On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 12:33 AM, Martijn Dashorst <martijn.dasho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Perhaps the initial committers list should be split into two: > > - interested developers > - initial committers > > This way a podling can engage with the interested developers and > quickly form an (expanded) community. IMO when an existing project > comes in, the initial committers list should consist of the original > committers. Anyone interested should be added to interested > developers. > > Empty, new proposals can either start with a list of initial > committers or with a list of interested developers who get voted in by > the mentors as they engage in a community on dev@. > Existing projects can add new interested developers to either list, > depending on what their preference is. I'd expect Apache committers > with no prior stake in the project to explicitly ask to be listed as > merely an interested developer and earn their merit through > contribution rather than moving directly to committership. +1 Adding an "Interested Developers" section is an improvement over the patch to the proposal template suggested at the top of the thread because it gives newcomers a way to express interest and the proposed podling a way to say "Thanks! I've added you..." instead of "Thanks but...". The new section should contain a note guiding interested parties to send email to general@incubator asking to be added. Martijn's suggestion preserves the best aspects of "open enrollment" while appropriately delaying delicate discussions about meritocracy and openness until incubation is underway. Marvin Humphrey --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
