On 6 November 2014 03:31, Reza <reza.nagh...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
> Of course, discussion is more than welcomed. > >> Seems a little weird to have such a small team to begin with. How have > you grown? > This is a concern of the project. The PMC is indeed small. More than half > of the original group has not participated in the last year and have not > voiced that they would like to continue on with the project, leaving us > with the group listed in the resolution. I do not know why these people > decided not to continue their participation, but I can assure you that the > remaining members are fully committed to continuing on with the project and > we hope to recruit future members. Graduating will be a big accomplishment > for this project and may give this project more visibility and growth. > Also, on another note, I did not give the vote a deadline. If this list > wishes to continue a vote, it will be open for 72 hours from my original > email. I will close the vote Nov 8th at noon EST. > thanks,Reza > I for sure understand and share the concern. One of the reasons for a project to show it can grow a community. The project seems to have a fine technical base, but the lack of community growth is a major concern for me. Would it not be wise to postpone the graduation, and get the community to grow first ? Why do you think graduating will give growth or even more visibility ? rgds jan i. > From: John D. Ament <john.d.am...@gmail.com> > To: "general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org>; Reza < > reza.nagh...@yahoo.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 7:37 PM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Graduation of Apache DeviceMap from the incubator > > Hi, > > Should we perhaps discuss it first? > > Seems a little weird to have such a small team to begin with. How have you > grown? > > John > > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Reza <reza.nagh...@yahoo.com.invalid> > wrote: > > > So another graduation vote thread..! The Apache DeviceMap project would > > like to graduate from the incubator. The project has made a lot of > progress > > in the past 6 months and all project members have voted positively for > this > > measure. We got 4 +1 votes from PMC members, 2 +1 votes from IPMC members > > (Bertrand and Kevan), and no 0 or -1 votes [0]. > > > > > > This is the incubator vote thread to decide if the Apache DeviceMap > > project graduates from the incubator. The resolution is at the bottom of > > this email and attached. > > > > > > [ ] +1 Graduate Apache DeviceMap from the Incubator. > > > > [ ] +0 Don't care. > > > > [ ] -1 Don't graduate Apache DeviceMap from the Incubator because ... > > > > > > [0] > > > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-devicemap-dev/201411.mbox/%3C394358326.437830.1415058677229.JavaMail.yahoo%40jws106134.mail.bf1.yahoo.com%3E > > > > > > --- > > > > > > Establish the Apache DeviceMap Project > > > > > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of > > the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish > a > > Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of > > open-source software, for distribution at no charge to the public, > related > > to the maintenance and expansion of a data repository related to devices, > > their operating systems and web browsers, and an API for classifying said > > features. > > > > > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee > (PMC), > > to be known as the "Apache DeviceMap Project", be and hereby is > established > > pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further > > > > > > RESOLVED, that the Apache DeviceMap Project be and hereby is responsible > > for the maintenance and expansion of a data repository related to > devices, > > their operating systems and web browsers, and an API for classifying said > > features; and be it further > > > > > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache DeviceMap" be and > > hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the > direction > > of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache DeviceMap Project, > and > > to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the > > scope of responsibility of the Apache DeviceMap Project; and be it > further > > > > > > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are > > appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache DeviceMapProject: > > > > > > * Reza Naghibi <re...@apache.org> > > > > * Werner Keil <wk...@apache.org> > > > > * Eberhard Speer Jr. <e...@apache.org> > > > > * Radu Cotescu <r...@apache.org> > > > > * Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacre...@apache.org> > > > > > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Reza Naghibi be appointed to > > the office of Vice President, Apache DeviceMap, to serve in accordance > with > > and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of > > the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or > > disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further > > > > > > RESOLVED, that the initial Apache DeviceMap PMC be and hereby is tasked > > with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage open > development > > and increased participation in the Apache DeviceMap Project; and be it > > further > > > > > > RESOLVED, that the Apache DeviceMap Project be and hereby is tasked with > > the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator DeviceMap > > podling; and be it further > > > > > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator > > DeviceMap podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are > > hereafter discharged. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > >
