c-e884f7926...@gbiv.com%3e: There is nothing wrong with the proposer asking for and accepting additional committers from the wide world of ASF. I did that for Jackrabbit, for example, specifically because I wanted a lot of experienced ASF folks to help mentor the project (even though I was the only "official" Mentor). However, that is significantly different from any wiki reader being able to add themselves just because they (or their boss) thinks it might be worth getting in on the ground floor of a project. IMO, the proposal always implies asking for help. That is, when I see a proposal proposed, I expect that the person is looking for feedback to their proposal, and would take "Great idea; I'd love to help. Could I be added as a committer?" as indication of someone who wants to help and can be added in a very low-risk fashion. The problem is that my world-view didn't jive w/ Alex nor Dave. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
