On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 05:54AM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 11:14 PM, Roman Shaposhnik <r...@apache.org> wrote: > > > To this end, I'd like to prose a very simplistic criteria > > for a potential retirement from the incubator: unless both > > of of the following applies project get put to a retirement > > IPMC vote: > > * there has been a release in the past 12 months > > * there has been a bona-fine change to a community > > structure in the past 12 months > > +1 > > I think this is highly constructive, and I think the simplified criteria are a > strong improvement. For those who are raising objections, consider that the > retirement vote **may not pass**. > > Deadlines are great motivators. Just knowing that a retirement vote is looming > should get those releases in the pipeline and those PPMC members proposed. > > Having to make the case that the podling should continue is also an excellent > exercise which should serve to focus the podling on the goals of the Incubator > and help to educate as to what it means to be an Apache project. That is > worthwhile even for podlings who may be extremely active like Drill, or those > who take a while to ramp up like Celix. Email activity and commits are not > enough on their own -- they may well get you the votes to get you through the > vote, but only a release or a community change should buy an automatic > extension. > > One suggestion: Make the "community" criteria an addition to the PPMC. Adding > a Mentor would count.
I think community part aspect is very important, and addition to PPMC and/or mentors is a good way to demonstrate the process. Cos > Marvin Humphrey > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
