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________________________________ From: Marvin Humphrey <mar...@rectangular.com> To: "general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 12:59 PM Subject: [VOTE] Enable Release Checklist Experiment Greetings, As the next step in our ongoing efforts to reform the release voting process, I propose that we run an experiment allowing the PPMC members of select podlings to earn binding votes under limited circumstances by completing a release checklist. For participating podlings, the Incubator's release management guide... http://incubator.apache.org/guides/releasemanagement.html ... would be supplanted by the following documents: http://incubator.apache.org/guides/release_manifest.txt http://incubator.apache.org/guides/release.html The scope of this VOTE is limited to approving the following patch to our policy page: https://paste.apache.org/k4vJ Here is the patch content minus markup: 2013 Alternate Release Voting Process Select podlings pre-cleared by a majority vote of the IPMC MAY participate in an alternate release voting process: Should a Podling decide it wishes to perform a release, the Podling SHALL hold a vote on the Podling's dev list and create a permanently archived Release Manifest as described in the Experimental Release Guide. At least three +1 votes from PPMC members are required (see the Apache Voting Process page). If the majority of PPMC votes is positive, then the Podling SHALL send a summary of that vote to the Incubator's general list and formally request the Incubator PMC approve such a release. Formal approval requires three binding +1 votes and more positive than negative votes. Votes cast by members of the Incubator PMC are always binding. For all releases after the first, votes cast by members of the PPMC are binding if a Mentor approves the Release Manifest. Please note that the proposed change is both incremental and reversible: * It is incremental because podlings must be opted in by vote of the IPMC to participate. * It is reversible because once the experiment has run its course the policy change can be reverted with zero impact through lazy consensus. Those who may have questions about the legitimacy of allowing binding votes from non-IPMC members should see this post from Roy Fielding: http://s.apache.org/v7 Please vote: [ ] +1 Yes, apply the patch enabling the experiment. [ ] -1 No, do not apply the patch enabling the experiment. This majority VOTE will run for 7 days and will close at 13:00 PST on Friday, December 20, 2013. Votes cast by members of the Incubator PMC are binding. Here is my own +1. Marvin Humphrey --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
