Years ago I started creating a "signpost" site over on http://community.apache.org which was intended provide a simplified gateway to our copious documents that describe the Apache Way in all its glory. Since then a few people have contributed to it. Our goal is to keep it simple, leave the details elsewhere but have the headlines on that site. We've been mostly successful in this. Unfortunately it is probably one of our best kept secrets.
On this site you will find things like: http://community.apache.org/projectIndependence.html this document starts with "While not all aspects of the Apache Way are practiced the same way by all projects at the ASF, there are a number of rules and policies that Apache projects are required to follow – things like complying with PMC release voting, legal policy, brand policy, using mailing lists, etc., which are documented in various places." (note the second sentence has 5 links, the rest of the document has some explanatory text and copious links). •Open Innovation in The Apache Software Foundation •Writing and Distributing Software "The Apache Way" •The Apache Software Foundation: No Jerks Allowed! •Putting It Together •An Overview of The Apache Software Foundation •Community Development at the ASF •The Apache Way and OpenOffice.org •Communities and Collaboration •Open Source Collaboration Tools are good for you •Life in Open Source Communities •Open Source enables Open Innovation •About: Apache - The Foundation, The Way, The Projects •Managing Community Open Source Brands There is *loads* of stuff over there. Ross -----Original Message----- From: Alex Harui [mailto:aha...@adobe.com] Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2015 11:19 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: What is "The Apache Way"? On 1/8/15, 10:49 AM, "Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)" <ross.gard...@microsoft.com> wrote: >top down rules you describe below - as you seem to be implying that >should not exist in the Apache Way apart from a few immutable areas and >I agree. But what are the few immutable areas? Why isn’t there a link to a page that lists them instead of whole presentations to try to watch? I assume you don’t just mean “only source in official release”, “-1 vetoes a commit”, “3 +1 binding votes on releases”. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Benson Margulies [mailto:bimargul...@gmail.com] >Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2015 9:25 AM >To: general@incubator.apache.org >Subject: Re: What is "The Apache Way"? >>I'm reasonably sure that what he's looking for is not a rule book of >>how to run a consensus community IMO, Apache Flex spent a great deal of energy trying to reach consensus because we were told that “voting is a sign of failure”. Only recently did we find out (by having a former mentor return to help out) that consensus might only mean “general consensus” and not “consensus approval” as defined in the Apache Glossary. Some communities are blessed with people who get along well, but sometimes you can’t get everyone to agree and then you do have to know when it is time to vote and move on or not. Marvin may not need a rule book (or guide book) on consensus communities, but Flex sure could have used one. -Alex B KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKCB [ X ܚX KK[XZ[ [ \ [ ][ X ܚX P[ X ]܋ \X K ܙ B ܈Y][ۘ[ [X[ K[XZ[ [ \ [ Z[ [ X ]܋ \X K ܙ B
